SCOOP: Dept of Energy says it saved $700M in Trump's first 100 days by cutting 'wasteful' programs

"In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, the Department of Energy has saved the American taxpayer more than $3 billion in projected savings - and this is just the beginning," DOE spokesperson Ben Dietderich told Fox News Digital in a statement. 

Dietderich said to date, the DOE has suspended contracts supporting DEI initiatives and Green New Deal priorities, as well as other "wasteful" programs, "generating more than $700 million in immediate savings for the American taxpayers." 

"President Trump and Secretary Wright are fully committed to making government more accountable, efficient, and effective stewards of the American taxpayers' dollars," he said.

During Trump's first 100 days in office, according to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the administration's efforts have saved the government at least $160 billion. That amounts to $993.79 per taxpayer, according to DOGE. 

HHS is followed by the General Services Administration at number two, the Department of Education at number three, the Labor Department at number four, and the Office of Personnel Management rounds out the top five.

The savings reportedly stemmed from a combination of asset sales, contract and lease cancellations or re-negotiations, fraud and improper payment deletion, grant cancellations, interest savings, programmatic changes, regulatory savings and workforce reductions.