How does the author of "solar power for public buildings" conclude that converting all public buildings to solar power will boost California's economy?

In this text, the author concludes that converting all public buildings to solar power will boost California's economy. The author provides various reasons to reach this conclusion. The author tells us about all the consequences that will come with this change. For example, while the cost of housing might go up, the fact that solar panels are present in a house would increase the house's value. Moreover, the residents would also benefit from lower electricity bills. Therefore, the author believes that, overall, converting all public buildings to solar power would boost California's economy.

The major reasons are, low operational budget, enhanced asset value and creation of new job sector for the solar panels.

Explanation:

The overall effect of the conversion of all the public buildings to solar power will boost the overall economy of the state of California. This is evident from following reasons:

As solar panels are installed in the public buildings, the operational expenses which are majorly the cost of utilities will be lowered. This reduction in the operational budget will allow the public sector to utilize this in other beneficiary works leading to creation of a boost in the economy. As solar panels are installed, the asset value of the building is increased such that the overall value of all the public buildings is enhanced. As the solar panels are installed new jobs are created for the maintenance as well as retail and services for the solar panels. This will lead to a boost to the economy.