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Akeena Solar’s Andalay systems are designed to make it possible for handy homeowners to do their own installations. It’s inevitable: More do-it-yourself solar panels will be available, this time in your nearest Lowe’s. Lowe’s is now carrying solar panels from Los Gatos, Calif.-based Akeena Solar tha ...

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2 days ago by Sean O'Hara

If this Task Force drill looks the tiniest bit familiar, it should. It looks almost exactly like the Black & Decker Ni-Cad 18v from a year or two ago. It’s now down from $50 to $30 at Lowe’s. We’re not sure that’s going to be enough to get them to fly off shelves, but it’s a step in the right direct ...

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2 days ago by Mark Clement

My grandfather had a saying. “Your right to swing stops at my nose.” That notion may be rough around the edges but it ‘aint wrong. Take for example parking. The parking lots at Lowe’s and Home Depot are ½ the size of my town. I’ve never in my life seen one full. Ever. In my life. (See where this is ...

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3 days ago by Trip to the Outhouse

Fresh "calm" paint on the walls. How do you like the dark accent wall? And there's Annie resting on the bed. During all the house-hunting, house-buying, moving, and now, finally, settling in, I’ve missed writing here and playing with photos because, even though I have added a few posts, I haven’t pu ...

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4 days ago by Sean

Do-it-yourself-solar at Lowe's NEW YORK — Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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5 days ago by Daniel Welch

The WSJ’s Environmental Capital reports on the agreement by Lowe’s hardware stores and Akeena Solar to sell do-it-yourself solar panels in retail stores. Which begs a good question: What we want to know is if buying and installing solar panels is as easy as picking up some new track lighting, what i ...

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5 days ago by Tom Turnbull

Well, only in California thus far. Solar could be a great DIY category for the home improvement industry. As described by SiliconValley.com: The rectangular panels retail at $893 a piece. They produce the same AC power that runs in homes and plug directly into a circuit breaker. During the day, the ...

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5 days ago by Steve McKee

[Note: The below is a reprint of a piece I wrote for BusinessWeek.com in 2006. I thought it was still pertinent--perhaps even more so--today.] I miss Christmas. The other night I saw a TV commercial from Lowe’s that was built upon a cute premise. A clumsy young guy approached a female warehouse empl ...

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