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Deregulated power could inflate prices
8 o9 {& y$ o j) Z8 [( \Warning from consumer advocate group
0 T+ a* `) C4 D1 s+ m7 SBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN( S. S; {/ m$ z. b7 W/ o. I
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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来自消费者维权组织的警告
" J& p9 t1 \2 }. f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. ( [) v0 I- R- n1 W+ d* F# J
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。7 D2 z" W; R" ?: N0 m" N( R! g
: _- a1 M8 C1 G2 ~ 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. 6 O$ d2 E: q& Y, g7 d% ?+ J9 D; 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/ y5 Y" f+ n0 E) F5 `/ f
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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." & r* O9 O( u0 K3 P) s
“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 n& f y0 ^6 }+ B
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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. 4 _/ F( c7 d2 ~" |
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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If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
% F. Z6 v/ X( C3 N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。& w; P4 P; u1 u7 i( X% e/ x6 v, _
1 W( |: v r" G, z' z( SIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
/ K# @+ F' S d) a4 q2 `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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, u. s9 q* k4 @2 {5 g4 ~& d2 `The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. & `% r! U5 ~! i. ~$ R! C# ^: ^6 w
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划: }. z0 ~1 c# L8 u: E" ?1 f+ t
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
8 j* @. C4 x, x. U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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9 _7 ]. p" ?9 u: i"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. . N0 u- u% M S
“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。“" y! ]0 t5 f/ N; s- ?4 b
3 _9 E/ M$ B( I4 a9 |+ bAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. 3 W5 |9 y+ g& @7 }
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。8 k7 [5 g9 \( u7 ?
7 }6 P. ~+ Y9 K9 h; d$ A) D"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."
5 ~# G3 ?6 W1 j* O& f“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。”& n# N- b, W8 A' u3 g, t
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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."
8 ~. z- K+ h: l$ {7 ?- A9 N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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