Charleston Area · county seat Moncks Corner
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Berkeley County, SC
From Charleston's suburbs, Berkeley County stretches up to Lake Moultrie and the edge of Lake Marion. Santee Cooper, the state-owned utility, is headquartered in Moncks Corner, and three different power providers split the county, so the first question on any reinstall is which one sends the bill. New subdivisions around Cane Bay and Nexton share the county with lake houses and metal-roofed farmhouses.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Berkeley County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
Permits, power and roofs in Berkeley County
Unincorporated Berkeley County gets its permits from the county building office, and the larger towns, Goose Creek among them, issue their own. Daniel Island belongs to the City of Charleston even though it sits in Berkeley County, so permits there come from Charleston. Santee Cooper sells power directly in parts of the county, Berkeley Electric Cooperative serves large rural and suburban areas, and Dominion Energy South Carolina covers parts of the southern end. Berkeley Electric, for one, wants a passed building inspection before it sets the two-way meter on a member's system. Roofs range from new truss-and-shingle construction to cabins and farmhouses with metal roofs near the lakes. Hugo flattened much of the Francis Marion National Forest in 1989, a reminder that hurricane wind does not stop at the coast.
Around Lake Moultrie, Pinopolis and Bonneau, lake houses and older farmhouses with metal roofs bring leaks at the mounts and hardware that has started to rust. In Cane Bay and Nexton, new-construction roofs come with HOA rules about layout. Near Huger and Cainhoy, tall pines, needles packed behind panels and squirrels chewing the wiring are the everyday trouble.
Local details
Berkeley County at a glance
- Power company
- Santee Cooper, Berkeley Electric Cooperative or Dominion Energy South Carolina, depending on the area
- County seat
- Moncks Corner
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Towns in Berkeley County
The whole county is the same call
- Goose Creek
- Hanahan
- Moncks Corner
- St. Stephen
- Bonneau
FAQ
Berkeley County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Berkeley County?
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so South Carolina work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Charleston Area, and it only goes ahead with the South 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 South Carolina?
In South Carolina, the mounting and the wiring are licensed separately. A licensed residential builder or a registered roofer handles the roof mounts, and a licensed residential builder, a licensed residential electrician or a mechanical contractor licensed for electrical work handles the wiring. The Residential Builders Commission also registers solar panel installers to assemble and install the panels themselves.
Who reconnects the system in Berkeley County?
Homes in Berkeley County are generally served by Santee Cooper, Berkeley Electric Cooperative or Dominion Energy South Carolina, depending on the area. 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.
Does salt air change the job in Berkeley County?
It changes what fails first. Salt attacks rails, clamps and grounding hardware long before it hurts a panel, so near the water every fastener gets checked and anything corroded is replaced rather than reused.
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Get a written quote in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.