Foothills · county seat Taylorsville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Alexander County, NC
Hiddenite's gem mines are the famous part of Alexander County, where emeralds have turned up. Away from the mines, most houses are brick ranches, farmhouses and manufactured homes spread across the Brushy Mountain foothills, with newer lake homes along Lake Hickory in Bethlehem.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Alexander County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Alexander 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 Alexander County
Permits, power and roofs in Alexander County
Alexander County's planning and inspections office issues permits for nearly the whole county, since it has just one incorporated town. EnergyUnited and Duke Energy Carolinas carry most of the load, and Blue Ridge Energy reaches into parts of the county, so the interconnection agreement is the place to confirm which utility holds the system. Brushy Mountain orchards and farm buildings mean metal roofs on barns and sheds, often with arrays bolted through older metal sheets that leak at the fasteners. Lake Hickory homes in Bethlehem are newer and larger, often with complicated roof lines. Hail is the recurring threat in spring storms, and a hail claim that replaces the roof means a detach whether or not the panels were hurt.
On the Lake Hickory shoreline around Bethlehem, the request is usually a re-roof on a newer home where the panels need to come off and go back without voiding a warranty. In Taylorsville, Hiddenite, Stony Point and Vashti the story is more often a ranch or farmhouse array from an installer that closed, Pink Energy among them, with nobody to service the inverter.
Local details
Alexander County at a glance
- Power company
- EnergyUnited and Duke Energy Carolinas, with Blue Ridge Energy in parts
- County seat
- Taylorsville
Towns in Alexander County
The whole county is the same call
- Bethlehem
- Taylorsville
- Stony Point
- Hiddenite
FAQ
Alexander County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Alexander County?
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so North Carolina work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Foothills, and it only goes ahead with the North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
In North Carolina, a solar job of any size has to be contracted and permitted by a contractor licensed by the State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors: a limited, intermediate or unlimited electrical license, or the special restricted single-family dwelling license for work on a detached house. A general contractor may work under that electrician, and there is no separate solar license.
Who reconnects the system in Alexander County?
Homes in Alexander County are generally served by EnergyUnited and Duke Energy Carolinas, with Blue Ridge Energy in parts. 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 Alexander 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 Alexander County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.