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Deregulated power could inflate prices3 D( A. P9 `* u. u' y& G& J
Warning from consumer advocate group
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨" L) O1 u& R% s- a3 V2 p( K9 ]
来自消费者维权组织的警告7 A8 [2 E4 N. B* Z
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报& Z0 e" `: }" M/ P( b% l
& O2 ^ C" C# NAlbertans 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. , ], w5 C( y" x
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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" ~1 f! R& F" X- PJim 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.
3 N t+ I. o' R# 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8 H, y2 R7 |$ \6 \" m
8 A3 ?" z6 M) m0 M u+ L"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." : U3 q: c. b. h3 c2 Y. p) d
“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。”$ O$ z" E" v }: 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.
/ z! L& r/ A8 p* y" U# \4 P5 G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。$ F: ]! }+ _" s% B& M0 Y; X
3 n5 H2 X7 ?# e, J" S BIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
. z' S: ~, M @ ]1 V! [' o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。' B4 b l6 K$ ?6 a. G
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. , l; V+ |* v8 O1 Y, y
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。, t R7 f e* e) F+ g. X# ~
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. + g' c) V% O/ X& [* [+ B
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划7 A8 _( p2 Y& { @4 l2 Q
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. + `7 B t e4 {; B
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.
& C W0 ?3 Z0 ]( } A+ I“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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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
" b0 @: e# f8 q u7 m埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。
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8 c# @' r" @; ^0 _"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." 2 V. Z% t; l( y. s, P n( |( f) C# T
“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."
3 F* I I0 E' }8 y0 H5 K5 S% i' e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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