The US has been spending about 8% of GDP on energy, or in very rough terms, around 1.2 trillion a year. So the 6 billion euros is actually pretty close to 1 yea

The US has been spending about 8% of GDP on energy, or in very rough terms, around 1.2 trillion a year. So the 6 billion euros is actually pretty close to 1 year of the US's total energy spend.