Aiken and the Savannah River · county seat McCormick
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in McCormick County, SC
Lake Thurmond and national forest land take up a large share of McCormick County. Many homes here are retirement and second homes near the water, including Savannah Lakes Village, set under tall pines and hardwoods. The weather service's Helene estimates for 2024 put gusts here at 90 to 100 mph or more.
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for McCormick County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in McCormick 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 McCormick County
Permits, power and roofs in McCormick County
Nearly every address here is unincorporated, so permits go through the county; inside the town of McCormick, ask the town first. Little River Electric Cooperative, based in Abbeville, and Aiken Electric Cooperative serve most homes, each with its own interconnection steps for a system that has been off the roof. Savannah Lakes Village and the shore around Hickory Knob State Resort Park and Baker Creek State Park have golf-course and lake homes, many with complex roofs. McCormick itself grew up around the Dorn gold mine and has older frame houses near the old Dorn mill. Tall pines and hardwoods cover so much of the county that shade and falling limbs matter more here than almost anywhere in the region, and Helene proved it with nine homes destroyed and dozens more damaged.
In Savannah Lakes Village, homeowners often need the community association's approval before a reinstall, and the array has to go back looking the way it did. Around Clarks Hill, Plum Branch and Parksville, limbs from Helene came down on roofs of every kind, and a system from a closed installer leaves its owner looking for someone willing to make the drive.
Local details
McCormick County at a glance
- Power company
- Little River Electric and Aiken Electric cooperatives across most of the county
- County seat
- McCormick
Towns in McCormick County
The whole county is the same call
- McCormick
- Clarks Hill
- Plum Branch
- Parksville
- Modoc
FAQ
McCormick County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in McCormick 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 Aiken and the Savannah River, 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 McCormick County?
Homes in McCormick County are generally served by Little River Electric and Aiken Electric cooperatives across most of 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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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 McCormick County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.