It defeats the purpose when it becomes common knowledge that the panels are deliberately made to look damaged. Probably also makes it convenient for thieves as

It defeats the purpose when it becomes common knowledge that the panels are deliberately made to look damaged. Probably also makes it convenient for thieves as they can sell actually damaged panels and claim that they're these deliberate ones. Outside of remote farms and businesses in industrial areas, there are claims that some of the installers will tip off their friends/associates about large residential installations so they can come steal them and go reuse them elsewhere. Most people who install panels would live in houses that would require an electrical certificate of compliance, which TMK have to be issued by certified installers. So it makes it plausible that some installers probably buy stolen goods to increase their margins. It's sad what humans will steal. In some South African rural areas, people have opted to start pouring concrete on a grave during a burial. A few months back I attended a relative's funeral, and there were a few freshly dug out graves (where it shows that someone was recently buried), and people were just going on with the business of the day, not seemingly bothered by this.