November 8, 2011. New subsidies implemented by Beijing and fast-declining prices for solar panels could put China on pace to match the United States's additions of the renewable energy source, according to a report issued by consultancy Solarbuzz. China is likely to install 1.8 gigawatts of solar panels on nonresidential sites, Solarbuzz said in new report, in line with forecasts for the United States, which was the world's fourth-largest solar market.