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Deregulated power could inflate prices2 U7 T5 T) P6 a. x3 ?- {$ M
Warning from consumer advocate group
# j( G. J" Q) N7 M3 c. [, eBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 O8 e* T5 A/ V4 U+ ?# \
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
. B7 C w2 D; c来自消费者维权组织的警告
" j$ W4 Z4 n0 f7 M) u# a作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报 h# K* ^3 q. o/ S
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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. * I, _1 p; p2 t2 S0 e: T5 R+ I
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。0 G: k/ \. i3 G5 h' N4 u5 G( ~
* ^3 D. l4 h2 q( O/ V$ 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.
k: S) G8 U+ q9 [2 s) K, a" v' a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$ N7 r0 y8 \) C4 j2 Y" x
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"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."
8 v, y8 s9 b( i* Y% z! C“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. ; m- `( U2 I' f( \% g9 `
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。2 u0 K$ M J: C5 J3 ^
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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. + y- \/ R* a& v P/ 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。
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. - Y2 v& f6 i8 ]: ^
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 t7 K7 E' A2 z4 B0 Y8 z$ v
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. ; T5 ]5 D9 `' ?* i& X1 A2 T* N* i
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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$ y x0 G0 H9 ? \, tLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ( E6 E8 V- x0 n( t- G3 h. ~7 X
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。
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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. 0 }: h4 V5 K# u9 ~) G& O h1 }6 }
“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。“ c3 O6 c! _" Q
. J6 I4 O. x# a5 |. f9 AAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
# [; Z5 y q6 k0 Q9 P埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。% } P# r4 p$ {
4 P9 q3 H2 G. H# J1 b9 f+ S"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." 3 Q, Q1 M& z& |0 l$ ^
“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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4 b! r. x. h o+ ^3 XWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
' w% J" S7 @7 |& I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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发表于 2005-10-3 16:47
，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
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