Horry County · South Carolina
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in North Myrtle Beach, SC
North Myrtle Beach is four towns merged in 1968: Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Crescent Beach and Windy Hill. Much of what stands near the sand went up after Hurricane Hazel scoured the beachfront in 1954, and many houses today are rentals or second homes whose owners live somewhere else. That distance matters when a leak starts under the panels.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
✓Call or text for a straight answer
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How we cover it
A Florida crew, and a straight answer for North Myrtle Beach
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in North Myrtle Beach. 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 North Myrtle Beach
Permits, power and roofs in North Myrtle Beach
The city issues its own building permits through an online portal, and Horry County does not get involved inside city limits. Santee Cooper serves most addresses and Horry Electric Cooperative serves some outer areas, and whichever sends the bill needs to know when a net-metered system changes. Barefoot Resort, Tidewater and the Little River Neck sit back along the Intracoastal Waterway, while the old beach sections are raised cottages and duplexes a block or two from the surf. Ian damaged the Cherry Grove Pier in 2022, a reminder that this end of the coast takes wind and surge from storms that land well to the south. Salt works on rails, clamps and grounding hardware all year, and an owner who lives out of state may first hear about a ceiling stain from a renter.
In Cherry Grove and Ocean Drive, owners of rental cottages want the panels off and back on between booking seasons, with no water spots left for guests to find. In Barefoot Resort and Tidewater, the HOA usually has a say in layout and color. Around Seabrook Plantation and Bell's Lake, an installer that has closed can leave an owner with nobody to honor the warranty.
Local details
North Myrtle Beach at a glance
- Power company
- Santee Cooper for most addresses, with Horry Electric Cooperative serving some outer areas
- County
- Horry County
- Near the water
- Salt air: every rail, clamp and grounding lug gets checked before anything goes back up.
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What we do
Solar services in North Myrtle Beach
FAQ
North Myrtle Beach: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in North Myrtle Beach?
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 Grand Strand, 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 North Myrtle Beach?
Homes in North Myrtle Beach are generally served by Santee Cooper for most addresses, with Horry Electric Cooperative serving some outer areas. 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.
Does salt air change the job in North Myrtle Beach?
It changes what fails first. Salt attacks rails, clamps and grounding hardware long before it hurts a panel, so near the water every fastener gets checked and anything corroded is replaced rather than reused.
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Get a written quote in North Myrtle Beach
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 North Myrtle Beach
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.