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Deregulated power could inflate prices
$ t9 J! U* ?' T0 u* v' vWarning from consumer advocate group
" Z7 y* y/ p: L$ f' Z9 M* l5 aBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
: H+ o$ f1 \4 ^) z0 f6 t! Mhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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$ c8 l6 [9 @& P1 o来自消费者维权组织的警告
c; b' j) ^2 @作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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9 l& z& n8 w: \' qAlbertans 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 R3 F( y) ]# Z# [( z# Q
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.
$ l% |& S7 P- I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 r1 z7 q4 s6 `9 ?8 B& 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."
* ^: b- S: }7 s. T0 K- ~“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。”4 Q9 r+ Y" Z4 o4 V3 u8 ?, i! a' M
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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.
. l- M6 t6 c! V' \& q* 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。$ l# ]+ a3 M _$ g H8 A0 j
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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. 6 L2 }: `( i) E/ G( Z Y, @4 S+ J
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. . I/ J) S5 @% D3 }
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。/ q/ a# Q4 r& }* _6 x9 z
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. , ^5 P9 r8 Q Y/ `8 _, L \
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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: P& g' B- e) h s+ T3 j0 jLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 8 D; i. K$ h% o* }( V( b; {* ~
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。+ F0 v' N; X% z' p9 z
* D# @# B% O& L6 ?% I"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
0 ?& K) C8 U) w1 p6 l“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。“8 p" [( `) F6 f R) W+ t
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. / x, Q4 h! o {/ q
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。7 N' Y6 O: a7 J* _
4 |* x* v1 \ a$ ~. S"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."
' q$ B: g$ |4 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."
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