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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Minnesota district to get Midwest’s first electric school bus this fall
The first electric school bus in the Midwest will begin transporting students in a suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul school district this fall.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota community solar projects aimed at low-income subscribers
A Minneapolis community solar garden developer has begun building five projects aimed at reducing electricity costs for low-income consumers.By Frank Jossi .
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Report offers strategies for growing Minnesota’s energy efficiency sector
With targeted investment in companies and policies focused on improving energy efficiency, Minnesota’s energy sector could grow to support 26,000 jobs a year, according to a new report.By Frank Jossi .
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Two Midwest utilities achieve high ranking on efficiency scorecard
Despite relatively low electricity prices in the Midwest, utilities based in Minnesota and Illinois are among the most energy efficient in the country, according to a recent report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota electric vehicle advocates question fairness of new annual fee
Advocates in Minnesota agree that electric vehicle owners should help pay for roads, but raise questions about the fairness of a new $75 fee intended to offset lost gasoline tax revenue.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota ends regulatory oversight of fixed fees for small, rural utilities
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will no longer oversee disputes over fixed charges on solar and small wind customers living largely in rural areas.By Frank Jossi .
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Major changes coming to a Minnesota renewable energy fund
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton last week approved a jobs and energy bill that will make major changes to a renewable energy fund that was created in 1994.By Frank Jossi .
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Advocates say Minnesota bill a setback for clean energy progress, but it ‘could have been worse’
Clean energy advocates in Minnesota are concerned new legislation that could soon be signed by Gov. Mark Dayton will diminish regulatory oversight and reduce energy efficiency programs in rural Minnesota.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Why storage will be a key focus at the Midwest Solar Expo
The Midwest Solar Expo has evolved into "a very utility focused show” with an increasing focus on grid-scale technology, according to event organizers.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Why storage will be a key focus at the Midwest Solar Expo
The Midwest Solar Expo has evolved into "a very utility focused show” with an increasing focus on grid-scale technology, according to event organizers.By Frank Jossi .
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