Lisa Linowes

5/5 A large and growing share of the budget now goes to electrification, which increases electricity consumption. The program is literally working in the opposite direction of classic energy efficiency. The original mission has been diluted.

4/5 Original Mass Save (2008 Green Communities Act) was about “all cost-effective energy efficiency” — the cheapest kWh is the one you don’t consume. After 2021, cost became secondary to decarbonization goals.

1/5 🧵In Massachusetts, the energy efficiency surcharge on electric bills has exploded, rising from 1.23 ¢/kWh in 2014 to 6.03 ¢/kWh in early 2025 — nearly 5× higher. For a typical 600 kWh/month household, that’s gone from $7.40 to $36 per month just for “EE.” @windaction

NH has some of the highest electricity prices US-wide. Now our legislators are expanding above-market compensation for solar (HB221). No meaningful fiscal analysis. No serious discussion of rate impacts. Just another subsidy on ratepayer backs. @NHHouseGOP @KellyAyotte

Big win in Richland County, OH! Voters rejected @NRDC pressure and kept the ban on industrial wind/solar blight in 11 townships. No more turning family farms into energy factories. richlandsource.com/2026/05/05/ric… @windaction

Thank you @IERenergy - Master Resource for helping to get the word out about the risks of offshore wind on air safety and national security! masterresource.org/linowes-lisa/b… @windaction @SaveNARW

3/3 ...the VW-GE contract structure (remedy limits, potential caps, and the clawback issue) suggests VW’s headline claims will likely to be significantly reduced.

2/3 Now both sides are losers: - GER is out significant cash and facing reputational damage. - VW is straining contractor relationships, increasing financing risk, and pushing the project into a high-friction dispute. The real outcome will be decided in arbitration—but ...

1/3 🧵Vineyard Wind may have won the first round in court, but this fight is far from over. - GER caused the original problem w/defective blades. - VW escalated it into a brutal cash squeeze using aggressive, opportunistic tactics. @windaction @SaveNARW nantucketcurrent.com/news/judge-gra…

The U.S. approved offshore wind despite known risks to aviation safety and national security radars. The result: radar degradation is now embedded in the U.S. East Coast surveillance environment. Here’s how that happened - windaction.org/posts/56785 @windaction @SaveNARW

Wow! nantucketcurrent.com/news/vineyard-… @windaction @SaveNARW

This isn’t “news”—it’s an industry complaint. Wind & solar developers admit they’re restructuring projects to avoid federal review. Permitting protects land, wildlife, national security. If projects can’t pass, fix the projects—not the rules. @windaction eenews.net/articles/feder…

"Green energy" criminal actors facilitated this disgusting plot! justthenews.com/government/sec…

Mainstream media called this payment an “extraordinary transfer of taxpayer dollars.” That’s flatly wrong. This was a 1-for-1 refund —and it avoided many billions in future subsidies. Thank you @realDonaldTrump and @SecretaryBurgum. You did the right thing!

Those leases supported 4 GW of offshore wind ($22B buildout). At 30–40% federal tax credits, that’s $7–9B in taxpayer-supported subsidies tied to these projects.

To be clear, the $928m offered @TotalEnergies to walk from their offshore wind plans wasn't new spending—it was a refund of lease payments already made. OCS-A 0538: $795M OCS-A 0545: $133M Returned 1-for-1, with no interest/premium. doi.gov/pressreleases/… @SaveNARW @Interior

This month @USATODAY and @eweise seem focused on rehabilitating big wind/solar — while sidelining their own past reporting on harms to host communities. Readers deserve consistency, not selective amnesia. stories.usatodaynetwork.com/windfarms/home/ @windaction

6/6 Lastly, @USATODAY says its reporting was supported by the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust @pulliamtrust. When coverage makes strong “myth” claims in an area that regulators say urgently needs more study, readers — and funders — should expect more careful vetting!

5/6 Science on solar–avian interactions is unsettled and highly context-dependent. Major known limitations include: • low searcher efficiency • many fatalities classified as “unknown cause” • incomplete nocturnal monitoring @USATODAY calling this a settled “myth” is wrong.

⚠️ Readers should approach @USATODAY's latest “fact check” on solar and birds with caution. After years tracking avian impacts at utility-scale solar, I can say plainly: @eweise has again materially misrepresented where the evidence stands. 🧵usatoday.com/story/news/nat…