South Georgia · county seat Adel
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Cook County, GA
In under a decade, Cook has taken a deadly tornado and two hurricanes. A low-end EF3 tore through a mobile home park on the south edge of Adel in January 2017, and Idalia and Helene followed in back-to-back years. That history is reason enough to have racking and roof penetrations checked rather than assumed.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Cook County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Cook County. Call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and you get a straight answer: what the job needs, roughly what it costs, and whether we can take it on or who should.
On the ground in Cook County
Permits, power and roofs in Cook County
Inside Adel, city hall is the place to start for a permit, and the city also runs its own power system, so a reinstall there is coordinated with Adel on both counts. Sparks, Lenox and Cecil are small incorporated towns, the county covers the farmland between them, and any of them may want an electrical permit before a removed array is reconnected. Colquitt EMC serves most homes outside Adel. The house stock leans toward 1960s to 1990s brick and frame ranches, manufactured homes on rural lots, and farmhouses under galvanized or painted metal. Spring squall lines sweep across the interstate, and summer thunderstorms bring frequent lightning, which is hard on inverters and the wire runs feeding them. In March, pine pollen coats panels yellow and washes into the gutters.
Along US 41 through Lenox and Sparks, and west of Adel toward Reed Bingham State Park, the usual problem is a roof at the end of its life under an array whose installer is gone. Farms around Cecil and along the Little River often put panels on equipment sheds, where a leak at a mount shows up as wet hay or a rusty tractor long before anyone climbs up. Owners near the interstate also find inverters failing in the same year as the shingles.
Local details
Cook County at a glance
- Power company
- City of Adel power inside the city, Colquitt EMC across most of the rest of the county
- County seat
- Adel
- Region
- South Georgia
Towns in Cook County
The whole county is the same call
- Adel
- Sparks
- Lenox
- Cecil
FAQ
Cook County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Cook County?
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so Georgia work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in South Georgia, and it only goes ahead with the Georgia license the work needs. Send the address, the panel count and the roofer's tear-off date for a straight answer.
Who is allowed to work on solar panels in Georgia?
Georgia treats the wiring side of solar as electrical contracting, so taking an array off, fixing it or putting it back belongs with a contractor licensed by the Division of Electrical Contractors of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. There is no separate solar license, and cities and counties can add their own permit and business license rules.
Who reconnects the system in Cook County?
Homes in Cook County are generally served by City of Adel power inside the city, Colquitt EMC across most of the rest of the county. When an array goes back on after a roof job the utility usually needs to know, and the building department normally inspects the reinstall before the system is switched back on.
My installer went out of business. Can the system still be fixed?
Usually. The installer's own workmanship warranty is gone, but the panels, inverter and optimizers carry manufacturer warranties that normally still apply, and a dead system is often one failed part rather than a worn-out array.
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Get a written quote in Cook County
The address, roughly how many panels, who installed them if you know, and what is happening. A photo of the array from the street and one of the inverter get you an accurate number fastest, and texting them is the quickest way to send them.
Solar help in Cook County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.