DOGE lists $29,677,456 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $29,677,456 in claimed savings. Recipient: WEST BIOFUELS LLC. Description: THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PREVENT LOCAL FOREST FIRES WHILE PROVIDING LOW-CARBON, STABLE ENERGY FOR THREE COMMUNITIES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA. BURNEY, MARIPOSA, AND MAMMOTH LAKES ARE SMALL, REMOTE, MOUNTAINOUS COMMUNITIES THREATENED BY WILDFIRES. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.