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 agency unveils new Clean Power Plan website
As a show of Minnesota’s support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s embattled Clean Power Plan the state’s pollution control agency unveiled a new website dedicated to explaining the federal directive.By Frank Jossi .
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Solar job growth expected to continue in Minnesota
A recently released jobs report shows Minnesota's solar workforce has nearly doubled in the past two years, with more growth to come.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Minnesota climate activists push banks on fossil fuels
The climate change organization MN350 may ask supporters to withdraw their money from Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank unless the financial institution begins to eliminate support for the fossil fuel industry.By Frank Jossi .
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Calculator finds efficiency can meet much of Midwest states' Clean Power Plan targets
Midwest states can make significant strides toward meeting Clean Power Plan goals through energy efficiency, according to a new calculator developed by an advocacy organization.By Frank Jossi .
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Amid pushback, Minnesota solar developers expand stray voltage testing
Developers of a Minnesota community solar garden have agreed to test for stray voltage on neighboring properties, a nod to opponents that could have implications for other projects.By Frank Jossi .
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A net-zero strategy for major Minnesota medical center
Rochester, Minnesota’s new $6 billion Destination Medical Center district should expand existing district energy systems, encourage or require developers to follow state efficiency building requirements and maximize onsite renewable energy, according to a recent report by the Center for Energy and Environment.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota mayor aims for net zero by 2031
A brief meeting with actor Robert Redford in Utah a few years ago influenced Rochester, Minnesota's mayor to move the city of nearly 100,000 residents to become energy net zero by 2031.By Frank Jossi .
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In Minnesota, community solar shares getting snapped up fast
Less than a week after a Minnesota co-op announced it had sold out shares of its formerly struggling solar garden, solar developer Sunshare announced it has sold out its first project.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota utility seeks to shift costs from industry to homeowners
Several organizations are criticizing a northern Minnesota utility's decision to dramatically increase residential electric rates in order to give relief to large industrial customers.By Frank Jossi .
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Tax credit extension removes 'drop dead date' for community solar
Community solar developers in Minnesota are breathing a sigh of relief over the renewal of the investment tax credit in the recent federal budget deal.By Frank Jossi .
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