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Deregulated power could inflate prices, ]) e7 @9 J. X/ Y( r
Warning from consumer advocate group& ~5 `4 z; u8 [& q: |' U
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 A, A8 p8 v$ K7 ~6 w. z) \9 H' I
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
' O% r! f* R7 k放开市场将使电力价格上涨4 E% Q& l) w t2 g! \5 i& u% Y6 f
来自消费者维权组织的警告
. h/ u( m* Z. H0 Y |作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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8 h/ ^ Z" e/ H6 ]1 SAlbertans 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.
$ _7 D, f3 q' ~1 E. M& ~) @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. , T, N0 w( N4 T9 W, P+ U: j
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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! {' k& i0 I! k) f4 I- _. s* Y7 U"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." ' O! Z0 [$ Y9 r* b
“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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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.
8 v; u2 T) X) {/ Q* F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。1 Z0 H+ V# f7 ]2 p
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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. / \4 }. I, S! }
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。( D% o4 T" S# A% @" `' K4 I
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 1 R% e( v5 J5 p# {
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。: m7 `9 ?" l% h5 T
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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) p6 ^$ s3 K8 u& vLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
' @$ M y2 J( W# D$ {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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8 Z4 e$ v+ W2 c"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. ' `# C) f8 P# \) n: C) L4 j* c9 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。“
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& u% A+ {5 D8 f0 j0 c0 O% M# fAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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! K+ F$ D5 x4 `9 G/ I"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."
0 r; ?2 L' k O k* w" V“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。”& V' s: s% J5 |: t7 p/ b2 }
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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." 0 \* Q+ K, H" t u$ s. S" P) s: R
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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