DOGE lists $49,797,840 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $49,797,840 in claimed savings. Recipient: ALLETE INC. Description: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): MINNESOTA POWER HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) TERMINATION EXPANSION CAPABILITY (HTEC) PROJECT. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO WORK WITH A HIGH-VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) SUPPLIER TO DESIGN AND BUILD TWO VOLT. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.