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Deregulated power could inflate prices0 u0 y) T$ I4 Y& ^0 Z% P
Warning from consumer advocate group
% v' L/ H2 D/ r5 S+ UBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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' Q! I# z+ t/ M8 H0 q: p+ o5 y% I放开市场将使电力价格上涨
; O0 L/ B( Q- r \7 _来自消费者维权组织的警告+ D' f7 }4 U2 E3 ^4 T5 \% J
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报$ ^# ?! R* `) B( Y, l
* j, p6 J' R/ d* l+ n2 LAlbertans 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.
9 M+ t# L' l$ W, r0 H7 _% F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。3 O7 g5 Z9 Q$ A6 f5 Q
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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.
5 T+ K$ S [0 E4 K3 ~4 h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."
5 j ~8 ?. D3 g; F+ |8 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。”
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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. , J, Q$ o3 v- v# \. O: R# B8 y; M
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. J) N& c: g6 |0 @, E
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 I: @+ f$ d! Y
1 h6 ? N8 ]0 y$ L9 [In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 2 c; s$ \3 ^3 C+ Z. e
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. $ W( j5 u2 U0 C' D! {6 F
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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: D* Q; T" f$ h! }5 O3 B* ELiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
; u7 s) p) H, h- }% L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. - [% ~* E% g( ]
“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。“/ P) ~+ M9 p) q* q
3 ^+ X$ ?* }+ I( [% Y' G4 V/ ?6 PAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. + b; m, n( {4 T b& ~4 F% N
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."
1 H& z& m, U$ @$ t7 K+ Q“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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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." : l+ b* S- X1 g8 x6 F- 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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