Grand Strand · county seat Georgetown
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Georgetown County, SC
Hurricane Ian came ashore near Georgetown in September 2022 and broke the Pawleys Island Pier. On the Waccamaw Neck, salt air and raised beach houses define solar work, while inland around Georgetown and Andrews it is older frame houses and brick ranches under big oaks. On either side, the hardware holding the panels down matters as much as the panels.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Georgetown County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
Permits, power and roofs in Georgetown County
Permits for Murrells Inlet, Litchfield and most of the Neck come from the county building department, and the City of Georgetown handles its own. Power splits three ways: Santee Cooper serves much of the Neck directly, the city runs its own electric system with power bought from Santee Cooper, and Santee Electric Cooperative serves rural land inland. Beach houses on pilings, often with metal roofs, need different staging and hardware than the shingled ranches inland, and anything in sight of the ocean wants stainless fasteners. Ian's wind, and Hugo's in 1989, are good reasons to check a reinstalled array against current coastal wind design rather than whatever was used when it first went up. Georgetown's historic district adds old wood framing and tight lots to the mix.
Along Murrells Inlet and Garden City, salt-crusted rails and corroded clamps turn up on systems barely ten years old. Around Pawleys Island and Litchfield, owners of raised houses often need panels removed for a metal re-roof, then reset to match the old layout. In Georgetown and Andrews, the issues are older roofs, tall oaks and leaks at mounts that were never flashed properly.
Local details
Georgetown County at a glance
- Power company
- Santee Cooper on much of the Waccamaw Neck, Georgetown's own city system, Santee Electric inland
- County seat
- Georgetown
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Towns in Georgetown County
The whole county is the same call
- Murrells Inlet
- Georgetown
- Andrews
- Pawleys Island
FAQ
Georgetown County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Georgetown 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 Grand Strand, 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 Georgetown County?
Homes in Georgetown County are generally served by Santee Cooper on much of the Waccamaw Neck, Georgetown's own city system, Santee Electric inland. 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.