North Georgia Mountains · county seat Hiawassee
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Towns County, GA
Towns County wraps around Lake Chatuge, and many of its homes face the water from steep lots. Lake houses here mean long stair runs, tight access and dormers and decks below the panels, so getting an array off safely starts at the bottom of the hill.
✓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 Towns County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Towns 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 Towns County
Permits, power and roofs in Towns County
Young Harris and Hiawassee are the only incorporated towns, so addresses inside them start at town hall and the rest go to the county. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, with its headquarters in Young Harris, serves the whole county and resells Tennessee Valley Authority power, and it has its own process for a member's system going back into service. Lake Chatuge is a TVA reservoir shared with Clay County, North Carolina, with more than 130 miles of shoreline, and the houses along it range from small older lake cabins to large newer homes with complex roofs. Away from the water, mountain homes carry steep metal roofs. Winter brings ice and snow at elevation, wind sweeps across the open lake, and lightning on the ridges is hard on inverters and optimizers.
Around Hiawassee and the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, lake homes along Chatuge run into shade from trees that have grown up between the house and the water. In Young Harris, near the college and Brasstown Valley, and out in Macedonia and Gumlog, the trouble is more often a roof due for replacement under an array whose installer has gone out of business.
Local details
Towns County at a glance
- Power company
- Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, headquartered in Young Harris
- County seat
- Hiawassee
- Region
- North Georgia Mountains
Towns in Towns County
The whole county is the same call
- Young Harris
- Hiawassee
- Macedonia
- Gumlog
FAQ
Towns County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Towns 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 Towns County?
Homes in Towns County are generally served by Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, headquartered in Young Harris. 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 quote
Get a written quote in Towns 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 Towns County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.