Grand Strand · county seat Conway
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Horry County, SC
Much of Horry County's new housing sits outside any city, in places like Carolina Forest, Socastee and Longs. Those subdivisions went up fast, with architectural shingle on simple hip and gable roofs, and the early ones are reaching replacement age together. When a whole street re-roofs, every array on it has to come off first.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Horry County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Horry 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 Horry County
Permits, power and roofs in Horry County
Horry County Code Enforcement issues permits for the unincorporated county and also enforces the flood insurance program rules, so equipment mounted low on a wall in a mapped flood zone can draw questions. Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Conway and Surfside Beach issue their own permits. Santee Cooper sells power directly along much of the coast, and Horry Electric Cooperative, based in Conway, serves much of the inland county; whichever one sends the bill sets the interconnection rules after a reinstall. Hazel flattened the beachfront in 1954, Florence's floodwater sat in Socastee and along the Waccamaw for weeks in 2018, and Ian came ashore in neighboring Georgetown County in 2022. Salt air reaches a long way inland on a windy day, so rails, clamps and wiring near the beach corrode faster than the same parts out in Aynor.
In Carolina Forest and around Forestbrook, HOAs usually want the array put back exactly where it was, row for row. Near the Waccamaw in Socastee, Bucksport and Longs, flood-soaked inverters and wiring are the lasting damage. Out toward Loris, Aynor and Green Sea, the work means metal roofs, long driveways and systems whose sellers stopped answering years ago.
Local details
Horry County at a glance
- Power company
- Santee Cooper in Myrtle Beach and much of the coast, Horry Electric Cooperative across inland areas
- County seat
- Conway
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
Towns in Horry County
The whole county is the same call
- Myrtle Beach
- Conway
- North Myrtle Beach
- Surfside Beach
- Loris
- Aynor
FAQ
Horry County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Horry 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 Horry County?
Homes in Horry County are generally served by Santee Cooper in Myrtle Beach and much of the coast, Horry Electric Cooperative across inland 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.
Does salt air change the job in Horry 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 Horry 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 Horry County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.