Research Triangle · county seat Sanford
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Lee County, NC
Lee County made a large share of the nation's bricks in the mid-1900s, and it shows in the housing. Sanford and its suburbs are full of brick ranches and brick two-stories, which puts the roof, not the walls, at the center of any solar repair.
✓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 Lee County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Lee 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 Lee County
Permits, power and roofs in Lee County
Sanford and Lee County share one joint inspections division, so city and county addresses file permits with the same office. Central Electric, headquartered in Sanford, serves much of the countryside, and Duke Energy Progress serves the city and other areas, each with its own steps for bringing a home system back online. In April 2011 an EF3 tornado tore through Sanford, destroying the Lowe's and many homes, and roofs replaced in that rebuild are now about fifteen years old. North of town the land is red-clay Piedmont along the Deep River. South toward Tramway and Lemon Springs, the soil turns to Sandhills sand and longleaf pine, so needles and shade matter more.
Carolina Trace, the gated lake and golf community, brings association approval into any reinstall. In Broadway and Cumnock, the problem tends to be a farmhouse system that lost its installer years ago. Around Jonesboro and the rest of Sanford, hail claims are a frequent reason a roof gets replaced while the panels are still under warranty.
Local details
Lee County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress, with Sanford-based Central Electric serving much of the rural county
- County seat
- Sanford
Towns in Lee County
The whole county is the same call
- Sanford
- Broadway
- Tramway
- Lemon Springs
FAQ
Lee County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Lee 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 Research Triangle, 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 Lee County?
Homes in Lee County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress, with Sanford-based Central Electric serving much of the rural county. 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 Lee County
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 Lee County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.