Pee Dee · county seat Florence
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Florence County, SC
Florence County runs from a rail and interstate hub out to farm country on the Lynches River. Outside the city, panels sit on brick ranches, metal-roofed farmhouses and the odd shop building. A metal roof changes the reinstall, because the mounts clamp to seams or screw through ribs instead of sitting on flashed feet under shingles.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
✓Licensed and insured in Florida
How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Florence County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Florence 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 Florence County
Permits, power and roofs in Florence County
Outside the city limits, permits come from the county building office, while the City of Florence has its own building department, so the first job is working out which side of the line a house sits on. Lake City and the small towns may issue permits themselves or lean on the county, and town hall can say which. Duke Energy Progress serves most towns, and many rural homes buy power from MPD Electric Cooperative, formed when the Pee Dee and Marlboro co-ops combined, or from Santee Electric Cooperative. Whichever one sends the bill has its own process for a net-metered system going back into service. Hurricane Florence crawled across the Carolinas in 2018 and pushed the Lynches and Great Pee Dee rivers over low ground. Pines along every field edge drop needles that pile up behind panels and hold moisture against the roof.
Around Lake City, Johnsonville and Pamplico, the usual story is an older brick ranch due for shingles while the panels on it still work fine. Near Timmonsville and out toward Effingham, metal-roofed farmhouses raise a different question: whether the original crew used clamps made for that roof profile or simply drilled through it. Pines that were saplings when the array went up are now shading it.
Local details
Florence County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress in most towns, with MPD Electric and Santee Electric co-ops in rural areas
- County seat
- Florence
- Region
- Pee Dee, South Carolina
Towns in Florence County
The whole county is the same call
- Florence
- Lake City
- Timmonsville
- Johnsonville
- Pamplico
FAQ
Florence County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Florence 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 Florence County?
Homes in Florence County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress in most towns, with MPD Electric and Santee Electric co-ops in 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 Florence 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 Florence County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.