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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报% Z+ B1 y6 h) U- I9 `# u
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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. 8 N' F; \3 [1 P" z, Z$ s' 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。0 ~6 J; ?( H( v
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Jim 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 R3 y3 D7 c/ I2 W2 S/ K
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: ?6 Z8 q4 s! o' C) K" A- A0 [- Z* Y
3 G7 j9 C1 ^/ A"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."
7 [) _' y% u& f& ~! a% x/ M: ?“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。”
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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.
2 p/ C! \4 \8 p8 w) _5 ?5 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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" ?! {5 Y( H* z; V" }- U) jIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
5 V+ A/ h# g t$ `9 n9 n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. ) ^1 k) c' l% I7 Z E8 Y9 Y) X+ Q
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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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. & Z \! M. P7 T
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。! N- {# A% E! L, x' v
u0 ~3 k, i& ]2 C0 N' x) E"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. * D2 ]5 N& o, f$ |) f% Z( f/ d
“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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* @2 V- g7 J {- {$ y3 G4 ^0 @7 p" ZAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. ! z {/ o' k+ W# u4 ]% d
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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# l% p3 _/ {$ `) v5 [7 Z( s( q8 k"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." & ?" S+ g" f5 b
“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." ( V, T- ~' @7 S/ U, x# s
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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