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Deregulated power could inflate prices
' D$ ^4 T! O+ | N. eWarning from consumer advocate group
8 x/ S, e4 m, O7 R. mBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN" J8 {& V b5 ?5 ^9 O/ p
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨0 O6 Z$ Q+ k9 E& J+ i" Y( e/ y
来自消费者维权组织的警告
) M% M' n- V" G( y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.
! |" Z. t8 C% l. ^% d! S) E8 h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。! D9 J& @) J$ @0 U7 @! d+ K
8 t$ U( m9 ?- b j: |6 Z- YJim 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.
9 K6 m$ b9 |" c8 p/ 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, o; z7 c( o* \' K
" R5 D: r/ a o( Y/ P"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."
# p6 i6 Q- p a; U& g& N1 b“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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) t, S7 c5 `8 _) |# V6 g& |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. - p: r+ I. _8 b& E/ G
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。: C7 _ g' ]( T: k( c
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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.
" F( I1 z* Y; r+ p+ r2 k, `7 w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。3 W! A t5 i' l( K; K6 K
8 X8 o M$ l! B' A% mIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. ' F3 {/ Y" [0 A
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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+ k7 y# x2 M# A9 a; k8 f9 PThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 0 H! X& P* |. S' V N
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划. [: c+ C' p$ L$ s5 ^
) O! A* p2 O: A7 P) kLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
% @# N. ?# n7 { `2 `; N- k4 a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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5 J' q% u4 p4 r"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 8 d6 F: B; D6 {8 v" z% i, Q6 U
“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。“$ V- \4 w3 U( g0 ?% y) J
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
( Y# S4 c7 j% }" x/ d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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2 h6 N5 m7 f/ O; A4 z! t"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."
% E/ f$ ~2 R; B4 [+ {4 F/ 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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0 h K- B9 q3 WWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." ' Z+ u# i1 V( {! r
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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