Analyst: Any new natural-gas-powered electrical generation station needs to be located close to a natural-gas pipeline, a large body of water for cooling, and transmission lines. It also must be situated in a region where residents will not oppose construction. Our country has an extensive system of transmission lines, but our natural-gas pipelines run in the vicinity of only three of our large bodies of water, and residents would oppose any significant construction projects near these bodies of water.
The analyst's statements most strongly support the statement that no site would be suitable for constructing a natural-gas-powered electrical station unless the existing system of natural-gas pipelines is expanded.