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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN) Y/ G0 V8 @" ?- `8 q
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! f9 d/ M& i0 x; c$ i. u6 D
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报" r- V1 O6 G( T2 n2 e8 @; Q8 g
, p" K* _0 \7 ?. i& ^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( n3 l! ?5 Q* a4 b5 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。 t' \0 ~& y8 w& n5 |/ M( d/ o
: S' d2 S, q8 p i' P7 ]8 iJim 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. " Q: M: p" M$ C' _
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
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# u+ ~1 e5 m5 D& h"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." / [* d! Z4 J5 Z* e$ c- {3 X; J7 S* 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。”! ^ G1 a. X8 g" p( X% a
: i" Y% W& ?0 v$ fWhile 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. : R8 b L3 B6 U$ O: \ U# v
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。7 y5 y! b, d' P; `
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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. " V; _" Q% B( w8 o( C, n$ D) I: H" s
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。; q. s5 k- N8 a6 ^; H! J
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
, U, ?% K8 C! Z& `2 e& D2 {# [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。0 ^5 Y8 n( _+ `7 h2 y3 P$ Q" [
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 9 g" _7 e2 c% H; W% i
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.
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" `( B4 @* L* m" z# k* I"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. M# {9 i- [1 q5 ?
“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。“3 l$ q2 U( K$ L' V& U8 e+ V
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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9 a+ z# U4 E4 K/ Y# T2 I"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."
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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."
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