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Deregulated power could inflate prices* W) s) t. O% @2 H3 n- c( E1 ^
Warning from consumer advocate group
8 ?. e4 K# e( F5 K/ z2 \" t; LBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN9 w& u: V5 @3 P* |$ d; |
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨0 q* L* \, A( f+ y$ J
来自消费者维权组织的警告
3 x. n' v( e; A7 u" J: W作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报& |: r& }. ?, _% l' }
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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. % \3 g" n# `$ r! z7 a4 } X; t
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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' K! {' v* h+ x; _2 ~' ~* j* jJim 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. 8 @* F1 k( L0 y, u1 h, g* ^0 p
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."
9 W* N' Z- z6 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。”1 l) l0 v4 F: p# g! L5 M) P( N
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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. 4 M6 ^' @- k9 m) V3 C* S
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. 1 V* ^& |# W* _ w; d
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。+ O4 n, B; V7 Y7 ]
4 q9 C, i. H+ d) j# xIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
* M+ S, E8 N1 j- a6 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。
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 1 v) r' j q b
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 1 K5 T7 m- `( s) L$ e1 Q
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.
m; I. S$ [: }% W6 V“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。“% z8 z9 p) [4 U* f
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. H0 G: |$ I1 C/ _
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。. `) e$ Y' {$ X i
! d( ~* }0 q5 _"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." 9 ]4 W% b3 o2 R7 ~+ f
“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。”9 L7 J, l* l( g5 L6 a' O
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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." : B; s' f/ I- F' f! y
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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