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Deregulated power could inflate prices
( k7 }0 Z8 B- S" ^8 w8 [* AWarning from consumer advocate group3 `) l+ v, l6 W! a$ a
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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. c$ P k! d6 o$ t9 u0 F放开市场将使电力价格上涨
! e2 ^& O) G: i* ^5 h# i8 ^来自消费者维权组织的警告
( P4 s; h- z8 n( M" A作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报5 P! }1 [. I+ W# N: z
7 t/ v6 S* E1 O7 q& L! G$ 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. 0 _% p6 Q! ~# m$ {1 H: w `
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。9 E& l3 r4 H& S% z+ y0 x9 U
$ f4 ?1 Z( x2 |. V3 B: mJim 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. 5 k& q3 B$ G) ]* j7 K/ G
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
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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."
* a2 w- [6 q( o+ _/ j3 n1 h“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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% [5 |4 b& a) nWhile 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.
8 {! t: R. G" 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。" U( K0 w* _9 e' f4 l0 J$ U+ N C$ b
3 Y9 R0 d" j6 e. b1 p" XIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. 0 n+ \* m# Q3 R$ I* }# `1 C
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。/ R7 t5 @) H! U2 p/ X A; P
) Q! i; O& w6 E0 bIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
; l8 K" r0 P) \( f0 n# z0 F# M2 w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。& \5 M, m, a! t) C( k; F9 Z
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
, m% V$ k, G, ?2 ]省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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1 B3 G* M* P S- V* w0 M6 ?Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ; {0 M+ V) J7 o, N3 ?$ E1 v
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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6 J# N. L1 x6 c+ E# V- _"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. / `$ H- J, ~; 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.
$ ?6 Z% c+ R% D& X- s7 j埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。+ S- a9 k8 f: ]# I# V, @3 @/ x2 |' h
0 o! ^1 Z1 X! E" g- U+ b( L"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." ( D- @3 ?) @9 T* M7 h6 q! Q J
“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。”# T4 Y) j( V+ e4 P. w7 ^
" s( T) `" [/ r0 t+ o& gWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." ' x; P9 O0 C X; a: U0 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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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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