Upstate · county seat Union
Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Union County, SC
Woods and farmland cover most of Union County, with national forest across the south. Rooftop solar here tends to sit on older houses in Union and the mill villages, or on farmhouses with metal roofs among tall pines and hardwoods, where shade and storm debris are constant concerns.
✓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 Union County
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Union 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 Union County
Permits, power and roofs in Union County
The county handles building permits outside the city of Union; inside it, start at City Hall. Electric service is unusually mixed: the City of Union runs its own utility, Lockhart Power serves the Lockhart area and other parts of the county, Broad River and Laurens Electric cooperatives cover rural stretches, and Duke Energy Carolinas has pockets, so knowing who owns the meter comes before any reinstall. Mill houses in Union, Buffalo and Monarch Mill date from around 1900 and often have steep hip roofs over plank decking. Metal roofs on the farmhouses take different mounts than shingles do. Tall trees along the Broad, Tyger and Enoree rivers drop limbs in summer storms and ice, and wooded lots keep shingles damp under panels.
In Union's older neighborhoods and the Buffalo mill village, the common complaint is a leak at a mount on a roof that was already near the end when the panels went on. Out by Jonesville and Lockhart, more systems sit on metal roofs or shop buildings, and the questions are about squirrel damage and restoring a co-op or Lockhart Power hookup after the work.
Local details
Union County at a glance
- Power company
- City of Union utility, Lockhart Power, Broad River and Laurens Electric co-ops, and Duke Energy
- County seat
- Union
- Region
- Upstate, South Carolina
Towns in Union County
The whole county is the same call
- Union
- Monarch Mill
- Buffalo
- Jonesville
- Lockhart
FAQ
Union County: questions homeowners ask
Can you take solar panels off for a new roof in Union 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 Upstate, 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 Union County?
Homes in Union County are generally served by City of Union utility, Lockhart Power, Broad River and Laurens Electric co-ops, and Duke Energy. 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 Union 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 Union County
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.