We never had the technology to use significant amounts of solar Joules until the last decade or so, so can’t compare previous events in history.
But I agree with you on human made capital fuel stores built up from solar, why not, provided we all have access to them, which requires some collaboration with one another. In doing so we will also be collaborating with nature, instead of stealing her stash of energy reserves, which always generates pollution, we will be creating our own, whilst in the case of hydrogen, producing no pollution.

As to why we will collaborate, producers of hydrogen will become ubiquitous, it is after all free to anyone with the physical resources to create it. The value of our produce of hydrogen and Kardashev Money is likely to be opposite of how fossil based capital worked, it is most valuable when first produced, but loses value continously after production, with the result that we should exchange it or donate it immediately to realise maximum value.

We have already seen that demonstrated, when 4Tn stimulus was first issued in the US, oil prices went negative, realising maximum values for our planet, and the dollar value in world markets actually went up. The market just then was pure fine-grained democracy in action, it seems to me.
I am not aware of a technology for electrolysis methane production existing, whereas hydrogen electrolysis is routinely available technology, requiring no exotic materials. Storing hydrogen and transporting it is fuel system Engineer territory, I have every confidence they will quickly work out the best solutions for storage and conversion of fossil engines and pipelines to suit.
Besides, doesn’t burning methane generate pollution?