Foothills · county seat Shelby
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Cleveland County, NC
Cleveland County has two cities that run their own electric systems, Shelby and Kings Mountain. That matters for solar, because a reinstall inside either city's service area answers to the city's utility rules rather than Duke's, and the rest of the county splits between Duke Energy Carolinas and Rutherford EMC.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Cleveland County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
Permits, power and roofs in Cleveland County
The housing is Piedmont textile-county stock: mill villages with small frame houses, brick ranches from the 1950s through the 1970s, and newer subdivisions around Boiling Springs, home of Gardner-Webb University. Cleveland County's inspections office covers the unincorporated county and its farm country from Belwood to Grover. The county sits where the South Mountains drop into the Piedmont, and spring thunderstorms bring hail often enough that an insurance claim is a common reason panels come down. Moss Lake, north of Kings Mountain, has shoreline homes under mature hardwoods with steady shade. Older mill houses often have low roofs and little attic space, which makes running wiring for a reinstall a tighter job.
In Shelby and Kings Mountain the common job is a re-roof after a hail claim on a brick ranch, and the city utility should know before the panels go live again. Around Boiling Springs and Lawndale it is newer subdivision homes with associations, and on farms near Polkville and Fallston, metal barn roofs with arrays from installers that no longer exist.
Local details
Cleveland County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC, and the Shelby and Kings Mountain city systems
- County seat
- Shelby
Towns in Cleveland County
The whole county is the same call
- Shelby
- Kings Mountain
- Boiling Springs
- Lawndale
- Grover
FAQ
Cleveland County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County?
Homes in Cleveland County are generally served by Duke Energy Carolinas, Rutherford EMC, and the Shelby and Kings Mountain city systems. 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.