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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Report sees bright future for renewable energy in Minnesota
A new report suggests Minnesota could supply more than 50 percent of its power needs through renewable energy by 2030 while creating more jobs and meeting federal carbon targets.By Frank Jossi .
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Midwest collaborative seeks flexibility on Clean Power Plan
A group of Midwestern regulators, environmentalists and utility representatives headed to Washington, D.C. this week to ask that states and utilities receive credits for their past efforts on EPA carbon targets.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota will 'get the ball rolling' on community solar today
Expectations are high today as Minnesota's largest utility begins accepting applications for community solar projects at 9 a.m. today.By Frank Jossi .
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University turns to combined heat and power for climate goals
Construction will soon begin on a $96 million combined heat and power (CHP) plant at the University of Minnesota that will dramatically cut the campus' carbon footprint while driving down the cost of energy.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Trying to build a future for nuclear power
Despite an aging nuclear fleet and slow development of new power plants, two young leaders in the industry recently spent three days in Minnesota working to attract college students to the field.By Frank Jossi .
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Study: Minnesota can easily reach 10 percent solar by 2030
Minnesota is already well on track to meet a solar power goal established by the legislature last year, according to a new report.By Frank Jossi .
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In Minnesota, community solar market starting to take off
Perhaps no other renewable energy opportunity has gathered so much excitement as quickly as community solar, in part because no other state has so far taken the route Minnesota has.By Frank Jossi .
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In Midwest, rural co-ops taking a lead on community solar
Rural electric cooperatives – entities not often seen as being on the cutting edge of clean energy -- are increasingly taking on community solar projects at the request of their members.By Frank Jossi .
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Q&A: Holmes Hummel on the challenges facing cleantech
Entrepreneur and policy expert Dr. Holmes Hummel says cleantech can thrive in the U.S., but it still faces formidable obstacles.By Frank Jossi .
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Minnesota leads Midwest on efficiency; Indiana, Ohio falter
Minnesota led Midwest states in energy efficiency in a recent study while Indiana and Ohio fell after lawmakers backtracked on key policies.By Frank Jossi .
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