Lexington County · South Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Lexington, SC
Lexington grew several times over between 1990 and 2010, and its roofs show it. Most solar here sits on subdivision homes from that boom, and many of those roofs are now at or past their first replacement. The older streets downtown and the houses toward Lake Murray add variety.
✓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 Lexington
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Lexington. 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 Lexington
Permits, power and roofs in Lexington
The Town of Lexington handles building permits inside its limits, but a Lexington mailing address does not mean a house is in town, and unincorporated addresses go to the county's building services office. Dominion Energy South Carolina serves much of the town, and Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, headquartered here, serves many of the surrounding neighborhoods, so the bill tells you who must approve the reconnection. Neighborhoods from the 1990s and 2000s are mostly two-story homes with several roof faces pointing different ways, which limits where panels can go. Closer to Main Street the houses are older, with steeper roofs and decking that has seen more than one re-roof. The October 2015 flood destroyed the dam at Gibson Pond Park, which was rebuilt and reopened in 2021.
In the subdivisions off Corley Mill Road and Sunset Boulevard, a hail or age re-roof under a 2010s array comes up again and again, often with an HOA that wants the array reinstalled exactly as before. Near Gibson Pond and the older streets downtown, shade from mature oaks and a roof with soft spots are what slow things down.
Local details
Lexington at a glance
- Power company
- Dominion Energy South Carolina, with Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative in parts of the area
- County
- Lexington County
- Region
- Midlands, South Carolina
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FAQ
Lexington: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Lexington?
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 Lexington?
Homes in Lexington are generally served by Dominion Energy South Carolina, with Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative in parts of the area. 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 Lexington
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 Lexington
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.