DOGE lists $50,000,000 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $50,000,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. Description: THE RECIPIENT WILL PARTNER WITH TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS AND SEEKS TO DEPLOY AN ADVANCED, LARGE-SCALE, SMART GRID INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EQUITABLE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND BROADER GRID RELIABILITY UNDER THE TITLE OF CONNECTED CLEAN POWERCITY (PRO. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.