North Georgia Mountains · county seat Clayton
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Rabun County, GA
Rabun is Georgia's rainiest county, averaging more than 70 inches a year. That rain finds every weak flashing under a solar array, whether the roof is a lake house on Burton or Rabun, a mountain home near Clayton or a farmhouse in the valley at Dillard.
✓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 Rabun County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Rabun 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 Rabun County
Permits, power and roofs in Rabun County
Outside the towns, the county handles permits for most addresses, while Clayton, Dillard, Mountain City, Sky Valley, Tiger and Tallulah Falls each have a town government to check with. Georgia Power and Habersham EMC serve most of the county, and Haywood EMC, a North Carolina co-op, reaches some addresses near the state line, each with its own steps for a system going back online. Lake Burton, Seed Lake and Lake Rabun are Georgia Power reservoirs from the early twentieth century, and lake homes around them run from old cottages to large new houses on steep shoreline lots. Sky Valley, the highest incorporated city in Georgia, sits around 3,100 feet. Clayton recorded 30 inches of snow in 1936, the highest annual total on record anywhere in the state, so snow load is a real design question on these roofs.
Along Lake Burton's coves near Moccasin Creek, and around Lakemont on Lake Rabun, owners deal with steep lots, long stair runs to the water and white pines and oaks shading the roof. In Tiger, Mountain City and Rabun Gap, the more common problems are leaks where a mount was set without proper flashing, plus lightning-damaged inverters. Rental homes around Sky Valley need work timed between guests.
Local details
Rabun County at a glance
- Power company
- Georgia Power and Habersham EMC, with Haywood EMC in parts near the North Carolina line
- County seat
- Clayton
- Region
- North Georgia Mountains
Towns in Rabun County
The whole county is the same call
- Clayton
- Mountain City
- Dillard
- Tiger
- Sky Valley
- Tallulah Falls
FAQ
Rabun County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Rabun 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 North Georgia Mountains, 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 Rabun County?
Homes in Rabun County are generally served by Georgia Power and Habersham EMC, with Haywood EMC in parts near the North Carolina line. 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 Rabun 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 Rabun County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.