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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As Republicans take Minnesota's legislature, clean energy still on the table
While Republicans will control both houses of Minnesota's legislature next year, a recent forum suggests clean energy policy – particularly for solar and electric vehicles – will still have a place in the conversation.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: A legislative approach to reducing carbon through oil recovery
Capturing carbon dioxide emissions for enhanced oil recovery could significantly increase if Congress passes tax incentives and other policy changes similar to those that fueled the explosive growth of renewable energy, according to a new report by the Great Plains Institute.By Frank Jossi .
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Microgrid powers new suburban Minneapolis office building
Inside a glassy new five-story building in Bloomington, Minnesota, workers are putting the final touches on the OATI Microgrid Technology Center, which features solar panels, wind turbines, a combined heat and power plant and energy storage.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: How political changes will impact the market for microgrids
Minnesota-based consultant Michael Burr helps communities across the country develop microgrids and local energy projects to build resiliency.By Frank Jossi .
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Conservative Minnesota counties stand to benefit from clean energy development
A new report says proposed renewable energy investments in Minnesota could create more than 5,000 construction jobs and $7 billion in economic activity, largely in rural parts of the state.By Frank Jossi .
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Minneapolis attorney's tax plan could clear the way for more solar
Minneapolis tax attorney and former bank president Bob Olson has an idea he believes could transform renewable energy financing by using a mix of tax breaks that result in nonprofits or even government agencies eventually owning projects.By Frank Jossi .
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'Flicker' disagreement could delay Minnesota community solar
A dispute with Minnesota’s largest utility over a technical standard could delay several of community solar projects in the state.By Frank Jossi .
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Nation's largest PACE project nears completion in Minnesota
The energy savings alone from the project would, according to one estimate from Xcel Energy, power 1,235 average residential homes, a population greater than many Minnesota communities.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: New report challenges assumption that bigger solar is better
In a time when hundreds of megawatts of large solar projects are underway in Minnesota, a new report suggests that smaller-scale solar projects could be just as good at delivering low-cost electricity.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota regulators set to decide Sherco’s future
Minnesota regulators appear set to approve a 15-year plan by Xcel Energy that will close two of state’s biggest coal-burning units and develop a large portfolio of renewable energy.By Frank Jossi .
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