North Georgia Mountains · county seat Gainesville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Hall County, GA
Hall County has three kinds of solar roof: lake houses, subdivision homes and farm buildings. Lanier houses on steep lots under tall hardwoods are the hardest to work on. The subdivisions around Flowery Branch and Oakwood bring the more routine job: a twenty-year roof coming due under a younger array.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Hall County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Hall 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 Hall County
Permits, power and roofs in Hall County
Hall County's Building Inspections Division on Browns Bridge Road covers unincorporated addresses, but Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Clermont, Gillsville, Lula, Buford and Braselton all run their own inspection departments. Georgia Power, Jackson EMC, Sawnee EMC and Habersham EMC split most of the county, with Buford's city-owned system in its slice of Hall, and the one on the bill sets the terms for bringing a home system back online. Lake Lanier filled in the late 1950s, so the oldest lake houses mostly date from the 1960s, and some have been added onto so often that their roofs step and turn in every direction. Much of south Hall is subdivisions from the 1990s on, and north Hall around Clermont and Lula is farms and poultry houses. Hail, spring tornadoes and ice storms are the weather threats, and oaks over the lake lots drop limbs.
Along the Lanier shoreline in west and south Hall, owners deal with steep lots and shade from hardwoods that were trimmed when the array went up and have filled back in since. In Chicopee, the 1927 Johnson and Johnson mill village south of Gainesville, small roofs leave little room to move an array. Up around Clermont and Lula, rural homes and farms bring ground mounts and systems from installers that closed.
Local details
Hall County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power, Jackson EMC, Sawnee EMC and Habersham EMC, split by area
- County seat
- Gainesville
- Region
- North Georgia Mountains
Towns in Hall County
The whole county is the same call
- Gainesville
- Flowery Branch
- Oakwood
- Lula
- Clermont
- Gillsville
FAQ
Hall County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Hall 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 North Georgia Mountains, 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 Hall County?
Homes in Hall County are generally served by Georgia Power, Jackson EMC, Sawnee EMC and Habersham EMC, split by area. 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 Hall 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 Hall County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.