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Deregulated power could inflate prices2 V" y+ |: v$ T& V! j& u, y
Warning from consumer advocate group
( A+ F1 w8 B6 D4 Z, |By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN- V4 H7 ~$ ? _
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨: ?2 k0 j) `( g. w' A
来自消费者维权组织的警告/ C" C& D+ K c9 s g3 q
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报2 ^ }* R7 |2 y( C! R6 p
+ x' a3 r) M' I: M( GAlbertans 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. : H3 G2 g4 k! s; G* b, {
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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9 ?2 B) D4 S( @$ IJim 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. 4 {# E$ b, ]2 E
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." ; l3 I3 S- [% r
“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。”' w5 B' \& a# e1 S% b. J
4 C0 N. w5 k9 o; d% X7 nWhile 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.
1 k, M$ u, q/ ] [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。; T! [7 h8 A2 }4 \4 P5 C+ f3 i
1 @" N6 {) t( P* ^2 l7 D7 nIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
" F/ m- ~6 f# z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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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. $ H# h! o8 F4 ^
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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. \. p6 U$ b$ d( b4 VThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
7 `1 |: E. z- \% x# Y( T1 b( D3 b省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划& }! y, Q, _# g. W2 [9 ]$ b/ E
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ' I( b& Y4 L; V( n l$ E
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. 4 T. I }8 U+ _- ~4 O9 ^
“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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* h# e. M; H+ B. h) x2 FAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. 5 J0 U! K7 k$ J i( A
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。: l- x0 y) ? B" @
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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 l0 L4 k. L8 [5 H* R) P7 V. j“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/ @+ P' p$ E! W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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发表于 2005-10-3 16:47
，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
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发表于 2005-10-4 22:51
