East Georgia · county seat Thomson
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in McDuffie County, GA
Thomson, the Camellia City of the South, anchors McDuffie County along I-20. Houses range from old homes near downtown Thomson to brick ranches and farm places out toward Dearing and Boneville, and Helene's winds in 2024 brought down trees across the county. Older streets in town and newer houses near the interstate need very different handling when the panels come off.
✓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 McDuffie County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County
Permits, power and roofs in McDuffie County
Thomson and McDuffie County share a single government website, which makes it easy to check whether an address falls under the city or the county for permits; a reinstall almost always needs the electrical one. Georgia Power and Jefferson Energy Cooperative split the county, and each has its own interconnection rules. Leaks are a familiar complaint with older systems. Many were mounted with lag bolts and a dab of sealant instead of real flashing, and after ten Georgia summers the sealant cracks and water follows the bolt into the rafter. A re-roof is the right time to replace those mounts with flashed ones. Houses near downtown Thomson are old enough to have board decking, and brick ranches from the 1960s and 1970s are on their third or fourth roof.
Near Hickory Hill, Tom Watson's old home in Thomson, the older streets have big houses where panels must come off steep, tall roofs before any new shingles go on. Out toward Dearing and Boneville, the usual find is a mount sealed with caulk and nothing else, leaking into an attic nobody checks. Helene added a run of insurance roofs on top of both.
Local details
McDuffie County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power and Jefferson Energy Cooperative, depending on the address
- County seat
- Thomson
- Region
- East Georgia
Towns in McDuffie County
The whole county is the same call
- Thomson
- Dearing
- Boneville
FAQ
McDuffie County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in McDuffie 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 East 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 McDuffie County?
Homes in McDuffie County are generally served by Georgia Power and Jefferson Energy Cooperative, depending on the address. 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 McDuffie 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 McDuffie County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.