DOGE lists $499,522,230 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $499,522,230 in claimed savings. Recipient: NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, INC.. Description: NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (NCC-CA) PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) SYSTEM ALONG WITH CONNECTION TO A CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) TRANSPORT PIPELINE AT THEIR LEBEC, CALIFORNIA CEMENT PLANT. THIS PROJECT WILL UT. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.