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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Twin Cities transit agency pumps the brakes on diesel, hybrid bus order
Metro Transit will create an electrification plan before making final decision on buying more buses for its fleet.By Frank Jossi .
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Report: EV adoption could eventually save Minnesotans billions
Total net benefits range from $4.6 billion to $30 billion by 2050 and could help all utility ratepayers.By Frank Jossi .
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Solar entrepreneur aims to bring jobs, training to North Minneapolis
Jamez Staples has big dreams of bringing clean energy — and its economic benefits — to his underserved and racially diverse Minneapolis neighborhood.By Frank Jossi .
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Government group buying helping to spread solar across Minnesota
Cities, school districts, and government agencies are using a shared contract to streamline the process of procuring solar power.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Minnesota’s decarbonization path includes electric heat, vehicles
A project manager for a recent report on Minnesota’s carbon goals talks about the importance of “flexible load.”By Frank Jossi .
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Why a Minnesota apartment project is a pioneer in solar development
A Twin Cities developer who recently completed one of Minnesota’s largest residential solar energy projects hopes that it serves as a model for future multi-family developments.By Frank Jossi .
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Windfall: Minnesota counties use wind tax money for roads, tax relief
Minnesota’s wind energy tax is helping rural counties hold the line on levy increases and pay for road repairs and other infrastructure projects.By Frank Jossi .
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Does Minneapolis plan rely too much on renewable energy credits?
Critics say the city could get more economic and social justice benefits by focusing on locally generated projects.By Frank Jossi .
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Canadian company reboots northern Minnesota solar panel factory
A state loan package to purchase efficient equipment was a major factor in reopening the solar panel manufacturing plant in northern Minnesota.By Frank Jossi .
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An FAQ on 45Q: What federal carbon storage tax credit means for Midwest
The revamped “45Q” tax credit boosts the amount of money available to companies willing to capture and store carbon emissions in geologic formations or use CO2 to extract oil from existing wells.By Frank Jossi .
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