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Deregulated power could inflate prices! ^& Z/ M1 B7 [0 A; D( H
Warning from consumer advocate group9 o- G; I& R0 B0 _) A! x z5 J
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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' S- {. o+ n/ q; y6 M" K1 ]来自消费者维权组织的警告
$ V2 o( r: B# C4 L作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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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. - f1 F" M4 X) B0 P9 E9 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。
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: I* p1 Z' m: M% 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. # A' s' |# l" n
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6 L3 o# B; D9 k! P
. a$ e, D7 M1 ^1 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." # T# J1 Z o6 J" D9 x# J$ M
“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。”+ u' J# w! A" {# f
8 I' {, m% J# g E2 X" JWhile 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.
! M" C0 G4 e* f" [- c- o' M) e; R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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4 E- [! w d" N6 L1 ]5 }9 \If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. , C: L& f- Q3 O& g* f
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。9 Z( B# ?( ^; s1 G: D, ~$ ] @
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 5 x' G9 m6 ^2 z" g. J; h; A/ {0 j& R
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。& u8 ~. Q# v G4 L/ r
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. / ?/ d# M9 S8 N
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划& ^# N% S; ]" }3 S% i1 X) Y7 [: Z) S
; U. [% K; f: x' O! u# m2 rLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. % {# E& o+ t, t+ J/ u8 i
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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2 W2 C; {# H# Z& o; S- P0 x"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 1 z7 g7 K5 c, [5 H" p. X
“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.
$ ~% C* C* s* R8 \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."
* R3 {3 n8 e# C* m; c( O1 L ^“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。” [1 S! q/ A: `2 \# E- [7 x
4 ?) Z; K; {& e. D- f0 iWhile 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/ O8 @0 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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