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Deregulated power could inflate prices+ e) ?& {. v* [' R- B8 W& v
Warning from consumer advocate group
3 F/ N6 m3 d2 U: |$ @$ w! M9 bBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 _/ a- R4 M( V2 @6 C# c6 n
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨' n" G" a: }+ q6 E" }8 F! i$ o4 S, p2 c
来自消费者维权组织的警告6 f3 N9 k, R- `2 n& D# Y
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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1 S, ]* [/ D$ _Albertans worried about the looming spike in natural gas prices could be in for another shock when electricity in Alberta is fully deregulated, says a consumer advocate. 7 R: V# m+ J; `4 R5 K& x
曾经担心天然气价格上涨的阿尔伯塔人,如果看到阿尔伯塔电力产业完全放开经营,一定又被吓个大跳。一个消费者维权倡导人说道。
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2 m! r* w) w) m/ wJim Wachowich of the Consumers Coalition of Alberta says the province's plan to deregulate retail power - which was originally supposed to be completed next year - could impact almost every household. 6 ~- o. J5 Q. U8 g
来自阿尔伯塔消费者联合会的吉米。我生为吃说道,省政府原本计划在明年内完全放开电力零售权利,如果计划实施,将对每一个家庭造成影响
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"You just have this horrendous volatility (in electricity.) And you have it because if the system is not maintained at the perfect balance, the system has big problems."
7 a$ ~9 S8 P/ J! Q$ S“电力具有可怕的挥发性,这是因为电力需要保存在完全平衡的系统下,这个系统是个大问题。”! U2 N- c; o3 b8 O- X& L
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While natural gas has doubled in price this year, Wachowich said electricity has - if only momentarily - seen spikes of up to 2000%. He said that happens because electricity can't be stored and is always susceptible to price fluctuations. . R# y, m8 e% ]) p; U' {, z9 Y- B, R
我生为吃说道,当今年天然气价格翻番的时候,人们马上就预见到电力价格有可能最高上涨2000%。他还说,这是因为电力无法被储存,所以价格也总是极易浮动。
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# _1 y) p# ~ N% Y& f3 f* hIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. ! C( Z8 K8 y% a M ?
如果省政府不能小心对付这个浮动,在省内的各个角落里,电力账单将大大上扬。我生为吃警告说。* \8 e& a% D9 P; M: m% \
' B/ A( p: W# l# \In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 6 ?8 q" w- X3 t, o1 r! T! j
在六月,阿尔伯塔能源部推迟了完全放开电力市场的计划,取而代之的是发布了一个新的五年规划价格。5 F/ v* b9 ^# a7 U
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
0 D1 z5 P: J( a4 C( l省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划8 B/ O1 |' H/ e3 U
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. + x/ w n+ L" M% P9 l" ~ v$ Y
自由批评家休.麦当劳说,原计划被悬崖勒马,是因为政府发现这计划行不通。
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, k: |* I5 u" ~3 Y"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
. `! T, t4 x3 {7 _! `- _# {“我们不得不对放开计划叫停,” 麦当劳说 “这计划对供应商行得通,但是对消费者行不通。“
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
( f$ G) V2 n7 M1 Z埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。" H! [0 r4 L4 _& {; N" I5 E8 n
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"I guess Mr. MacDonald's crystal ball is better than mine, because I can't forecast the price of electricity five years down the road, and apparently he seems to think he can." 1 x% N2 d, b K# J/ |$ E5 X# V
“我猜麦当劳先生的水晶球比我的好,因为我不能预见未来五年的电力价格走势,但是很显然他认为他能预见。”
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& x# O: Y7 [3 _, X* j( L5 {& a8 TWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." $ U1 p7 |# a/ M' ^* D# N3 b
麦口称,市场放开后,市场竞争将促使电力价格下降。但是批评者们不买她的账。麦口还是坚持说,能源产业的竞争一直都是“非常良性的”。 |
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