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Deregulated power could inflate prices% x+ f' R& r' g
Warning from consumer advocate group0 b* r6 @8 O) E1 u3 F
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
4 r! W" f' Y4 S' k7 H来自消费者维权组织的警告
4 J8 N' T! x7 U3 Z# V作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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7 a6 k- K9 \, o4 p/ c. S# D+ K' ~, ZAlbertans 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.
$ v$ J, C8 [4 _) S8 U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。* t+ f& d* F4 M1 Z' r- a0 w6 M3 r
4 d9 f. D h- N$ B2 ]; V J) `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.
! q& }. M' k% s6 }# X" s/ t8 Y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& z4 b* x8 {& ~- ~3 q9 q `% [
6 u7 N: L3 W' ~+ Z6 g5 ~4 l"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." 4 G, Q6 R# x9 `3 F6 ^
“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。”6 w- i; C, \- s
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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. / A8 d$ h. [3 i1 w$ v
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。" M: E' `' M5 o8 d9 n; \1 I+ i% u
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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. 2 @, G: _& h! X/ ^2 v
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。
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& ]6 R/ A- `% ]& X' M) l: \3 F6 o9 bIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
7 @5 l! o1 V, |) G; F& a% i) ]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。
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
, m8 _* R' t4 l) e省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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7 c& H& F4 n' V1 O" Z0 i2 [% sLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. / Z( y" w2 c0 W) u: W) H, x
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. & b# X- {" U4 G
“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。“6 Y$ w, I6 l" {# L$ }8 o) l) y" O
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
& ?# t p$ [# A; B) V) ~埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。
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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 s6 j+ C8 N6 k: a6 J5 X/ u8 `“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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& K, @, F; k) B# a) e$ JWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." ; `4 |/ ~) e8 j, D1 c- 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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