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Deregulated power could inflate prices, M" w# ]. V1 [- j
Warning from consumer advocate group2 K9 J* I; ]' L& i. G
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨$ g$ L8 u5 T2 e
来自消费者维权组织的警告 T4 [) H$ T9 o
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报2 a/ E. y1 Y& K
Q# | L5 z: D' iAlbertans 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 ~; {3 A! ~" X" ^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。0 [4 u' ^4 ^0 ?+ u5 D8 ?
" Q0 p* C8 W+ H1 e8 bJim 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.
3 ]8 F& z0 Y6 q1 H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* W$ l1 s. z/ `8 w: d+ r9 [5 f
. u% n1 r5 [" R0 V' w, k X"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."
) ?1 r) l3 z0 p9 y) e3 K8 [“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。”. W# e! G- {, A% U* V
7 Z7 R# Q. J+ k' K8 B+ oWhile 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 h- E, x4 r9 \7 T7 D
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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2 s" g7 h6 \9 E$ Y p5 o. l: GIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. ) x! E/ `! J! ]0 H0 b1 Y9 e
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。7 T# g6 i" b2 T1 I7 ?
K; {- I/ y, b9 p: zIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. & \) g, o# P. M! N! I/ @/ f
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。' R' }9 r; x- o% Q. m5 `% R3 L
" p5 A7 \9 ~' P6 f. J2 BThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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1 H* o2 Q( [' M- M: r' D5 O+ t+ t; ^' d- {Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. / K; S5 b$ @/ I* }8 t
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。1 M' L+ H, q/ U- b0 v) F
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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.
( v( c$ Y9 f6 q; T$ A“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。“+ u0 U5 W" f$ w; ]0 f
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
7 Z) `! {; _! J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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! S8 j4 f8 \1 ?0 y"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." 6 a3 l4 |! h, V) 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。”) d1 [' \, f. V! N1 O
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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." : Y! j( w6 Q- A' v# v
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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