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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 Minneapolis 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 a program director of the World Press Institute at Macalester College.

Xcel Energy

Deal to close Minnesota coal plants includes ‘historic’ efficiency push

By Frank Jossi

The agreement between Xcel Energy and clean energy advocates also includes building 3,000 megawatts of solar.

PACE financing

Minnesota law opens clean energy financing program to new construction

By Frank Jossi

The state’s commercial property assessed clean energy program was originally designed for building retrofits only.

Minnesota

St. Paul climate plan looks past clean power to challenge of transportation

By Frank Jossi

Xcel Energy has already pledged to go carbon-free, allowing the city’s plan to focus on other areas to reduce emissions.

community solar

Community solar options for Minnesota households expand, but for how long?

By Frank Jossi

A company selling residential community solar subscriptions says momentum will stall without policy changes.

VW settlement

Report: States missing opportunities to electrify transportation with VW money

By Frank Jossi

Two national advocacy groups are critical of how states have allocated money from the Volkswagen settlement.