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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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6 Q w- B/ D) [% e; EBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
% k# u. x8 I" ghttp://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
9 \2 F$ B! b7 s! v+ \放开市场将使电力价格上涨& k% H( ]5 z7 [
来自消费者维权组织的警告/ @$ ?" o! U5 i3 J) T# I' R9 a
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. , b7 J4 f3 ~, @3 h0 [4 X
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。; E+ A# t& `# B, G- H
e# V9 }2 {% P3 G" ]$ @5 z& 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.
+ U, \( u& p: i: @) I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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1 _, W) P1 v1 X3 ]" B0 m- r"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."
$ l/ G/ J" K2 [, ~; ` g+ s“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. 2 U7 ?' D: S" W. 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。3 s l: P5 r. ?& h9 {
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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. 8 B4 V0 }, H, S- P
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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8 O% T @# Y" z; ^' [9 ]1 [In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 4 t; ?2 |9 @9 c/ r. N: r; I
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。( l3 M' n6 W/ z }
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. % t/ a. u! c5 D
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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3 g& o! @# g0 YLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 9 ]& F6 `8 s" Z5 Y# a
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。7 G6 u9 ^* E1 t0 L7 {1 L
* ]+ L0 F. ?2 P1 V0 B"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
9 G6 P* Q: m" g: P“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。“; k0 I- ?! D( \7 \" P( i
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
* y2 `2 z% ~. ~埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。. X6 \$ Q- i; |% Z8 m
# i) n$ L8 u0 k/ Q"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." 2 i! t$ G' e) d$ u3 r0 I, t* i
“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。”9 r& p9 ]9 x6 ^; J) Y% g
7 |. B# q5 @* S6 e6 HWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
3 k4 \" J$ z G1 c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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