Metro Atlanta · county seat Covington
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Newton County, GA
Covington's square has played a small Southern town on screen for decades. The houses around it are the real thing: Newton's older homes cluster in Covington, Oxford and the mill town of Porterdale, while the west side toward Rockdale filled with 2000s subdivisions.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Newton County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Newton 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 Newton County
Permits, power and roofs in Newton County
Newton County's development office permits the unincorporated areas, and Covington, Oxford and Porterdale handle their own. Electricity here is unusually local: Snapping Shoals EMC, headquartered on Brown Bridge Road in Covington, serves large parts of the county, Covington, Oxford and Mansfield run city systems, and Georgia Power and Central Georgia EMC serve the rest. Old houses near the square and around Oxford College of Emory have steep roofs, old decking and, in places, standing-seam metal. Porterdale's mill houses along the Yellow River are small and simple. Spring hail is the regular hazard, and the big hardwoods in Covington's historic neighborhoods are a constant source of shade and debris.
Near the Covington square, older houses carry arrays on roofs that have been reworked several times, and leaks around the mounts are the usual complaint. In Porterdale, mill-village homes have tight, simple roofs with little room to spare. Around Lake Varner and the subdivisions east of town, a hail claim on a 2000s roof with an array that must come off first is the familiar sequence.
Local details
Newton County at a glance
- Power company
- Snapping Shoals EMC and Georgia Power, with city systems in Covington, Oxford and Mansfield
- County seat
- Covington
- Region
- Metro Atlanta, Georgia
Towns in Newton County
The whole county is the same call
- Covington
- Oxford
- Porterdale
- Mansfield
- Newborn
FAQ
Newton County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Newton 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 Metro Atlanta, 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 Newton County?
Homes in Newton County are generally served by Snapping Shoals EMC and Georgia Power, with city systems in Covington, Oxford and Mansfield. 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 Newton 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 Newton County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.