Pee Dee · county seat Marion
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Marion County, SC
In Marion County, the town of Nichols flooded after Matthew in 2016 and again after Florence in 2018. Water deep enough to reach an inverter ruins it, along with wiring and batteries, even when the panels on the roof come through fine. Marion and Mullins have older brick and frame houses where an array may sit on a roof that is already not the original.
✓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 Marion County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Marion 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 Marion County
Permits, power and roofs in Marion County
Mullins keeps its own building department, and the county building office covers most rural addresses; inside the City of Marion, check with city hall first. Mullins was one of the state's big tobacco market towns for much of the 1900s, and houses from that era near downtown have steep roofs over original board decking that deserves a look before any mount goes back down. Duke Energy Progress serves most of the towns, and MPD Electric Cooperative serves much of the farmland in between. After a flood, any inverter, combiner box or disconnect that sat in water should be replaced rather than dried out, and the system should pass an inspection before it is switched back on. Wind from both storms also loosened mounts on roofs that never took water.
In Nichols and along the river roads toward Brittons Neck, owners rebuilding after the floods may need the panels taken down while the roof and walls are repaired. Around Mullins and Marion, the frequent issue is a leak at a lag bolt on an aging roof, or a system from a closed installer that no local electrician will touch. Big oaks over old lots add shade every year.
Local details
Marion County at a glance
- Power company
- Duke Energy Progress in most towns, with MPD Electric Cooperative serving much of the countryside
- County seat
- Marion
- Region
- Pee Dee, South Carolina
Towns in Marion County
The whole county is the same call
- Marion
- Mullins
- Nichols
FAQ
Marion County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Marion 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 Pee Dee, 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 Marion County?
Homes in Marion County are generally served by Duke Energy Progress in most towns, with MPD Electric Cooperative serving much of the countryside. 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 Marion 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 Marion County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.