Southwest Georgia · county seat Leesburg
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Lee County, GA
Lee County filled in fast after 1980, mostly with subdivisions on the Albany side of the line. That left it with a lot of 1990s and 2000s houses on simple hip and gable roofs, which suit panels well, and a lot of first roofs reaching replacement age at the same time.
✓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 Lee County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Lee 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 Lee County
Permits, power and roofs in Lee County
Because most of the growth is unincorporated, the county's building office issues the bulk of permits, while Leesburg and Smithville may handle addresses inside their own limits. Power comes from one of two co-ops, Sumter EMC or Mitchell EMC, each with interconnection forms that should be settled before a removed system goes back online. Subdivision houses tend to be brick or vinyl siding with architectural shingles on fairly steep hips, and many sit under an HOA with rules about what shows from the street. Kinchafoonee and Muckalee creeks wind through the western part of the county, and in 1994 their floodwater closed county roads and forced hundreds of residents from their homes. Loblolly pines along the back lot lines drop needles that pack under the lower row of panels and hold water against the shingles.
Families who bought new along US 19 and around Leesburg are now pricing their first re-roof, and some find the panel company from the original sale is gone; Pink Energy, which shut down in 2022, left owners across Georgia in that spot. On the Lee County shore of Lake Blackshear, waterfront owners and their neighbors usually expect the array put back exactly where it was.
Local details
Lee County at a glance
- Power company
- Sumter EMC and Mitchell EMC across most of the county
- County seat
- Leesburg
- Region
- Southwest Georgia
Towns in Lee County
The whole county is the same call
- Leesburg
- Smithville
- Philema
FAQ
Lee County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Lee 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 Southwest 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 Lee County?
Homes in Lee County are generally served by Sumter EMC and Mitchell EMC across most 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 Lee 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 Lee County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.