DOGE lists $66,973,537 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $66,973,537 in claimed savings. Recipient: XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC.. Description: MULTIDAY STORAGE AT SCALE FOR FIRM RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY SHARED VISION OF XCEL ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND OCED: 1) DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF IRON-AIR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY FOR MULTI-DAY STORAGE; 2) DEMONSTRATE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF A 100-HOUR CONTINUOUS DISCHA. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.