The situation is backwards because instead of taxing the sh*t out of everyone (including non solar homeowners) and give incentives to select few, people can simply afford solar (or whatever solution they want) if the government hasn't robbed them.
> if the government hasn't robbed them
Since dawn of times government robbed people (aka taxes). That's basically the definition of a state. It's actually the first and most important task of any state -- collecting tribute (the second is preventing other states doing the same).
So, if we're looking for a state that doesn't rob it's people, we should look for another universe perhaps.