Gaston County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Gastonia, NC
Gastonia sells its own electricity, and the city handles home solar in an unusual way. Its electric division uses a buy-all, sell-all arrangement with a second meter, so a system that comes off for a roof job has to go back on under the agreement the owner signed with the city.
✓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 Gastonia
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Gastonia. 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 Gastonia
Permits, power and roofs in Gastonia
Since August 2022, construction permits for Gastonia addresses have come from Gaston County Permitting, after the city issues a zoning permit. The roof stock is older than in most of the region. The Loray Mill village has rows of small mill houses with low gables, York-Chester has bungalows and foursquares from the early twentieth century, and the east side is full of postwar brick ranches whose broad, simple roof planes are easy to work on. Newer subdivisions spread south along Union Road and New Hope Road. Oaks over the older neighborhoods are the main shade problem, and hail is the main roof killer. Any change to the panels, inverter or layout during a reinstall should be cleared with the electric division first, since the city's agreement describes the system as it was approved.
In York-Chester, a re-roof often uncovers the original plank decking, and every mount has to land on sound wood. Around Loray Mill, roofs are small enough that the whole array comes off for any shingle work. Out along Union Road and near Crowders Mountain, the typical case is a newer house with a hail claim and panels from an installer that no longer exists.
Local details
Gastonia at a glance
- Power company
- City of Gastonia electric division for most of the city, with Duke Energy in parts
- County
- Gaston County
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FAQ
Gastonia: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Gastonia?
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 Gastonia?
Homes in Gastonia are generally served by City of Gastonia electric division for most of the city, with Duke Energy in 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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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 Gastonia
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.