Midlands · county seat Bishopville
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Lee County, SC
Open farm country spreads out in every direction from Bishopville, the Lee County seat. Solar here goes on farmhouses with metal roofs, brick ranches and a few older homes in town, usually with open fields all around. The long views come with long distances, and an array that needs service can be far from anyone who works on one.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for Lee County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Lee 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 Lee County
Permits, power and roofs in Lee County
Bishopville handles permits inside the city limits, and the county's building office takes the rest. Black River Electric Cooperative serves much of the county, with Duke Energy Progress in some areas, and reconnecting a system after a roof job runs through whichever one owns the meter. Bishopville's older streets have frame houses with tall roofs, and the countryside around Lynchburg, Elliott and St. Charles is farmhouses, brick ranches and mobile homes. Hurricane Hugo damaged more than nine-tenths of the timberland in Lee County in 1989, proof that big wind reaches this far inland. Helene brought trees down again in 2024. Along the Lynches River, around Lee State Natural Area, the woods are dense and wet, and houses there sit in heavy shade.
Around Bishopville, home of Pearl Fryar's topiary garden, older houses with arrays added in the 2010s are reaching re-roof age, and the original installers are often long gone. Out on the farms near Lynchburg, wind off open fields can loosen clamps and lift panel edges, and a metal roof's fasteners need checking before anything goes back up.
Local details
Lee County at a glance
- Power company
- Black River Electric Cooperative in much of the county, with Duke Energy Progress in parts
- County seat
- Bishopville
- Region
- Midlands, South Carolina
Towns in Lee County
The whole county is the same call
- Bishopville
- Lynchburg
- Elliott
- St. Charles
FAQ
Lee County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Lee 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 Lee County?
Homes in Lee County are generally served by Black River Electric Cooperative in much of the county, with Duke Energy Progress in parts. 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 quote
Get a written quote in Lee 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 Lee County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.