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Deregulated power could inflate prices& p6 i5 x6 G3 v U0 }: e
Warning from consumer advocate group
. P. w" s. O9 b( G2 y8 TBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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7 V1 C* n' x6 z, w* v) I4 Z$ h作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报! w/ Q; w: S0 k" u
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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. % e$ Q$ H; m( ~9 ?: c7 C5 k
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。5 J9 Q1 e& K# b& P6 p. Y
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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 ^! S7 i& @3 w u
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." . y" v X9 f {$ C( c
“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。”3 C) t5 q. @4 r; K
- h6 T4 \: k9 t+ w5 E8 `) oWhile 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. 7 ~+ s9 _% H1 K' @1 _ v! h& p. n
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。" U. g" x* x0 I2 L8 p% L
5 K+ g; d& |1 t: J/ cIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. 4 ]+ [1 \7 R, G
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。( Z/ {- D0 I5 Z) e# \) P
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
T: z( Y m) p- ~% ^0 h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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; Y; u" ?+ ?) \: PThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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/ u! [' k& ~: d9 h1 DLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
6 d- W& i# E U( u& o6 T2 ]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. % Q" S# }+ V$ I; @- B/ t% g/ Y4 m7 i 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。“
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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! ?( n2 }* T/ R' v1 F7 l5 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." 1 M, z) y# T4 R/ u; `8 m
“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。”: O3 H; D1 E _; b; T
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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."
6 k3 k4 |, ~ E& p9 [7 Z$ 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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发表于 2005-10-3 16:47
，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
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