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Deregulated power could inflate prices
( N j9 k9 l# D% bWarning from consumer advocate group! W+ S3 \% K6 f& I4 l l2 s5 Z( S
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN% S( O* u7 a8 e! a- p) y& H( X
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
# j I' t: ]; v9 `放开市场将使电力价格上涨8 p' X' J2 Z1 I. d6 M8 F' O; z
来自消费者维权组织的警告
I/ }6 B, {( N5 w) }) D1 Y& F" _作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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9 _% Q+ t3 |" R0 B c4 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.
8 f5 x* [: g2 |' X' }: R 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。1 C7 b/ y1 @4 O. ^, [, s; \' f
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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. * E b$ B3 U+ p, w9 g! R% f
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, K% U+ o' I0 w
/ b, ~( f$ C7 i* A1 @"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." ; f* A& I& [/ n O, n9 h! l# T
“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. , q; ]: ^2 s% O" o$ \: z
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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4 m0 @ i- S0 }- }+ cIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
0 ~/ i D% B$ E. b+ w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。! I) t( I( P; g! a, a
8 X! R! F ?# r" i/ |In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. & l- E# q7 C7 K7 M% c
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。' _" u5 q3 _; l; L8 Q' _! f
$ s7 f1 {* t3 y4 _( tThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
" i4 {& Y/ d' @) j" u省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划5 q+ O/ l/ K# [8 V( n! l' Q
2 t* o0 V& }9 K4 u" qLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
4 y- P% G9 u& i& F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。: ^$ P2 h+ A8 z" \
7 A/ S3 a; p) t& x c"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
2 j- x9 T4 |" C) n5 W) 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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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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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." ( d' d' v6 d S% M$ Y w, W6 T
“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。”# z: K( g! i/ |; m) ]0 ~
7 ^' M2 l5 j! P' ?% L1 JWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
7 H$ h# X/ ?9 H2 K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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