也许这并不令人惊讶，关于太阳能电池板对贫困人口生活影响的首次严格测试发现，尽管穷人多获得了一点电力，但却并未对他们的生活造成可以衡量的影响：他们没有增加储蓄或开支，没有承接更多工作或开展更多业务，其子女的学习时间也没有增加。
Perhaps not surprisingly, the first rigorous test published on the impact of solar panels on the lives of poor people found that while they got a little more electricity, there was no measurable impact on their lives: they did not increase savings or spending, they did not work more or start more businesses, and their children did not study more.