Wake County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Apex, NC
Apex got its name from the highest point on the old Chatham Railroad, and the town has kept climbing since. Its population roughly quadrupled in the 1990s, so a big batch of roofs from that boom are now at replacement age, some with solar added later.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Apex
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Apex. 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 Apex
Permits, power and roofs in Apex
Unlike most of Wake County, much of Apex buys power from the town itself. Apex Electric is a municipal utility and an ElectriCities member, with its own rules for connecting a home system, and some addresses are on Duke Energy Progress instead, so the meter on the wall decides the paperwork. Building permits come from the Town of Apex. Houses near downtown and Salem Street are older frame homes with steep, small roof planes. Most of the rest are 1990s to 2020s two-stories with architectural shingles, often under HOA covenants, and part of the town reaches into Chatham County. Hail and spring storms are the main weather risk, and the yellow pine pollen season leaves a film on every panel.
In older subdivisions like Scotts Mill and Haddon Hall, roofs from the boom years are coming due, and the HOA wants the reinstalled array to match. Downtown, the old houses near Salem Street leave little room to rearrange panels. Owners on Apex Electric may find the town wants its own sign-off before the system goes back into service.
Local details
Apex at a glance
- Power company
- Apex Electric, the town-owned utility, for much of the town, with Duke Energy Progress in some areas
- County
- Wake County
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FAQ
Apex: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Apex?
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 Research Triangle, 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 Apex?
Homes in Apex are generally served by Apex Electric, the town-owned utility, for much of the town, with Duke Energy Progress in some areas. 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.
Solar help in Apex
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.