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Deregulated power could inflate prices3 {. O9 `% R* {' O* n& j
Warning from consumer advocate group
$ y4 t! b3 }6 o1 `9 k) _. gBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN/ E2 T( K( e9 e& t
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
$ g7 G; @4 T% V0 Z4 k来自消费者维权组织的警告
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- O7 `/ K" |2 c2 x' L. HAlbertans 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.
4 o1 z- @8 m% O1 r& q( p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。& F" X" R, ?0 W( O* t* [1 K: }/ A
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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 m v" K+ h0 s. j) k' a
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9 a! z& k* a( p, {
' ~2 R' K2 w9 y3 ^8 J( q"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." * q! Z5 @) C' Y$ 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。”5 X2 ~1 g0 X9 i4 ]) ^
8 L2 ~7 J" [- MWhile 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. ( t2 q9 l4 ?6 [0 k" M2 U
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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6 u4 j, Z0 J& l/ D2 `If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. ?0 j& e J- H/ s& H; _
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。3 U/ S2 K& o2 i% 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.
% W% m$ }8 r- f1 Z1 O5 G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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- _. Y* b, X& b' n3 {6 ^7 u9 @The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
2 U9 d" ~8 F& Y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. / o, u- p$ N7 ^- O' O K- w
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。3 b2 l8 b, K7 J' ]) u
9 {- @5 \9 T, K O"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. ; M4 P. I% S- N: w; S8 D& k7 E9 @
“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。“* j9 J+ Y5 d: u9 B
& W5 I' E& A7 z/ S2 u5 @$ YAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. + U2 a$ F9 ~* X: \
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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. b7 H3 ?' |% y' `& 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." 4 m+ `9 @1 G3 W# ?
“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。”7 j; Q" H; T) T3 q4 i
6 |- U/ V& H E: p8 RWhile 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 }5 L) v0 @+ ]" J- v3 z8 d* S, @
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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