The Obama Administration by way of the Energy Department has awarded $22 billion for clean technology research and project deployment.
Most of this shot in the arm has yet to be felt.
As of Dec. 25, only $1.7 billion has been spent, or 5.3 percent of the total. That means the expected stimulus from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act hasn’t yet arrived.
The slow start for the stimulus spending bodes well for 2010 and for 2011, when greater sums of money should start flowing.
According to the DoE update, another $11 billion in funding could be awarded. So far, spending has been greatest among energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmental management projects.
The department has awarded $21.9 billion of $32.7 billion of authorized funds.
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