Southwest Georgia · county seat Colquitt
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Miller County, GA
Colquitt, the Miller County seat, is home to Swamp Gravy, Georgia's official folk life play. Around it is irrigated farmland drained by Spring Creek, and Hurricane Michael passed through in October 2018, flipping irrigation pivots and stripping roofs across the county. Many homes and barns here were re-roofed in a hurry afterward.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Miller County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Miller 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 Miller County
Permits, power and roofs in Miller County
The city of Colquitt takes permit questions inside its limits, and the county covers the rest. Most homes outside town buy power from Three Notch EMC or Mitchell EMC, and the co-op wants to hear about a disconnect before the roofer starts, not after. Older houses around the Colquitt Town Square Historic District are frame and brick from the early 1900s, while the countryside has brick ranches, farmhouses under metal and manufactured homes. After Michael, plenty of roofing crews from out of state worked here for months, and some were gone before their work had been through a single summer. A rushed re-roof under panels is exactly where hidden flashing mistakes show up later, usually as a stain on a ceiling under the array.
Out toward Boykin and Mayhaw, the usual problem is a farm array on a roof that was patched after Michael and now leaks where the patch meets the mounts. Near the square in Colquitt, owners of older houses often want the panels moved to a better roof plane during the re-roof, which means a new layout and fresh flashing.
Local details
Miller County at a glance
- Power company
- Three Notch EMC and Mitchell EMC across most of the county
- County seat
- Colquitt
- Region
- Southwest Georgia
Towns in Miller County
The whole county is the same call
- Colquitt
- Boykin
- Mayhaw
FAQ
Miller County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Miller 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 Miller County?
Homes in Miller County are generally served by Three Notch 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 Miller 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 Miller County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.