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
If a new natural-gas -powered electrical station is built in a region, many residents will move away from that region.