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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN0 V+ @ d; e( I7 F8 A
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
1 i6 f6 Z9 C) ~! j4 ]放开市场将使电力价格上涨
6 u$ k8 w: C8 U" m: g. e7 L, E1 X8 D$ q( T来自消费者维权组织的警告* z" L$ w' L4 @4 d* R& n- g8 D1 b8 h
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报& Y7 {/ ] W5 q. n* m
5 B% o Z+ s9 r V2 \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. " v" R* W c8 Y$ v( b- H5 Y$ N9 E
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。2 _" k+ I2 n$ B d
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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. / H- m* ~) m) z3 H& w1 y! ~/ n
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. F0 J/ {% O5 ^0 n, ~
3 @; |& Q ~4 a, \$ s: y+ v8 |' F ~"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."
! ~6 D: X$ L' X) Y8 e% `2 M! W; {“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. ) _9 Q4 L+ i8 y4 L4 ]! J
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。6 ~; @ b) f: {% j
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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.
4 q1 q; m4 Q3 A" Q) J# 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。! K5 n2 f5 P1 A, B5 ?/ x
# ?4 {/ x( a* J- z h/ ]' zIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
" o1 _& B5 i) o$ H+ _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。! g0 R: \ j: L0 g/ r
6 u, y* ?4 p: b& m" w9 ~- {The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. - f' H. e, P3 F& r1 W
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. $ I- b4 m, @/ O9 M& J2 y
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。9 W8 N# U2 [4 L! _/ R* o' X' }
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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.
2 M* X. a1 X/ N3 Q“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。“& @* y3 _% k+ d) b
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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5 L( r6 c w7 T" h! F"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."
1 Y4 A+ Y$ Z& J; U; 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。”
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5 g- D4 l0 A' f, N 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."
l% e9 u4 R& o% U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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