Pee Dee · county seat Darlington
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Darlington County, SC
Darlington County pairs a raceway town with a paper-and-college town, and farmland fills the gap. Duke Energy Progress runs the Robinson nuclear plant on Lake Robinson near Hartsville, and many homes here buy their power from that same utility. Roofs lean toward brick ranches and tin-roofed farmhouses, and either kind needs the array off before a roofer can do a full replacement.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Darlington County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Darlington 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 Darlington County
Permits, power and roofs in Darlington County
Inside Hartsville or Darlington city limits, start at city hall for permits; elsewhere the county building office handles them, and either way a reinstall usually means an electrical permit and an inspection. MPD Electric Cooperative serves a large share of the rural county, and Duke Energy Progress serves the two cities and many of the roads between them, so the reconnection paperwork depends on whose meter is on the wall. Around Prestwood Lake and the older blocks near Coker University, houses from the first half of the 1900s have steep, cut-up roofs with valleys and dormers that limit where panels can go. Out in the county, ranch houses from the 1960s and 1970s are often on their second or third roof. Spring thunderstorms bring wind and the occasional hail, and Black Creek and the Pee Dee can flood low ground after tropical rain.
Near Darlington Raceway and along the roads toward Lamar and Society Hill, the typical case is a ranch house that needs shingles under an array that still produces. In Hartsville and North Hartsville, owners of systems from installers that folded find the warranty went with them. Oaks and pecans planted generations ago keep creeping into the afternoon sun.
Local details
Darlington County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress in Hartsville and Darlington, MPD Electric Cooperative across rural areas
- County seat
- Darlington
- Region
- Pee Dee, South Carolina
Towns in Darlington County
The whole county is the same call
- Hartsville
- Darlington
- Lamar
- Society Hill
FAQ
Darlington County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Darlington 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 Pee Dee, 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 Darlington County?
Homes in Darlington County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress in Hartsville and Darlington, MPD Electric Cooperative across rural areas. 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 Darlington 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 Darlington County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.