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Deregulated power could inflate prices3 n( b9 y; J" _) ~+ `
Warning from consumer advocate group
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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1 Y( [- d9 y% m" C# `4 t6 ^+ k8 d作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报+ O. g$ u$ F5 v% J L$ x
0 E9 e, ^ z4 X& H0 m' |" R7 cAlbertans 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. y' }. b r$ Z g
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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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. $ L, B9 y+ v: u2 m! S/ F+ v
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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. H7 E/ V( N. N( c"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." $ z& {+ G3 S7 z, ^
“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 r: G1 O8 \( d' Q
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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.
/ K) {! o; A8 y* e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。) ?1 R- I- A) e0 v
. Z3 @# P h4 G. {- WIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. - f7 {' [0 v4 A; y
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。6 x; |7 Q8 J2 ]: I9 T/ Q* |% 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.
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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3 P; X c) {; M5 @Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ( z# D. @. x0 n% |7 G# W: r/ 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.
" X. c: I: e. t* p+ i! E. T“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。“! I2 S, ?2 J6 q7 ]# a* K9 C2 u
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. / o) U$ |9 e1 o( H" t; \1 I7 M
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." ; l6 }# J3 s$ u4 n0 S, t
“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。”0 R V1 b; r7 O" x% d
/ J" Z+ J1 R. \1 Q, T* mWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
/ j j6 F6 y' ~8 n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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