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Department of Energy Awards $100 Million for Smart Grid Workforce Training
The U.S. Department of Energy has released $100 million in funding for smart grid workforce training programs to prepare 30,000 new workers in utility and manufacturing industries. DOE expects the 54 projects to leverage an additional $95 million in funding from local sources. The awards will augment the $4 billion in funding for smart grid demonstration and deployment projects present in the 2009 Recovery Act. Read the announcement at: http://www.energy.gov/news/8842.htm.