Eastern Coastal Plain · county seat Whiteville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Columbus County, NC
Columbus County covers more land than all but two North Carolina counties. Much of it is swamp and pine forest, from the Green Swamp to the Lumber River, and Whiteville, Tabor City and Chadbourn are the main towns. Lake Waccamaw, one of the largest Carolina bay lakes, has its own small town on the shore.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Columbus County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Columbus 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 Columbus County
Permits, power and roofs in Columbus County
Expect the county inspections office to cover rural Columbus, while Whiteville and some of the other towns may issue their own permits. Brunswick EMC, which keeps a district office in Whiteville, serves much of the county, and Duke Energy Progress and Four County EMC cover other parts. Fair Bluff shows what flooding can do here: the Lumber River swamped the town in Matthew in 2016 and again in Florence in 2018, destroying 72 homes the second time and leaving much of downtown empty. Housing runs to brick ranches and manufactured homes, and older farmhouses often have metal roofs over plank decking.
Lake Waccamaw homes sit under tall pines and cypress near the water, and needles and damp collect under the arrays. Around Tabor City, the yam festival town, and Chadbourn, systems sit on farmhouses and outbuildings. Down the Lumber at Fair Bluff, any inverter or panel box that sat in floodwater should be replaced, and Riegelwood, where the paper mill is the big employer, has older houses with roofs that deserve a close look first.
Local details
Columbus County at a glance
- Power company
- Brunswick EMC across much of the county, with Duke Energy Progress and Four County EMC in places
- County seat
- Whiteville
Towns in Columbus County
The whole county is the same call
- Whiteville
- Tabor City
- Chadbourn
- Lake Waccamaw
- Fair Bluff
FAQ
Columbus County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Columbus 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 Eastern Coastal Plain, 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 Columbus County?
Homes in Columbus County are generally served by Brunswick EMC across much of the county, with Duke Energy Progress and Four County EMC in places. 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 Columbus 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 Columbus County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.