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Deregulated power could inflate prices4 j" J8 `! U! a, X5 E: o2 M' c
Warning from consumer advocate group
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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来自消费者维权组织的警告: a2 S6 N" s3 I) x0 J/ E& k
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报( q' C9 H7 W! }' k
m. l p( S. z/ s3 [/ v4 k- L% zAlbertans 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. * C) A5 t1 h2 m. \. 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。) h0 E0 _$ O4 _* c* w* Y
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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. ' T- F* M! i" Z
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."
" g* ?( `! [( v) H! 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。”' Y5 Y, z4 W% Y1 ?2 K+ l' p
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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. : f2 F. D( m. H. x/ A
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。0 W$ u4 t4 K$ }9 f1 S5 j; Q
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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. 5 r6 E1 Q! |) c y* h/ V; Q
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。2 e( _1 L; G0 b/ ]: l2 ]
) ^/ m! _4 Z. y! x% {- f' W; P, y0 d9 ]In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
# a5 }. `$ B) D- N0 R" l. I6 e 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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6 ? o$ c" w$ i9 W5 g3 `$ GThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. ) d0 y* X' u" u9 C7 d6 t7 |+ P
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划& P$ j2 V' ] d. ~3 {0 ]( q
+ l8 E% L @4 f* w2 t* `! aLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ! Q8 U- T& ?. H1 M2 n3 {( [- t. r
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.
1 `3 B0 _1 t: k. ~: w: C“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. - \( R" q+ q7 ~8 x! }, ^3 |
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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"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."
+ z% Q( V+ u9 @1 U9 D“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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/ [4 F' y2 X% g1 \+ h9 }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." 2 I0 f0 x: L+ _. S! Y# U: w
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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