Eastern Coastal Plain · county seat Kenansville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Duplin County, NC
Duplin County raises more hogs than any other county in the United States. Barns, poultry houses and shops dot the whole county, and arrays on them or on ground racks are part of the local solar mix. Wallace is the biggest town and Kenansville the seat.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Duplin County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Duplin 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 Duplin County
Permits, power and roofs in Duplin County
Duplin County's inspections office in Kenansville covers most of the county; Wallace and a few other towns may handle their own work, so check the address first. Power comes from Four County EMC, Tri-County EMC, Jones-Onslow EMC or Duke Energy Progress, depending on the road. Modules on swine or poultry barns sit in ammonia-laden air, so barn-roof panels should carry an ammonia corrosion rating. Florence in 2018 killed eight people in Duplin through freshwater flooding, and the Northeast Cape Fear River and its creeks still rise fast in big storms. Older farmhouses have light framing under their metal roofs, so the mounting plan starts with what the rafters can hold.
Around Wallace, Warsaw and Rose Hill, home of Duplin Winery, brick ranches from the 1970s and 1980s are on their second or third roof, and panels come off first. Out near Chinquapin, where Pepsi inventor Caleb Bradham was born, and along the Northeast Cape Fear River, a ground-level inverter that took floodwater needs replacing, not drying out.
Local details
Duplin County at a glance
- Power company
- Four County EMC, Tri-County EMC, Jones-Onslow EMC or Duke Energy Progress, depending on the address
- County seat
- Kenansville
Towns in Duplin County
The whole county is the same call
- Wallace
- Warsaw
- Rose Hill
- Beulaville
- Kenansville
FAQ
Duplin County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Duplin 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 Duplin County?
Homes in Duplin County are generally served by Four County EMC, Tri-County EMC, Jones-Onslow EMC or Duke Energy Progress, depending on the address. 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 Duplin County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.