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Deregulated power could inflate prices
3 N% _+ U: c* t! m5 [! @3 c, Q/ vWarning from consumer advocate group
9 z' E# u5 B& @By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
( U1 R, E* Z2 `来自消费者维权组织的警告
( i0 ]) J5 k; O作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报3 `! d4 b9 Z$ j* C$ W. L9 _7 U5 I
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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. 1 i8 n, L$ }1 w6 P
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。' J' {. ? D# {& U# L9 L7 \
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Jim 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. 1 F& [* j' R6 T/ S5 ]
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# }/ U5 g1 Q/ ]5 B- M7 t9 c0 }8 ^
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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." & }9 l9 c4 s f8 G: Q, E) e
“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。”
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9 A9 s$ A/ x" _1 p# X/ R9 vWhile 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. 8 Z' j' q8 [# |0 D% D' B
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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If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
# r( I1 q, [* ?4 A& O' b' l. r! C$ a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。# [ F7 H. r2 _: } S# n' ?
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
* J" V* ?( X# D$ M7 K9 E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。/ m; m9 a% {# j3 W! Y5 G& r
( q A$ ]! \! w$ I: `The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 6 e3 t+ d9 h3 I& u' [$ Q$ R4 k
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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9 s; P% a0 d m, a0 q+ |Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 2 @9 u/ W5 r. G
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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"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. % }% S5 V; S. K
“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。“3 G4 P6 i6 r# K* U
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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8 l& w! w. Z+ ?"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."
( J- y+ Q2 ]2 v$ I. R“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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While critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." / {. t6 b6 m* V6 E8 p4 C
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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