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Deregulated power could inflate prices
: n2 {6 ~& G# z3 yWarning from consumer advocate group
' N3 [/ [* C. h& V" UBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN( l) X" Y& i- C
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
( K8 H& k2 a7 m6 o# Q8 Q放开市场将使电力价格上涨
" X( N0 I1 l# m来自消费者维权组织的警告
& ~& i* ]- m; u3 b% E; j* w) s4 v& k8 d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. ( M5 ~0 p) d8 V
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. & r: b" T4 S! {+ O
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( U5 v* V& ?& g. \7 E
$ J% m; J: {1 _9 {1 I) y% W% Y"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." * e! e; x0 C1 Q, j5 D" R
“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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6 l# M9 `, f- ~. d# {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.
/ x0 v& R0 S& H, s4 t' b$ n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。& }. Y+ k4 _# E" J) {
5 U4 A: j' h$ q1 e! o+ {If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
1 B2 O( E, ~, l6 G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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3 ]: K" w0 \8 L! R* }- `9 LIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. ' O8 J0 \+ j) W: C
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.
* F8 f( i% `4 @ x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. 8 p# b" A5 o6 m! k
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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3 t( P9 D. `% Y; L) O( K; c"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
) w' [) w Z; a# d' |4 n+ U“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. m% o% E# V# _3 h2 ]5 _
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。/ t& s1 X2 \2 B- w- P5 x
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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." ! T1 d$ S- d$ U
“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。”' F- }$ q2 N _' F; W+ v# J3 v
3 ?6 k7 Q. i! q7 YWhile 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 y1 I) p9 a q8 h$ U. D# \% P0 V' p3 q
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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