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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Utilities say CapX2020 transmission project prompting wind energy growth
Finished in late September after more than a decade of planning and construction, the 800-mile-long CapX2020 transmission project has prompted more than 3,600 megawatts of clean energy project proposals, according to Xcel Energy.By Frank Jossi .
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Investment in solar grows dramatically in Minnesota schools
The largest solar project ever built to serve a Minnesota school district began producing energy last week, as schools take advantage of third-party ownership models and community solar subscriptions.By Frank Jossi .
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Groups look to expand solar bulk-buying programs in Minnesota
Two nonprofit organizations offering to save consumers money on solar panels by buying them in bulk have begun campaigns in Minnesota.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota housing development to include community energy storage
A new housing development in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul will use grid-interactive electric thermal water heaters to enable the Midwest’s first community energy storage project.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: How counties can use transmission revenue for local benefits
A new report aims to highlight the financial benefits that transmission projects can bring to rural counties.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: How counties can use transmission revenue for local benefits
A new report aims to highlight the financial benefits that transmission projects can bring to rural counties.By Frank Jossi .
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'Landmark' decision casts youth as official intervenors in pipeline case
In what is regarded as an unusual step, a group of 13 young people have joined together to become court sanctioned intervenors as they fight a proposed Enbridge Energy pipeline through northern Minnesota.By Frank Jossi .
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Carbon emissions cloud utility's growing electric water heater program
A major Minnesota utility’s electric water heater program is doing little to reduce carbon emissions -- but that could change with a more robust mix of renewable energy sources and green pricing initiatives, according to a new analysis.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota project explores solar's role in development along transit line
A solar project on several buildings along a major Twin Cities rail corridor is being studied to determine how distributed energy could impact future transit investments.By Frank Jossi .
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Plant closures could be turning point for Minnesota biomass industry
Minnesota utility regulators are studying a proposal by Xcel Energy to close two biomass plants that could mark a turning point for the industry here, particularly as prices for renewable energy drop.By Frank Jossi .
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