Even if they did that, most solar panels are a scam anyways. When you calculate how much energy it takes to mine, process, manufacture, and transport it would take about 5-10 years for the solar panel just to break even. Whenever a solar panel lasts less than that (in this case it looks like 10's of thousands fall into that category) then it loses net energy. And that's ignoring the huge costs of disposing of the panels at end of life, and even all of that is still subsidized by the US taxpayer.