Frank M Jossi

Journalist. Content Strategist. Business Writer.

St. Paul, Minn.

St. Paul-based Frank Jossi writes about renewable energy and energy policy, development, politics and the arts. I am a journalist, editor, educator and writer of articles, case studies, white papers, reports and other materials. In a pinch, I take photographs. My career includes teaching twice abroad on Fulbright scholarships and receiving a Humphrey Fellowship from the University of Minnesota. For more information see https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankjossi/

Frank M Jossi

Journalist. Content Strategist. Business Writer.

St. Paul, Minn.

Utilities pilot DER programs to shave peaks, reward customers
Across the U.S., utilities are testing distributed energy resources (DER) for grid management through residential programs designed to take advantage of battery storage and encourage off-peak electricity consumption. DER programs are underway to incentivi
POWERGRID International
Minneapolis green energy aid sets record
Bolstered by federal aid related to the economic recovery from COVID, the city of Minneapolis’ Green Cost Share program served a record number of businesses and residents last year. Minneapolis funded more than 310 Green Cost Share projects in 2021, 100 m
Finance & Commerce
Featured
How Minnesota Can Power a Greener, Cleaner Future
Drew and Karie Johnson live in a small 1921 bungalow on a leafy street in St. Paul’s Highland Park. Walk by their home, and nothing looks unusual compared to the rest of the neighborhood. Glimpse the couple’s backyard and basement, though, and. it’s abundantly clear this home operates differently than most.
Minnesota Monthly
Sustainable: ‘Passive’ housing gains active support
Beyond the Skyline is a podcast and video interview about economic development, real estate and construction in Minnesota.
Finance & Commerce
After rough start, electric buses are back on the road in Minneapolis-St. Paul
A year after idling its first electric buses because of reliability problems, the transit agency serving Minneapolis and St. Paul has put the vehicles back on the road and released a plan to begin electrifying more of its bus fleet. Metro Transit’s Zero-E
Energy News Network
Sustainable: Aquifer project offers green energy model
Prospect Park may soon be the home of one of the largest projects ever built in the United States to heat and cool large buildings using underground aquifers. Test wells underway now should confirm the viability of employing an aquifer system for heating and cooling two apartments and one proposed office building in Towerside Innovation District, a 370-acre area north of University Avenue between the University of Minnesota and Highway 280.
Midwest Energy News
Minneapolis jobs program aims to grow and diversify clean energy workforce
Alexei Haug was attending electrician classes at a Minneapolis vocational school when a posting in his classroom for free solar training drew his attention. “I thought: Why not?” the 20-year-old Summit Academy student said. Today, Haug is still studying t
Energy News Network
clean energy diversity Minneapolis Green Zones
Minnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
St. Paul last week joined a growing list of Minnesota cities passing climate resolutions aimed at adding urgency to state and local climate actions. More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency res
Energy News Network
Climate concerns expected to spur heat pump sales
Minnesotans will start hearing a lot more about the wonders of air source heat pumps. Clean energy advocates see air source heat pumps as a way for the state and the country to move away from fossil fuel heating sources. Electricity generation in Minnesot
Finance & Commerce
Xcel Energy time-of-use rate pilot shows only slight impact on peak demand
An Xcel Energy pilot program is slightly shaving electricity use during peak hours but not producing meaningful savings on most customers’ bills. The Minnesota utility launched a residential time-of-use “flex pricing” pilot program in November 2020 in two
Energy News Network
time-of-use Xcel Energy
Duluth looks to cut emissions through sharing more efficient building heat
The Minnesota city has made significant investments in its aging district energy system, adding natural gas boilers and replacing steam pipes with hot water loops. The city of Duluth, Minnesota, continues to lower emissions from downtown buildings as it expands a redesigned district heating system.
Midwest Energy News
Sustainable: Twin Cities accelerator fosters green tech
Finance & Commerce
Featured
Leading By Example
At the U of M, combatting climate change is serious business and a top priority. Contractors finished installing solar panels on a steel canopy above a dull parking lot next to the University of Minnesota’s Law School in 2019. They covered an empty green space next to the parking lot and Mondale Hall’s rooftop with panels, making the multisite solar installation the largest on campus.
University of Minnesota Alumni Magazine
Featured
Solar project aims to deliver training and equity to North Minneapolis
A pioneer in Minnesota’s solar industry is attempting to replicate a green economic justice blueprint in the state’s largest African American community. Ralph Jacobson founded the solar firm Impact Power Solutions (IPS) in 1991 and was its CEO until 2019, when he shifted into a role focused on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
Midwest Energy News
Minneapolis program puts energy audits into hands of potential homebuyers
Minneapolis saw near-perfect compliance and few complaints during the first year of a new ordinance requiring energy audits prior to all home sales. The city’s residential energy benchmarking program generated more than 6,200 reports disclosing the conditions of windows, insulation and heating systems for prospective buyers and new owners.
Midwest Energy News
Grid congestion caps Minnesota town’s rooftop solar ambitions
The explosive growth of community solar projects to meet demand from Twin Cities customers is curtailing clean energy options in a southern Minnesota college town. Northfield, about 40 miles south of Minneapolis, is home to Carleton and St. Olaf colleges and around 20,000 residents, whose strong interest in clean energy is reflected in a solar adoption rate three times the state average.
Midwest Energy News

About

Frank M Jossi

reporting

editing

interviewing

case study and white paper writing

public speaking. panel moderating

Here’s a summary of what I do:
Articles, profiles, stories for the media, in-house publications and web sites
Content for social media — Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin
Case Studies, including design and search engine optimization
White papers, including design and SEO
Speeches
Marketing materials — brochures, web sites, themes
Media planning
Coverage areas: Health care information technology, general information technology, law, politics.

My background includes reporting, editing, teaching and program managing an international press institute. As a volunteer I work for environmental organizations and serve on a neighborhood council.