Thomas County · Georgia
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Thomasville, GA
Thomasville's Victorian houses date to its years as a winter resort for wealthy Northerners. Their steep, many-gabled roofs offer few large planes for panels, and the city's huge oaks shade the rest. The power company is the city's own, Thomasville Utilities, so reconnection runs through a local office.
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A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Thomasville
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Thomasville. 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.
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Permits, power and roofs in Thomasville
Building permits inside the city come from Thomasville's own building department, and houses in the local historic districts may also need a design approval before visible panels go back up. Thomasville Utilities sells the electricity, along with natural gas, water and the CNS fiber service the city has run since 1999, so the reconnection paperwork stays with one city utility. The roofs are the challenge: Queen Anne and Victorian houses from the resort era have turrets, cross gables and short roof planes, and 1920s bungalows have low pitches with deep overhangs. Live oaks are the other factor. The Big Oak at Monroe and Crawford streets dates to around 1680, and plenty of younger oaks across town shade roofs just as thoroughly.
In the Dawson Street and Tockwotton-Love Place districts, owners planning a re-roof often want the panels moved off the street-facing slope, which brings the design approval into it. Around Paradise Park and the East End, the more common issue is oak shade that has crept over a system installed about ten years ago, and a choice between trimming, moving the array or taking it down.
Local details
Thomasville at a glance
- Power company
- Thomasville Utilities, the city-owned electric system
- County
- Thomas County
- Region
- Southwest Georgia
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FAQ
Thomasville: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Thomasville?
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 Thomasville?
Homes in Thomasville are generally served by Thomasville Utilities, the city-owned electric system. 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.
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Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.