Frank Jossi is an independent journalist and consultant based in St. Paul, Minnesota and a longtime contributor to Midwest Energy News. His articles have appeared in more than 50 publications, including Minnesota Monthly, Wired, the Los Angeles Times and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Jossi has also been a Humphrey policy fellow at the University of Minnesota, a Fulbright journalism teacher in Pakistan and Albania, and a program director of the World Press Institute at Macalester College.
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New state funding puts solar on the curriculum for Minnesota schools
The inability to claim tax credits has slowed solar on educational buildings. State lawmakers agreed to include $21 million in an omnibus energy bill to help K-12 schools and community colleges add panels to their rooftops.By Frank Jossi .
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Heat pumps, already on the rise in rural Minnesota, get boost from new state law
Minnesota’s new energy conservation law allows utilities to more freely market heat pumps to customers that currently rely on propane furnaces.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota solar leader reflects on state policies that set table for growth
In an interview, the outgoing head of the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association talks about the policy successes and challenges that shaped the industry’s growth over his tenure with the organization.By Frank Jossi .
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California clean fuel standard sparks renewable gas boom in Midwest
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard is driving the development of dairy farm biogas projects in the Midwest, with dozens of projects worth millions of dollars each underway across the region.By Frank Jossi .
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Grid congestion caps Minnesota town’s rooftop solar ambitions
A flurry of community solar projects south of the Twin Cities has limited clean energy opportunities in the city of Northfield, where homeowners have been forced to abandon projects due to high interconnection charges.By Frank Jossi .
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Community solar surge strains Minnesota's interconnection queue
Xcel Energy says it received about 400 applications to build community solar projects last year — exceeding the total number of projects completed since 2015 and intensifying complaints about the approval process.By Frank Jossi .
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Minneapolis program puts energy audits into hands of potential homebuyers
In its first year, a city ordinance requiring energy audits prior to home sales resulted in more than 6,200 reports disclosing the conditions of windows, insulation, and heating systems for prospective buyers and new owners.By Frank Jossi .
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County boundaries become barriers for community solar in Minnesota
With most prime community solar sites already developed in the Twin Cities, the industry is asking state lawmakers to loosen a limit on how close customers must be located to projects in order to subscribe.By Frank Jossi .
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Solar project aims to deliver training and equity to North Minneapolis
A pioneer in Minnesota’s solar industry is partnering with Black entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis on a project designed to provide job training and affordable solar power in an area with a legacy of pollution and disinvestment.By Frank Jossi .
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Group reports milestone in tracking the benefits of renewable gas investments
A company that tracks renewable energy transactions announced its first exchange involving its new thermal energy certificates.By Frank Jossi .
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