Charleston Area · county seat Walterboro
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Colleton County, SC
Colleton County reaches from Walterboro on I-95 through the ACE Basin to Edisto Beach. Inland, solar sits on farmhouses and brick ranches on big rural lots; at the beach it sits on raised houses that take salt, wind and the occasional storm surge. The county is one of the largest in the state by land area, so distance is part of every job.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Colleton County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Colleton 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 Colleton County
Permits, power and roofs in Colleton County
Walterboro issues its own permits, including tree permits, the Town of Edisto Beach handles its own, and the county building department covers everything else. Coastal Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Walterboro, serves much of the county, Edisto Electric serves other rural parts, and Dominion Energy South Carolina serves some areas. Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017 both pushed water and sand through Edisto Beach. Houses there are mostly raised and often metal-roofed, so a reinstall needs staging that reaches the roof from a raised deck and hardware that resists corrosion. Inland, the challenges are heat, long runs of rural wiring, and pine and oak shade on Walterboro's older streets.
At Edisto Beach and on the island side, salt-pitted rails, failing clamps and leaks at mounts on metal roofs come with the territory. In Walterboro's historic district and the older streets around it, big oaks shade arrays that once had full sun. Out near Cottageville, Smoaks and Lodge, owners of farmhouse systems sold by companies that have since folded have trouble finding service.
Local details
Colleton County at a glance
- Power company
- Coastal Electric Cooperative in much of the county, with Edisto Electric and Dominion Energy in parts
- County seat
- Walterboro
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Towns in Colleton County
The whole county is the same call
- Walterboro
- Edisto Beach
- Cottageville
FAQ
Colleton County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Colleton 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 Colleton County?
Homes in Colleton County are generally served by Coastal Electric Cooperative in much of the county, with Edisto Electric and Dominion Energy in parts. 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 Colleton 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.