DOGE lists $35,632,445 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $35,632,445 in claimed savings. Recipient: PNM. Description: BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) – VIRTUAL POWER PLANT ENABLEMENT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A VIRTUAL POWER PLANT (VPP) THAT IMPROVES GRID STABILITY AND REDUCES CUSTOMERS’ ELECTRICITY BILLS THROUGH SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY, DATA AG. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.