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Deregulated power could inflate prices8 A2 G7 j& J! `
Warning from consumer advocate group
; H* {/ j. Z3 R$ SBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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来自消费者维权组织的警告( s7 |9 i- m6 a" M) i, x
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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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.
( L& I- T1 k! E. k5 C4 P( I5 y, K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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* }: S+ V# B$ I9 Z& f V1 [) U1 A& SJim 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( w6 k: a! K) P8 Q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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, C/ w/ p J. e. s" b"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."
0 m$ n8 q0 M2 c& k% o$ O“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。”( i3 i' U, B$ N2 b
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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) T0 K+ Q) K4 t3 B- }6 {$ {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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: k. t+ ]8 l1 R* i+ X" E B) F gIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. 9 c, [( J% ]8 t1 z* H' A$ ]! O
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。
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
9 o: H5 U; V: r! U- |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。9 t) w2 k g9 X7 N
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. + z3 U+ N; X: g
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。" x, b! a+ Y% f/ ~+ P2 j4 T0 Z
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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 o3 z5 `) f: E$ s: S“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. 1 d, ~& n# l& v5 D( X2 n8 f" P% d
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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3 f( l/ I" d3 E3 J1 L"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." 4 g( p e' [* g, F+ D6 Z
“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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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." 2 I5 C6 c! l4 O2 y$ _% }
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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