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Frank Jossi

Frank is an independent journalist and consultant based in St. Paul 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, The Star Tribune, Minnesota Technology, Finance & Commerce and others. Frank has also been a Humphrey Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota, a Fulbright journalism teacher in Pakistan and Albania, and was also program director of the World Press Institute at Macalester College.

Minnesota

Fact check: Is snow on solar panels a problem for clean energy goals?

By Frank Jossi

Snow can temporarily slow solar panel output, but the impact tends to be small and short-lived, a developer says.

transportation

Iowa, Minnesota lawmakers look to electric vehicles to plug road budgets

By Frank Jossi

As gas tax revenue declines, proposals would raise or create new fees for hybrids and electric vehicles.

Minnesota

Wind-solar pairing cuts equipment costs while ramping up output

By Frank Jossi

A western Minnesota wind-solar project is among the first of its kind in the country but won’t be the last.

Minnesota

Clean energy groups say Minnesota utilities hide public data as trade secrets

By Frank Jossi

Minnesota utilities are not disclosing avoided costs, arguing instead that the information constitutes a trade secret.

Minnesota

Minneapolis looks to residential energy disclosure ordinance to cut emissions

By Frank Jossi

The City Council is expected to pass an ordinance giving homebuyers and renters access to more energy information.