An interesting look into American Electric Power

American Electric Power, which is the largest coal consumer in the Western Hemisphere and provides the power for our region is committed to coal. The political calculus is this:

There are 25 "coal states" which makes for 50 senators votes, nothing will shift the sand under their feet because it is held together with a money coagulant. For an interesting article that discusses AEP's future reliance on coal check this out and this.