Rather than isolated rules that often are not coordinated and fail to consider the impact on the nation’s electrical system or our communities, we support a more comprehensive approach that considers the impact of plant closings on the nation’s grid and sets E ach year that the United States fails to enact a comprehensive energy policy, two things happen: The nation’s energy future is put in greater jeopardy, and AEP’s public policy function becomes an evermore important aspect of what this com pany does.