Our Electricity Law Initiative Director Ari Peskoe interviews Phil Sharp - former Indiana Representative and chairman of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, director of the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, and President of Resources for the Future. Ari and Phil discuss the history of PURPA and its implications for climate change legislation. Thank you to the Harvard University Center for the Environment for helping with this podcast. Visit our website at https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/

Full transcript available here https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CleanLaw-7-Ari-Phil-Sharp-PURPA-40th.pdf