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Deregulated power could inflate prices
8 t1 W. B; K8 `+ C2 T; X: XWarning from consumer advocate group
3 B( V4 I2 O9 ?' E+ Y+ ~% QBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN* N8 _; P7 F2 E
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
* h$ [/ O* u k5 V来自消费者维权组织的警告3 \3 P+ e; f5 u: r
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报, x, b0 z+ y+ [% k0 c' f9 u
% A$ k6 d. t. w# `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. 0 g# w9 n t; q) 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。$ }' Q( c3 j. |8 J+ H& g1 g
8 v5 O3 a, }' J* E" O+ H' s) c- fJim 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.
/ b( U- j) a2 n* m# f4 q3 Z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."
8 t0 y. X6 v3 b/ o# U" ^1 | |; X“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。”2 Y d& [* S5 P
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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.
# E; w T( [8 W8 D1 ~: U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.
' J# l9 N0 [( M* j! k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。$ X+ J* f: b" @# X/ h9 [9 ]
, i) `* j! P$ c7 FIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. * i) `; B9 D; A2 T
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。& O. }; v& m+ }( @% A% w
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. . v& I& X, ]* ]0 i5 { Q- J
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划* Z, j* s% W- Z$ T( s( Q) T. D
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
" p2 g# b1 o* ^% z5 }& J/ a: T" o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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- e- M8 r l+ i% v) H" d( v& d& z"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 1 e; R; C$ s6 i
“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。“; t# Z6 P$ _; ~ f
" ?- D- C2 p- CAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. ; |( W# y6 U6 D8 h6 ?; p: \
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。- U; ], H0 ~5 M" c: P+ [: T: f
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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."
8 o" ?1 O2 D$ n' P“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。”. s6 M. E9 y9 j
- c( Q/ [# N8 z8 A- a3 V0 q6 pWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
1 Z0 y! T8 v/ p& K( S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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