a bit more on the stimulus moneys going to infrastructure, the electrical grid $ falls under energy.
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Energy
Loans and investments into green energy technology are a significant part of the final bill
Total: $61.3 billion[citation needed]
* $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. [42]
* $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
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