Northeast Georgia · county seat Carnesville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Franklin County, GA
Interstate 85 cuts straight across Franklin County, past Lavonia and Carnesville. Off the highway it is poultry farms, older town houses and lake homes on the Lake Hartwell side near Tugaloo State Park, so one solar job can be a metal farmhouse roof and the next a shingled lake house.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Franklin County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Franklin 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 Franklin County
Permits, power and roofs in Franklin County
Ask the county about any unincorporated address; Lavonia, Royston and the smaller towns may permit their own work or lean on the county. A reinstall typically ends with an electrical inspection. Hart EMC and Jackson EMC split much of the county, and the boundary between them does not follow town lines, so the power bill settles which co-op gets the paperwork. Older farmhouses here commonly have exposed-fastener metal, and newer lake homes carry architectural shingles. Trees are the steady problem. Oak leaves, pine needles and sweetgum balls slide down the roof and lodge behind the bottom row of panels, where they dam water against the shingles and clog the gutters below.
Near Lavonia and Tugaloo State Park, lake houses get the shoreline version of that debris problem, with pine straw piling up under arrays every fall. In Royston and Franklin Springs, older homes with systems from installers that have closed need someone to take the panels down before a roofer can start, and to put them back once the new shingles are on.
Local details
Franklin County at a glance
- Power company
- Hart EMC and Jackson EMC across much of the county, depending on the road
- County seat
- Carnesville
- Region
- Northeast Georgia
Towns in Franklin County
The whole county is the same call
- Royston
- Lavonia
- Franklin Springs
- Canon
- Carnesville
- Martin
FAQ
Franklin County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Franklin 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 Northeast 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 Franklin County?
Homes in Franklin County are generally served by Hart EMC and Jackson EMC across much of the county, depending on the road. 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 quote
Get a written quote in Franklin 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 Franklin County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.