Cabarrus County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Concord, NC
Concord owns its electric system, which sets solar work here apart from most of the region. Homes on the city system deal with Concord's electric department about the interconnection rather than Duke Energy, and that includes putting a system back into service after a new roof.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
✓Licensed and insured in Florida
How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Concord
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Concord. 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 Concord
Permits, power and roofs in Concord
The North Union Street and South Union Street historic districts have Victorian and early twentieth-century houses with steep, complicated roofs, and Mill Hill has small mill houses with low, simple gables. West of downtown, toward Charlotte, the city has annexed mile after mile of subdivisions since the 1970s, most of them two-story houses with architectural shingles. Cabarrus County's Construction Standards division issues building permits for every part of the county, Concord included. The city's electric department serves much of Concord, while Duke Energy and Union Power Cooperative cover other areas, so a reinstall starts with checking which utility holds the account. Hail and wind from spring storms are the main hazard, along with oaks and pines that keep growing over the older lots.
Around Afton Village, Christenbury and the newer streets near Concord Mills, HOAs expect panels to return exactly as the committee approved them. Near the speedway and along Poplar Tent Road, owners often discover the original installer has closed just as the roof comes due. Downtown, the usual problem is a hail-damaged roof on an older house with a small array covering its only good slope.
Local details
Concord at a glance
- Power company
- City of Concord electric for much of the city, with Duke Energy and Union Power Cooperative in other parts
- County
- Cabarrus County
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Worth reading first
FAQ
Concord: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Concord?
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 Charlotte Region, 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 Concord?
Homes in Concord are generally served by City of Concord electric for much of the city, with Duke Energy and Union Power Cooperative in other 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 Concord
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 Concord
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.