Mapped: U.S. Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure (2021-2023)
Part Three: Mapping U.S. Investment in Sustainable Infrastructure (2021-2023)
The U.S. is using its infrastructure renovation as an opportunity to invest heavily in sustainable infrastructure and accelerate its transition to clean energy.
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the 117th Congress spent a historic amount of public funds on sustainable infrastructure projects.
So, for the final graphic in the Rejuavating U.S. Infrastructure series, we partnered with Global X ETFs to determine the amount invested in each state’s clean infrastructure so far.
Sustainable Infrastructure Investments Through the BIL and IRA
Sustainable infrastructure investment represents the total federal investment in various types of clean infrastructure. This includes clean buildings and homes, clean energy and power, clean transportation, climate resilience, environmental remediation, and parks and recreation.
This investment funds various activities, such as transforming an open field into a wind farm or providing cities with a fleet of new EV buses.
So, since passing the BIL and IRA in 2022, over $11.5 billion has been spent or allocated (as of November 2023) for clean energy and infrastructure. The breakdown of funds is as follows: 69% of the total comes from BIL, and 31% from the IRA.
Here is how funds have been divided by state so far:
| State | Investment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $45,300,000 | |||
| Alaska | $52,700,000 | |||
| Arizona | $396,400,000 | |||
| Arkansas | $14,400,000 | |||
| California | $2,226,800,000 | |||
| Colorado | $507,000,000 | |||
| Connecticut | $76,500,000 | |||
| Delaware | $4,200,000 | |||
| District of Columbia | $26,800,000 | |||
| Florida | $140,100,000 | |||
| Georgia | $298,700,000 | |||
| Hawaii | $27,000,000 | |||
| Idaho | $230,400,000 | |||
| Illinois | $437,600,000 | |||
| Indiana | $39,000,000 | |||
| Iowa | $48,900,000 | |||
| Kansas | $37,300,000 | |||
| Kentucky | $531,600,000 | |||
| Louisiana | $478,600,000 | |||
| Maine | $77,400,000 | |||
| Maryland | $26,100,000 | |||
| Massachusetts | $149,400,000 | |||
| Michigan | $161,100,000 | |||
| Minnesota | $31,700,000 | |||
| Mississippi | $89,700,000 | |||
| Missouri | $356,200,000 | |||
| Montana | $56,500,000 | |||
| Nebraska | $30,900,000 | |||
| Nevada | $147,200,000 | |||
| New Hampshire | $8,300,000 | |||
| New Jersey | $260,900,000 | |||
| New Mexico | $59,300,000 | |||
| New York | $499,900,000 | |||
| North Carolina | $211,400,000 | |||
| North Dakota | $168,300,000 | |||
| Ohio | $131,800,000 | |||
| Oklahoma | $88,500,000 | |||
| Oregon | $87,400,000 | |||
| Pennsylvania | $120,400,000 | |||
| Puerto Rico | $12,700,000 | |||
| Rhode Island | $11,900,000 | |||
| South Carolina | $82,600,000 | |||
| South Dakota | $22,900,000 | |||
| Tennessee | $860,900,000 | |||
| Texas | $280,800,000 | |||
| Utah | $90,400,000 | |||
| Vermont | $56,500,000 | |||
| Virginia | $146,000,000 | |||
| Washington | $145,000,000 | |||
| West Virginia | $35,300,000 | |||
| Wisconsin | $45,800,000 | |||
| Wyoming | $1,379,900,000 |
Clean power has received the most investment, at 48%, followed by investments in new clean energy opportunities like solar or wind farms, at 16%.
Then, environmental remediation efforts like cleaning up oil spills or soil repair programs, sit at 13% of the total.
A Sustainable Future
Congress has already invested $11.5 billion in sustainable and clean infrastructure. But this is only half of the $23 billion the BIL and IRA have promised to provide over the next few years.
The promise of future investment is an excellent opportunity for the U.S. to accelerate its clean energy transition and rejuvenate its infrastructure.
This is the final part in the Rejuevenating U.S. Infrastructure series; be sure to to read parts one and two to learn why U.S. infrastructure required investment in the first place, and how much has been spent so far.
Click here to learn more about the Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF.
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