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Deregulated power could inflate prices
$ J7 l) o5 B/ L* l: W& ]Warning from consumer advocate group
2 o* Q4 m J8 P) _4 E0 L/ iBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
K G; }# b, ` c, [http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
1 g2 v% S3 r" L5 l' r$ R放开市场将使电力价格上涨
& M6 U( @7 c# w0 n7 Q& W. j来自消费者维权组织的警告% d7 c' l5 R- O4 ^" U: a% w
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报+ {2 e) r" n9 }5 v6 ?, Z9 Y
I0 R5 G9 i3 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. 2 k$ j7 t9 d4 i- c
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。 H9 C+ I8 Q; c' k8 f
9 U! r1 H/ d0 H6 S9 ]6 fJim 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. # Q: e, A5 A8 x4 E- k
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." ) l& V* E0 u) |( W6 j9 i
“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。”2 s$ S# h5 K) {2 u; |1 s
+ P* I* r, p @+ f6 s! zWhile 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. 3 @3 w. v. J) c6 z! \! H" Q. p
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。
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: `) e& z9 O% @& `8 ~. _, ~' |$ fIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
1 X4 Q1 `# r- D- 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。/ K) q. p1 G1 j; |# s/ r; N
7 C+ Y* K' G/ |2 U6 x0 JIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 7 N1 `) t" Y1 G" U- }
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。( k! |4 M. V5 ?% ^+ [* a% R, C$ q
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
$ g3 l9 N: _0 a5 t6 Y省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划) S' t- J" t1 t3 s5 p
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
2 P( D5 X5 l @2 v' Q* k 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。* ^/ c- T% V6 g
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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.
, F1 r; n. Q. p“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.
' Y! S; I6 H0 F A2 Y# o% |埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。2 t+ ~5 u$ l" {* P
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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."
! Y. @* S* o+ s“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。”2 ?4 F6 u9 F0 @7 B/ G; v7 `
3 e5 I; F0 L, \4 T) B) BWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
5 n( [9 }) X/ @7 K: l% V7 D7 o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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