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Deregulated power could inflate prices" L3 v" V4 p" ~7 R2 v; C
Warning from consumer advocate group
! N9 k4 x2 N0 ~! r7 N6 [; nBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 y+ U! z9 v @
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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来自消费者维权组织的警告7 A1 Q( N/ M' x j7 K
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.
6 R+ V. b0 P( M' e9 j: {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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" w9 ^+ t$ R; i1 v" A3 jJim 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 |9 o/ j, r9 \* ~! |9 r6 [
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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. p+ `# n) Q) d2 [4 o- s"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."
# H! H3 B' Y% d1 u“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。”3 o2 k9 Z' I8 o( B" I& n
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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.
$ a: A; j# A/ B9 {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.
& r" r8 }3 H' H4 N4 d7 ?* ?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。! z( K+ m2 B m' e; D% a1 F0 J# f
: w( K+ B$ b( _. D1 V0 \& QIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. - ~2 s& M+ v: }% [6 E/ `( z
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.
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0 x0 ^" ?5 t! y; K4 W' [Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
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$ w2 ~/ a4 O. n+ w"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. ! e1 z3 L" |0 O5 @2 Y. P7 ?
“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。“( E8 q% ?: J' v( f* o
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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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."
* h" x) E( d* ?1 A6 L“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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8 u9 E' e! S/ n' JWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." - H. H0 P/ X9 X; M0 Y
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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