DOGE lists $8,474,055 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $8,474,055 in claimed savings. Recipient: SMARTVILLE INC. Description: REPURPOSED EV BATTERIES FOR LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO DEMONSTRATE MODULAR, SCALABLE LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS COMPOSED OF REPURPOSE ELECTRIC VEHICLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES TO PR. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.