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The Western Governors' Association - Interconnection Transmission Planning and Analysis

The Western Governors' Association in Denver received $12 million for Interconnection Transmission Planning and Analysis. The funds support transmission planning for the country’s three interconnection transmission networks, promoting collaborative long-term analysis and planning for the Eastern, Western and Texas electricity interconnections. This helps States, utilities, grid operators, and others prepare for future growth in energy demand, renewable energy sources, and Smart Grid technologies. This project represents the first-ever effort to take a collaborative, comprehensive look across each of the three transmission interconnections.

Colorado's Numbers

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Number of jobs created or saved by the Recovery Act:

50,000

Recover Act funds made available to support jobs:

$5.3 Billion

Recovery Act funds that have already been spent:

$3.4 Billion

Number of working families receiving tax relief that can be put to use immediately:

1.8 Million

Number of Recovery Act-backed small business loans :

1,579

Miles of highway improved across the state:

376

Number of clean energy projects :

177

Number of homes that will be weatherized :

10,478

Number of students getting Pell Grants to help pay college tuition:

23,623

Number of education jobs funded by the Recovery Act:

10,251