DOGE lists $19,585,751 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $19,585,751 in claimed savings. Recipient: OTTER TAIL POWER CO. Description: INNOVATIVE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AUTOMATION PROGRAM TO REVOLUTIONIZE ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY IN OUR VAST, RURAL SERVICE TERRITORY SPANNING MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. WE ARE PROPOSING A PROJECT TO OPTIMIZE OUR RURAL, TRI-STATE SERVICE AREA'S ACCESS . Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.