West Georgia · county seat Greenville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Meriwether County, GA
Thousands of trees fell around Greenville during the January 2023 tornado. Meriwether County is hilly and wooded, rising into the Pine Mountain ridge near Warm Springs and Manchester, and many of its houses sit close to heavy timber.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Meriwether County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County
Permits, power and roofs in Meriwether County
Roosevelt's Little White House sits in Warm Springs, near the Pine Mountain ridge, and the cottages and older houses around it share the ridge's steep, wooded lots. Elsewhere the housing includes old frame houses around the Greenville courthouse square, older homes in Manchester, the county's largest town, and farmhouses with metal roofs. Meriwether County handles permits in the unincorporated areas, and the small cities either run their own or send work to the county, so it is worth confirming first. Georgia Power serves most of the towns, while Diverse Power, Coweta-Fayette EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Upson EMC each cover parts of the countryside. The 2023 tornado unroofed homes and destroyed mobile homes on its way toward Greenville, and with this much hardwood cover a strong storm often brings limbs down on arrays.
Along the tornado's path toward Greenville, owners dealt with insurance re-roofs and trees across arrays, and some are still deciding whether to put a damaged system back at all. Around Warm Springs and the ridge, steep wooded lots mean shade and debris, and getting a crew and equipment up the driveway takes planning. In Manchester and Woodbury, the common request is an inspection of a system nobody has looked at since the last owner, often ahead of a sale.
Local details
Meriwether County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power in most towns; Diverse Power, Coweta-Fayette, Southern Rivers and Upson EMC in the country
- County seat
- Greenville
- Region
- West Georgia
Towns in Meriwether County
The whole county is the same call
- Manchester
- Greenville
- Warm Springs
- Woodbury
- Luthersville
FAQ
Meriwether County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Meriwether 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 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 Meriwether County?
Homes in Meriwether County are generally served by Georgia Power in most towns; Diverse Power, Coweta-Fayette, Southern Rivers and Upson EMC in the country. 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 Meriwether County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.