Buncombe County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Asheville, NC
Asheville's older neighborhoods put solar on steep roofs under big trees. Montford, Albemarle Park and Grove Park are full of houses from 1890 to 1930, West Asheville is bungalows on narrow lots, and Helene brought trees down across the city in September 2024.
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A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Asheville
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Asheville. 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 Asheville
Permits, power and roofs in Asheville
The City of Asheville runs its own permitting through its development services office, and a solar reinstall generally needs an electrical permit and inspection. In Montford, a local historic district since 1981, and the city's other local districts, exterior changes can require a certificate of appropriateness, so it is worth asking before an array goes back in a different spot. Duke Energy Progress serves the city, and its interconnection paperwork should match what goes back on the roof. Shingle-style and Arts and Crafts houses have steep, cut-up roofs with gambrels, hips and dormers, and many still sit on original board decking. At about 2,100 feet, snow and ice are occasional rather than constant, but oak and tulip poplar leaves pack under panels every autumn.
In West Asheville, Malvern Hills and Haw Creek the common story is a bungalow or ranch whose roof needs replacing after storm damage, with an array that has to come off first. Around Kenilworth, Oakley and Shiloh it is more often a system from an installer that has closed, and in Montford the question is how to put panels back without trouble from the historic commission.
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FAQ
Asheville: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Asheville?
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 Blue Ridge Mountains, 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 Asheville?
Homes in Asheville are generally served by Duke Energy Progress. 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 Asheville
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.