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Deregulated power could inflate prices7 U$ g* Y8 M, T' d
Warning from consumer advocate group1 e5 H7 \' U% |' r
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN2 t9 Y& h2 |' U0 ^5 V2 b1 K. s
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html: V& r) R/ K+ r/ i/ T% E
放开市场将使电力价格上涨
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作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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6 E$ Q3 T5 f/ J2 C% jAlbertans 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.
* A( a" y7 S h. k& W b/ [, e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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' c( H3 y4 ^1 ^7 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 V! P8 N o4 ^$ I% y- D% H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! B7 Q9 ^, t" M# x2 j! o& `5 V% X
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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."
6 s+ D7 U9 W h6 l“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。”, R6 g& G+ P) u4 L' y+ l
1 b7 e, |' K" d% |* bWhile 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.
( x! l+ f. o( g ^0 k$ J% v1 A' v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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' {4 j; m# C1 ~4 f4 z" hIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. / j5 U0 ^/ Z2 i2 l7 H- s
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.
# w( u; q! {6 m. B( F7 i) D% a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。9 I$ k# f0 J. c4 L& O y b+ Q- G4 E
/ j2 w8 a, E. v+ [( T/ kThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 3 Q( P: ~3 C8 i; _; f
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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5 U5 q4 I$ e% o, U6 x- F% vLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
4 l/ C9 F0 b2 \% ]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。- V8 h, P4 K5 p& i' R
: G! \+ ]6 c& W8 ^/ ?" h+ z. B"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 4 K7 Q' u" x/ Z+ ~! K
“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。“: A& {7 A/ Y4 ~6 @# c9 \, {# R
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. " M; G/ P, ]& u; y) N
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。1 G3 p% h, t7 k: f1 X5 w/ t
, R+ f8 R, v. d+ L. S0 `7 k: y8 f G"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." ( n( G/ v% ^7 G" o$ x% c" 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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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."
9 a$ x- f$ d8 J# {+ g2 h. c7 ~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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