Midlands · county seat Camden
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Kershaw County, SC
Kershaw County centers on Camden, the oldest inland city in the state. Solar here sits on a wide spread of roofs, from older houses on Camden's historic streets to newer subdivisions in Lugoff and Elgin and cabins on Lake Wateree. The county's power is split several ways, which matters as soon as a system has to be reconnected.
✓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 Kershaw County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Kershaw 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 Kershaw County
Permits, power and roofs in Kershaw County
Camden issues its own permits inside the city, while Lugoff, Boykin and the Lake Wateree shore are unincorporated and fall to the county. Power is a patchwork: the City of Camden runs its own electric system, and four cooperatives, Black River, Fairfield, Lynches River and Tri-County, serve different parts of the countryside. Getting a reinstalled array back online means dealing with whichever of those owns the meter. Camden's older neighborhoods have two-story frame houses with steep roofs and plank decking, and horse farms around Springdale Race Course add barns and outbuildings with metal roofs. Lugoff and Elgin grew fast along Interstate 20, mostly with production homes under architectural shingles. Pines are everywhere, and their needles and pollen pack under panels and hold water against the shingles.
In Camden's older neighborhoods and near Springdale Race Course, owners tend to care most about how the array looks once it goes back up. In Lugoff and Elgin, a 2000s subdivision roof due for replacement under an array that still works fine is the familiar situation. On Lake Wateree, shade from waterfront hardwoods is the long-running problem.
Local details
Kershaw County at a glance
- Power company
- City of Camden in town, with Black River, Fairfield, Lynches River and Tri-County co-ops in the county
- County seat
- Camden
- Region
- Midlands, South Carolina
Towns in Kershaw County
The whole county is the same call
- Camden
- Lugoff
- Elgin
- Bethune
FAQ
Kershaw County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Kershaw 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 Midlands, 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 Kershaw County?
Homes in Kershaw County are generally served by City of Camden in town, with Black River, Fairfield, Lynches River and Tri-County co-ops in the county. 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.