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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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; i6 S |: a! }* Z) t/ ]' w. s放开市场将使电力价格上涨
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作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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2 c! ?- f* ]9 ^) ~# |2 u- Z6 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.
9 F" c- K+ X, Z. F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。
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, s1 x6 H1 ^) |3 U3 mJim 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. 8 @! b9 N9 N* n1 z# Q! v
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3 k6 J+ V. \0 a5 T4 W
; q0 g" Z4 J& R0 P8 P"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." ! G4 K+ q+ C4 l. m/ L6 _% d2 z
“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.
$ @0 q+ l {& w' h! q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.
3 E6 V. q r0 U6 u' D9 G5 P/ q* I7 u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。# d1 M9 k1 K1 T6 G0 Q
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
: a6 k; X: n4 {1 s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。. i! \) f) y. r! M
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. / K1 W, D4 ?( y" Q$ V/ J7 K
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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+ i7 Y5 I1 r/ ILiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ' W" y8 L t$ c( V
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。; V- S1 `7 j+ I5 O# Y6 W2 h
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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. * `7 f5 Q- O' X; ]2 Y0 X$ ~
“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。“9 `5 z, O2 A1 r6 [$ q9 U
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
* B% I* x8 z4 ~6 i# f6 R: g4 E6 k( {# g埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。) M: _$ u3 [* Y$ J
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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."
5 o2 D8 c; w: t: g7 a8 g" p5 K1 r“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。”
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% b! K) u) o( h. tWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy." 9 C( @/ }1 }3 u3 P! E/ B
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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