Sandhills · county seat Carthage
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Moore County, NC
Much of Moore County lost power for days in December 2022 after gunfire hit two substations. A grid-tied system without a battery shuts itself off when the grid goes down, so rooftop arrays across the outage area went dark along with everything else. The south is longleaf country, and the north is rolling farmland.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Moore County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Moore 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 Moore County
Permits, power and roofs in Moore County
Four co-ops share the countryside with Duke Energy Progress: Central Electric, Randolph EMC, Lumbee River EMC and Pee Dee Electric. A farmhouse near Robbins may be on a different utility than a lake house at Seven Lakes, and the reinstall paperwork follows the meter. Moore County issues permits for unincorporated areas and towns that do not run their own, while Southern Pines, for one, has its own permits and inspections. Longleaf needles collect behind panels and in roof valleys, and the Sandhills pine straw trade, raked and baled for landscaping, gives a sense of how much falls. Seven Lakes, Foxfire and Whispering Pines add lake and golf housing from the 1960s onward, much of it on lots cut out of the pines.
In Seven Lakes and Whispering Pines, lakefront roofs under tall pines collect needles that hold water against shingles and mounts. Around West End and Robbins, the usual story is a system whose installer pulled out of the area. Farms near Carthage and Cameron sometimes carry arrays on barns and sheds whose metal roofs need their own kind of mount.
Local details
Moore County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress, plus Central Electric, Randolph EMC, Lumbee River EMC and Pee Dee Electric
- County seat
- Carthage
Towns in Moore County
The whole county is the same call
- Pinehurst
- Southern Pines
- Aberdeen
- Whispering Pines
- Carthage
- Vass
FAQ
Moore County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Moore 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 Sandhills, 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 Moore County?
Homes in Moore County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress, plus Central Electric, Randolph EMC, Lumbee River EMC and Pee Dee Electric. 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 Moore County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.