Guilford County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro's solar roofs range from 1920s Fisher Park homes to newer houses near Lake Jeanette. In between are thousands of postwar brick ranches, and each of those eras brings its own decking, pitch and shade questions when an array has to come off for a new roof.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Greensboro
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Greensboro. 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 Greensboro
Permits, power and roofs in Greensboro
The City of Greensboro runs its own permit and inspections office, so work inside city limits does not go through Guilford County. Duke Energy Carolinas is the utility across the city. Fisher Park, Irving Park, Westerwood and Sunset Hills have steep roofs, original plank decking and some slate or clay tile on the larger houses, while Starmount and Hamilton Lakes hold plenty of mid-century ranches with long, low roofs that take an array easily. The northwest side toward Lake Brandt and Lake Jeanette is newer and more complicated, with many roof planes. The Triad's signature roof hazard is ice: freezing rain loads trees until limbs give way. Wind matters too, as the April 2018 tornado that cut across east Greensboro showed.
In Fisher Park and College Hill, the first worry is the old decking under the array, followed by historic district rules about anything facing the street. Around Lake Jeanette, panels often span three or four planes and HOAs want the same layout back. East of downtown, storm and tree damage is the usual reason an array has to come off.
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FAQ
Greensboro: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Greensboro?
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 Piedmont Triad, 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 Greensboro?
Homes in Greensboro are generally served by Duke Energy Carolinas. 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 Greensboro
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 Greensboro
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.