Larry Kellerman started out in the energy sector with utility Southern California Edison (SCE) just after the 1978 enactment of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), which supported the development of independent power generation. This turned out to be a crucial first step in his career. "It was an opportunity to get deeply involved in what was really the dawning of a new industry within the power sector: the independent, non-utility generation business," he says, of his role