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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In Minnesota, coal still has its defenders -- funded by North Dakota
While Minnesota utilities continue to turn away from coal, the industry still has its champions in the state – with one group funded largely by North Dakota taxpayers and coal companies.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: A venture capitalist’s view on the clean-tech economy
Nancy Pfund and the Silicon Valley venture capital firm she founded take a different approach than many of her peers. When she and her colleagues decide whether to invest in a firm, they look not only at the underlying market conditions, but whether the company might change the world in a positive way.By Frank Jossi .
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New mapping tool showcases clean energy policies and projects
A new state “community power” mapping tool released this month gives policymakers and activists a national scorecard on state and local clean energy initiatives.By Frank Jossi .
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New Minnesota consumer advocacy group takes on utility rate plan
A new advocacy group has begun working on behalf of Minnesota ratepayers to hold down utility charges while also promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.By Frank Jossi .
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Rate impacts of decoupling in Minnesota are minimal so far
This month customers of CenterPoint Energy in Minneapolis will see a small increase on their utility bills that will have nothing to do with their direct energy consumption.By Frank Jossi .
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A Twin Cities apartment owner bets big on solar energy
A Minnesota apartment management company is installing more than 500 kW of solar on its properties this year alone.By Frank Jossi .
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Three Minnesota sites plan future net zero neighborhoods
Three sprawling development sites in the Twin Cities that are expected to see thousands of new residents and billions in investment in the next decade are planning for a net-zero future.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: How solar could change the face of low-income energy assistance
Solar power provides "a more fiscally conservative model of low income energy assistance," according to a Minnesota nonprofit leader.By Frank Jossi .
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A low-income St. Paul neighborhood has an ambitious energy plan
A nonprofit housing developer in St. Paul is embarking upon an ambitious plan to create a net zero community that would include a solar garden in one of the city’s poorer neighborhoods.By Frank Jossi .
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MnSCU spurs innovation with a growing renewable energy program
Xcel Energy has awarded $5.5 million to the Minnesota Energy Center to encourage research related to electricity and to help train a workforce for the future.By Frank Jossi .
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