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Deregulated power could inflate prices! \4 n" E( Y& V
Warning from consumer advocate group
9 q" ?# s5 G$ l6 n0 SBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN4 g+ l: X0 W. A- R3 W$ h
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨/ i8 {4 U+ ]# q
来自消费者维权组织的警告4 J1 u v% v. z. _: w d( q& \- n
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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' P3 i5 Z7 H5 |, [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.
. z8 x/ g3 k, V b9 C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。4 ?' W( o" k, I, a8 b+ T$ Y, y
% R1 A7 F6 O2 x+ M( D& xJim 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.
/ W5 h! p& G' S; 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."
1 y7 A) {% B& V- N“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。”
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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. : }+ I$ [% o a" J+ f5 G$ U8 h
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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8 {6 B4 y: C3 w, y; z$ S2 t+ U# u- HIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
4 \6 |3 t: _6 S9 }$ j- b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 ^1 {% J) V/ O: ~2 C
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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 o! {) r3 G/ u7 I: m: c# c6 t! 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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! m' r. N! K7 x7 DThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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# q3 A' S$ q6 Z8 u& i: {3 `" tLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
8 w: N" S2 {9 p8 T5 U& 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。 k6 X# R+ V7 I u* i# @5 }
1 c9 o+ L2 N: s1 U3 Y1 g"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 2 D) s) i/ b" c" W
“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。“$ B4 m9 S; f3 {8 D7 h2 I. V
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
5 X" ^% W7 d2 i, G# l埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。' E9 |3 T+ k2 V/ B% g( \
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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." & _7 O2 o& \2 g- l1 G' O
“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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0 X, h( j3 c' B' XWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." 8 A* z# L6 M: N, g1 G! h1 U# k: h2 d; ^
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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