Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Florence, SC

On the ground in Florence

Permits, power and roofs in Florence

The City of Florence runs its own building department, separate from the county's, so a reinstall inside city limits is permitted and inspected there. Plan on an electrical permit and a final inspection before the system is switched back on, which is what most departments want. Duke Energy Progress serves most of the city, and it is worth asking whether a detach and reset needs fresh interconnection paperwork or only notice. Houses in the downtown and Jamestown historic districts can hide plank decking and more than one old roof under the current shingles, and that changes how each mount is anchored. Spring and summer storms build quickly over the Pee Dee and sometimes carry hail. Every March and April, yellow pine pollen coats the panels and trims their output until a hard rain rinses it off.

Around Timrod Park and along West Evans Street, a common surprise is a roof deck that needs repair once the array is finally off. On newer streets out toward the interstates, it is more often a system from the 2010s whose monitoring went dark when the installer stopped answering. A spring hail claim that forces a new roof is the other way owners learn the panels must come off first.