Middle Georgia · county seat Barnesville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Lamar County, GA
Lamar County's seat, Barnesville, was once known as the buggy capital of the South. Victorian and early 1900s houses from those years still stand near Gordon State College, and newer brick houses spread out toward Milner and the Pike County line. Solar shows up on both, and the older roofs are the ones that surprise people.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Lamar County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Lamar 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 Lamar County
Permits, power and roofs in Lamar County
Barnesville sells its own electricity inside the city, and a municipal utility usually has terms for solar that differ from a co-op's, so the reconnection step should be confirmed with the city before panels come down. Outside town, Southern Rivers Energy, headquartered in Barnesville, and Central Georgia EMC serve most homes. Barnesville issues permits within its limits, and Lamar County covers the countryside. The older houses have tall roofs with several planes and board sheathing that can hide soft spots until the array is lifted. Newer houses are shingle on trusses, simpler to work on. Spring hail and straight-line wind from thunderstorms are the regular threats, and the oaks and pecans in older yards add shade and falling limbs.
In Barnesville's older neighborhoods near the college, panels that came off for a re-roof years ago are now and then still stacked in a garage, waiting for someone to put them back. Around Milner, newer houses on a few acres face a slower problem, as pines kept for privacy grow into the afternoon sun. In Aldora and along the county roads, the common question is how to service a system after its installer has gone out of business.
Local details
Lamar County at a glance
- Power company
- Barnesville's city system in town; Southern Rivers Energy and Central Georgia EMC outside it
- County seat
- Barnesville
- Region
- Middle Georgia
Towns in Lamar County
The whole county is the same call
- Barnesville
- Milner
- Aldora
FAQ
Lamar County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Lamar 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 Middle 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 Lamar County?
Homes in Lamar County are generally served by Barnesville's city system in town; Southern Rivers Energy and Central Georgia EMC outside it. 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.