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 in hiring mode as it prepares to roll out new energy programs
The state’s Division of Energy Resources has added 64 new positions this year, increasing its staff size from 90 to close to 150 by the time it’s done hiring.By Frank Jossi .
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Is Xcel Energy holding back substation capacity from solar developers? It’s complicated.
In a case before Minnesota utility regulators, solar developers say a new rule by utility Xcel Energy is limiting interconnections.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota utilities target small transmission upgrades with big grid impacts
A group of utilities is partnering on 19 transmission projects aimed at getting the most use from existing wires until larger projects start to come online later this decade.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota adjusts solar incentives to prioritize low-income households
A new law requires Xcel Energy to dedicate half of its Solar Rewards program budget to income-qualified customers, a category that includes schools and nonprofits.By Frank Jossi .
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Xcel Energy revives Minneapolis resiliency project with help of federal grant
The utility will use part of a $100 million federal resilience grant awarded last week to pay for its share of microgrid projects at three community centers serving disadvantaged neighborhoods.By Frank Jossi .
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After slowdown in demand response signups, Minnesota considers new approach
In August, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission heard debate on whether third-party companies should be permitted to recruit customers for demand response programs.By Frank Jossi .
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New Minnesota law aims to lower barrier for participating in public utility cases
Small nonprofits will be eligible to be reimbursed for expert testimony in a broader range of cases under the new state law, which aims to diversify the viewpoints heard by commissioners.By Frank Jossi .
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State, federal funding fuels expansion of Minnesota microgrid research center
The University of St. Thomas’ Center for Microgrid Research recently won a $7.5 million state legislative appropriation and $11 million in federal defense bill earmarks to help it expand.By Frank Jossi .
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Clean energy jobs
Why this manufacturer helped start an electrification training program
Thermo King has made diesel-powered machinery for decades. But once it pivoted to electrified products, it needed to retrain its workers — fast.By Frank Jossi .
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Climate advocate Kate Knuth on her new role as Minnesota’s agency’s climate director
The former state lawmaker and Minneapolis mayoral candidate talks about how government can help mobilize the state to prepare for climate change.By Frank Jossi .
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