Troup County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in LaGrange, GA
An EF2 tornado tore through the southern half of LaGrange on January 12, 2023. It damaged dozens of homes and brought down trees across whole neighborhoods, and any re-roof that followed on a house with solar meant taking the array off first. The city sells its own power, which changes the paperwork once an array goes back up.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
✓Licensed and insured in Florida
How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for LaGrange
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in LaGrange. 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 LaGrange
Permits, power and roofs in LaGrange
The city of LaGrange is also the electric utility for most addresses inside its limits, along with gas, water and telecommunications. That means the city, not a co-op or Georgia Power, sets the terms for reconnecting a solar system after a roof job, so check with the utility office before the array comes down. LaGrange issues its own building permits as well. Around Lafayette Square and LaGrange College there are late 1800s and early 1900s houses with tall roofs and board decking, while the old mill neighborhoods have small frame houses with simple gables. Oaks and pines over the older streets are the hazard to watch, as the 2023 storm made plain.
In the southern neighborhoods hit in 2023, a fair question is whether an array reinstalled after the storm was put back properly, since roofers were in heavy demand that year. Near LaGrange College and the downtown streets, older houses bring leaks at mounts on roofs that were already aging when the panels went on. On the newer edges of town, the job is usually a planned re-roof under panels that are nowhere near worn out.
Local details
LaGrange at a glance
- Power company
- LaGrange's own city utility inside the limits, with Diverse Power on the outskirts
- County
- Troup County
- Region
- West Georgia
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Worth reading first
FAQ
LaGrange: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in LaGrange?
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 West 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 LaGrange?
Homes in LaGrange are generally served by LaGrange's own city utility inside the limits, with Diverse Power on the outskirts. 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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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 LaGrange
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.