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Deregulated power could inflate prices- V: P* e. g2 S6 A9 r/ F& x
Warning from consumer advocate group; e6 }# ]& z( d, F( H+ l
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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* a- d' p) u0 g; h放开市场将使电力价格上涨
- n- V9 s0 I y: a/ c& c9 h7 X来自消费者维权组织的警告
% K6 j- b* E$ k6 R+ L) J作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报' }0 o' x( J- ~: I
, c1 C: F" t' E* V8 fAlbertans 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. + b0 V3 d4 j1 m2 n# O9 w& W
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。* G7 d: u$ H6 P5 D+ O: ^
K& o" C8 I" n) t1 NJim 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.
7 ], H1 `; o0 J% j0 G, u. 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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7 J$ g; f9 s/ V* {6 b. E"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." % r& L3 c* Z$ Q2 y
“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。”( l5 b. i r- z
7 k! q' L* }$ G# ~# r7 zWhile 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. - o. t1 ~. j4 K3 G6 t* [
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. : n) y9 a7 Z9 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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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. ! L1 @: P, E: ?2 s8 y. T' {- h
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。* G" D( G4 u4 l [1 L6 |& f/ [
5 \5 Q9 R: T* D" Q5 j* Z9 FThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. ; ~: x: Z' _' B
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划* X$ M1 _. G2 o4 A" [4 P" t
* o3 r: P6 t5 V. \7 Q& | `Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. / _: j- ], [( J2 m9 ?
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。0 |) Q! e* y3 f& y
% H" R# g. K4 V' r( C+ x"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
3 ^: l5 G9 e8 T; j- J. k1 \ {6 `“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。“' J, g& V% G. r- \! |
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. ' T3 C" M1 }8 f5 c; }3 l2 ]$ _0 r$ e
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。% b6 k* H* o4 x ~* X' n0 S
6 [! r; a3 D1 o. |; E7 \# 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."
& I% o+ S* I* p# A2 \5 P* R+ u“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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; ^1 W. ^ n4 H. c5 l+ o, `: BWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." % h9 @ A4 V. }& F' h* d) i
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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