Union County · North Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Indian Trail, NC
Indian Trail grew from under 2,000 people in 1990 to about 40,000 in 2020. Nearly all of that growth came as subdivisions, so the town's solar roofs are young, similar to one another and governed by homeowners associations, and many are reaching their first replacement at about the same time.
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A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Indian Trail
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Indian Trail. 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 Indian Trail
Permits, power and roofs in Indian Trail
The housing is overwhelmingly two-story production homes from the late 1990s through the 2010s, with vinyl siding, architectural shingles and hip-and-gable roofs that leave one or two good planes. Many of those roofs went on with builder-grade shingles that are now near the end of their life, so neighbors often re-roof in the same season. Building and electrical permits for Indian Trail addresses normally come from Union County's Building Code Enforcement office, while the town runs its own planning and zoning. Union Power Cooperative, based in nearby Monroe, serves parts of town and Duke Energy serves others, and each has its own process for bringing a system back online. Spring hail is the usual trigger for a new roof, and on a solar house the panels have to be lifted and stored before tear-off.
Along Old Monroe Road, Unionville-Indian Trail Road and Wesley Chapel-Stouts Road, the HOA usually wants the array reinstalled exactly where it was approved, while the roofer wants it gone for the week. Near Chestnut Square Park and the old rail depot, owners with panels from a closed installer have no one to service the inverter. Hail claims land on whole streets at once, so roofers' schedules fill fast after a storm.
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Indian Trail at a glance
- Power company
- Union Power Cooperative or Duke Energy, depending on the street
- County
- Union County
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FAQ
Indian Trail: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Indian Trail?
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 Indian Trail?
Homes in Indian Trail are generally served by Union Power Cooperative or Duke Energy, depending on the street. 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.
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Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.