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Deregulated power could inflate prices. b" K) G( C8 e" D9 O
Warning from consumer advocate group: W& Z) a% Z9 a/ D+ P
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN' e# L! g, ~0 ?
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
* K' C) I" O( Q) I% y$ \来自消费者维权组织的警告
5 k6 s$ P; ]4 o1 \4 H/ a) x6 B6 ^作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报3 R2 u# k3 {# L) ^+ i. y7 U! Y
5 N+ o6 z/ x2 `$ {2 D- d0 XAlbertans 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.
" t6 ~! j8 j# m: \$ ~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. 1 z0 B; }- q7 n$ C, s" y( e/ r* 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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" u8 Z+ U; r& U4 x% \* p" ~+ x) s3 W"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."
4 f- o% R) w4 ^' r5 T4 \“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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' ?* \( a# @! j2 M/ `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. 3 ^% v% q( Q8 D1 n# c- C
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。7 r2 k, q9 g3 \. U0 ~6 f
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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.
l6 o/ t2 `+ X. u! J$ Y: t/ n" x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。
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, _. `* |) A" t- WIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. & A& `8 Z# j+ u
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。1 e6 ^: R5 y3 C' X$ z5 H9 Q
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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e2 C! d+ x: p: j7 D \& WLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. + ~" k) I- @' M% u
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。7 K x4 \6 X6 F. c; B$ G$ p
: K c) z- A3 N"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
, V, @+ |5 Z# B7 `+ a2 H$ _“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。“% w; Y7 p( g! B6 V" K
9 V% |6 Y4 o8 r! V$ v, y. g& kAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
: x3 I3 B$ p8 o% x埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。/ s: E4 ~& Z$ A
q8 r5 R- e! K/ q' ]"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."
" g5 Q* W; y- Q0 J b: D9 B“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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4 F3 A9 _1 {. m! YWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." 3 G/ c- e: s% p) C! Y2 n8 R y' 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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，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
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