Pee Dee · county seat Dillon
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Dillon County, SC
Dillon County sits on I-95 at the North Carolina line, where the Little Pee Dee winds through farms and swamp. Rooftop arrays here tend to sit on single-story brick ranches and frame farmhouses, which keeps the work low and simple to stage. Long, hot summers wear on wiring and inverters year after year.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Dillon County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Dillon 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 Dillon County
Permits, power and roofs in Dillon County
Rural Dillon County gets its permits from the county building department, the City of Dillon generally handles its own, and in Latta and Lake View town hall can say who signs off. Duke Energy Progress serves the city and most towns, and MPD Electric Cooperative runs lines across much of the farmland. Either way, a system that came off for a roof job should be switched back on only once the utility has what it needs on file. Metal roofs are common on farmhouses and outbuildings, and the clamps that suit a standing seam or a 5V panel are not the feet used on shingles. The Little Pee Dee and Lumber rivers spread across low ground after Matthew in 2016 and Florence in 2018, and both storms lifted shingles around mounts. Day to day, heat is the enemy: wiring under the panels bakes, connectors loosen, and squirrels move in to chew.
Along the I-95 corridor near Hamer and South of the Border, roofs take wind straight off open fields, and loose rails or lifted shingles near the mounts tend to show up after a summer storm. In Latta and Lake View, the usual question is who will service a system once its installer has closed. Near Little Pee Dee State Park, tall trees and flood-prone ground complicate everything.
Local details
Dillon County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress in Dillon and most towns, with MPD Electric Cooperative across the farmland
- County seat
- Dillon
- Region
- Pee Dee, South Carolina
Towns in Dillon County
The whole county is the same call
- Dillon
- Latta
- Lake View
FAQ
Dillon County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Dillon 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 Dillon County?
Homes in Dillon County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress in Dillon and most towns, with MPD Electric Cooperative across the farmland. 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 Dillon 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 Dillon County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.