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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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, p& F9 B/ \) b. RBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN! _2 p$ ^0 B X
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
7 D- X/ V2 S4 ?6 n9 X6 Z- _# C6 f放开市场将使电力价格上涨8 T% M* D" {5 M, q R& A, ?$ Q
来自消费者维权组织的警告8 `" ~/ T9 X8 Y+ P3 I; c- k' }
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报1 C3 N4 e. ~: g6 n: U+ G% I8 S
+ I3 v2 e, A7 P+ ]& [+ ?$ OAlbertans 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.
' l# v# `1 Y# K; I, k6 w4 n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。$ E6 B2 L8 h! a( } Z" ^( O( d
, `" {5 x% m; J3 QJim 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 Q9 m2 m! y& T# m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3 U+ D" t5 v) X5 ^
: E( O7 e$ q/ m"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." " e, @9 @9 ~/ d: T2 |2 Z& F
“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。”" T# a3 I6 [3 b6 p( v$ N1 ]( r* L* K
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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. ( y3 y0 l: F2 ]: m
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。8 B4 l _4 R0 }/ e) {
/ q: u/ u/ K$ ^: j! pIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
% z1 F. ?+ h6 d: T2 C5 B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. 4 l8 W" r( i4 W' q$ S9 Q u" i
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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5 l- U6 C, a0 rThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 2 t8 a4 Y! D' D5 b/ x
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. + h2 V% P0 P( h' V2 W) P" 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。/ ^' E1 J* W) }' N9 I. q+ c5 o& @3 x
- E+ _+ w- \. w; \. {5 Q"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. & G" S1 s2 ^3 Z/ s2 X
“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。“% i- d8 p9 u$ G& p t3 _
5 M2 {/ W4 X: AAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. 8 [5 C$ Z1 w) n# p" ~+ a
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。7 Q& H! r+ N6 |3 o
" U) V) \ E% l6 t( D: Z. O"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."
/ U) t) w, _, b5 e“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。”5 q( l9 `! }) w. [, t
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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."
' f6 i$ Y) z& h: j; ~4 M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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