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Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Mecklenburg County, NC
Almost every solar roof in Mecklenburg County sits inside a city or town limit. Open farmland is nearly gone, so the arrays here ride on suburban two-stories, postwar brick ranches, prewar bungalows and lake houses, and each of those roof types changes how the panels come off and go back on.
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✓Written quote before a panel moves
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Mecklenburg County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
Permits, power and roofs in Mecklenburg County
One office covers all 524 square miles. Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, part of the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency, issues building and electrical permits for Charlotte, the six towns and the few unincorporated pockets, so the paperwork reads the same from Davidson to Pineville. The utility side is less tidy. Duke Energy Carolinas, headquartered in Charlotte, serves most addresses, but Cornelius, Huntersville and Pineville run town electric systems in parts of their limits, and EnergyUnited and Union Power Cooperative reach some outlying areas. Each keeps its own interconnection record, and a reinstalled array should match it. The other countywide factor is trees. Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and the December 2002 ice storm both dropped mature oaks onto roofs from one end of the county to the other, and spring hail keeps insurance adjusters busy most years.
Mint Hill mixes older brick ranches on deep lots with newer subdivisions, and hail claims hit both. In Davidson, older houses near the college sit under big hardwoods that pack leaves into the gap below the panels. Many Pineville homes near the South Carolina line deal with the town's own electric department on top of the county permit. Across the county, plenty of roofers will strip shingles but leave the array for somebody else.
Local details
Mecklenburg County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Carolinas for most homes, with town systems in parts of Cornelius, Huntersville and Pineville
- County seat
- Charlotte
Towns in Mecklenburg County
The whole county is the same call
- Charlotte
- Huntersville
- Cornelius
- Matthews
- Mint Hill
- Davidson
What we do
Solar services in Mecklenburg County
FAQ
Mecklenburg County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Mecklenburg 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 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 Mecklenburg County?
Homes in Mecklenburg County are generally served by Duke Energy Carolinas for most homes, with town systems in parts of Cornelius, Huntersville and Pineville. 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.