Kyle Karber was a Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is interested in renewable energy in developing communities – specifically the drivers and barriers to adoption of small scale solar lighting products as replacements for smoky kerosene lamps. Why aren’t more off-grid households using solar products which are cleaner, brighter, money-saving, and locally available? Kyle spent 8 months in The Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania learning Swahili and performing research in an attempt to shed light on the answers to this question. He then used various econometric techniques to explore the data collected in Tanzania. Despite growing up in Phoenix, he enjoys winter weather since it enables him to go snowboarding and to drive like a maniac on the ice of Georgetown Lake in organized racing events. He also enjoys the bountiful outdoor endeavors provided by residing in the Front Range.