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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Q&A: Minnesota's lieutenant governor champions clean energy
In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith has emerged as the Democratic Party’s most outspoken proponent for clean energy.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota cities learn from buying community solar together
The nation's first ever attempt to have municipal governments collectively buy power from community solar gardens was a modest success, according to a new report.By Frank Jossi .
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Amid lawmaker concerns, record year ahead for Minnesota solar incentive program
The beleaguered Made in Minnesota solar panel incentive program — facing scrutiny from state lawmakers over its effectiveness — will support 73 percent more projects in 2017 than it did in 2016.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota utility’s long-term plan calls for more renewables, less coal
Clean energy groups won a victory last week after Minnesota regulators approved a long-range plan by Otter Tail Power Company that will double its investment in wind power and close a coal plant within the next five years.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota legislators consider annual fee on electric vehicles
The Minnesota Legislature is considering two bills that could add an $85 to $125 annual fee for electric vehicle drivers.By Frank Jossi .
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Youth activists score big climate victory in small Minnesota town
Last month a handful of students convinced the Grand Marais city council to adopt a “climate inheritance resolution” that could lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the tiny North Shore hamlet, becoming the second Minnesota community to do so.By Frank Jossi .
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As energy mix becomes cleaner, Minnesotans paying less for it
Consumers have seen flat or declining energy costs as renewable energy becomes a greater part of the energy mix of Minnesota and the nation.By Frank Jossi .
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Nation’s first integrated wind and solar project takes shape in Minnesota
Later this year the nation’s first “integrated” wind and solar hybrid project will begin producing power outside a small city in northwest Minnesota.By Frank Jossi .
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Bipartisan effort seeks to double Minnesota's renewable energy standard
Minnesota’s renewable energy standard would increase to 50 percent by 2030 under a bipartisan plan unveiled Monday by Lt. Gov. Tina Smith.By Frank Jossi .
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Changes to Minnesota power plant bill ease some opponents' concerns
Two of the leading voices in the debate over legislation involving a proposed natural gas plant northwest of Minneapolis no longer actively oppose the bill.By Frank Jossi .
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