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Where's The Money?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes Sustainability Funding Initiatives and Incentives specifically in the area of Energy. The US EPA and other organizations in California are providing funding and incentives for California businesses to reduce waste and promote energy conservation. So where is the money and where is it going? The US government’s recovery.org and epa.org sites have updated their statistics on the status of funding.
Energy
Loans and investments into green energy technology are a significant part of the final bill.
Total: $61.3 billion. Where is it going?
- $11 billion funding for an electric smart grid
- $6.3 billion for state and local governments to make investments in energy efficiency
- $6 billion for renewable energy and electric transmission technologies loan guarantees
- $6 billion for the cleanup of radioactive waste (mostly nuclear power plant sites)
- $5 billion for weatherizing modest-income homes
- $4.5 billion for the Office of Electricity and Energy Reliability to modernize the nation's electrical grid and smart grid.
- $4.5 billion for state and local governments to increase energy efficiency in federal buildings
- $3.4 billion for carbon capture experiments
- $3.25 billion for the Western Area Power Administration for power transmission system upgrades.
- $2.5 billion for energy efficiency research
- $2 billion for manufacturing of advanced car battery (traction) systems and components.
- $3.2 billion toward Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.[40]
- $500 million for training of green-collar workers (by the Department of Labor)
- $400 million for electric vehicle technologies
- $300 million for federal vehicle fleets, to cover the cost of acquiring electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrid vehicles.
- $300 million to buy energy efficient appliances
- $300 million for reducing diesel fuel emissions
- $300 million for state and local governments to purchase energy efficient vehicles
- $250 million to increase energy efficiency in low-income housing
- $600 million to cleanup hazardous waste that threaten health and the environment
- $200 million to cleanup petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks
- $100 million to evaluate and cleanup brownfield land
- $400 million for the Geothermal Technologies Program
Where’s the Money Going?
http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx
Recovery.gov is the U.S. government’s official website providing easy access to data
related to Recovery Act spending. Reports updated from 10/2009 and 1/8/2010 from the Recovery.gov site indicate where the funding initiatives are being distributed.
Contributed by Jennie Bader
