DOE Awards Nearly $100 Million for Smart Grid Workforce Training
DOE will provide nearly $100 million in Recovery Act funding
to 54 projects that are designed to train 30,000 U.S. workers
on Smart Grid technologies.
The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
Estimated energy demand is charted to grow by almost 50% in the next 20 years.
Electricity generation accounts for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Crude oil, taxes, refining, distribution and marking are the four main components that make up the retail price of a gallon of gasoline. (Source: EIA)
In 2007, about 58% of the petroleum consumed in the U.S. was imported from foreign countries--primarily Canada, Saudia Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico and Nigeria. (Source: EIA)
