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Deregulated power could inflate prices6 @( U. ~8 n4 z) v9 m
Warning from consumer advocate group, F. ^3 `# A% ]1 e- Z, F: u
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN& U9 ^1 D. g. U( x r, p; z4 ~4 E
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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# I) \3 z' _! h! g$ G来自消费者维权组织的警告: i c* n: j" B* W
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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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.
6 E- K% u: S/ Q8 J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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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.
' b8 D+ D- `8 J6 H6 ?. 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$ P2 f: m; e: H# V3 j
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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." 8 I- o5 P* V1 c9 T
“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。”2 B& c6 M, ?9 p M3 k% D+ @* c
- C( J* }8 l" v% ~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. " ~5 m4 H2 L Q& e, W/ @
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。5 V7 s$ X5 n9 h' r, E/ @5 A0 ?8 b! i
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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. * U5 c: L$ P" q z
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. ' r& R8 s) z n( [/ H& L
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 ?! I, W0 Q$ E) o% P- s' g( sThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
$ \5 v, ?! ]6 a. u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. - S+ z y0 W7 i s( w
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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" d/ w2 d/ r; Z"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. , |; R2 d6 y4 Y1 g. G9 m
“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.
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" K4 z! I2 _9 Y- ^* B; R6 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."
3 L: p P1 _9 _0 N; r7 h“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 m5 V' A6 Z5 i7 B P& s: `! v' |
. y8 j2 n" j, u% U# Q- K; RWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
6 B9 U: W2 V6 d4 O* ]6 [: L1 P( v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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