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Deregulated power could inflate prices: @' D. ?- d. Y" g+ Z! j9 O9 h
Warning from consumer advocate group- i! o3 C& E- ^5 I0 z+ ~2 e" u
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨7 A0 ~: O) ]; _! `! j: E; b& R
来自消费者维权组织的警告- f+ j: ~* F1 w5 Q0 i. w
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.
3 U6 x9 Z- ]6 t; m+ a% t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。$ G+ ]; m1 G' `0 U: q- m
$ S: [ V! H( I# o1 c. |! E8 {/ EJim 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.
9 R: N: C& ^( \: U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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$ l0 ]' h& 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."
$ Z, C* c/ D$ _, s' V0 K+ d. N“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。”2 }) W* ?4 v! k n8 m
) g, }. z! l) @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.
5 a! G- ]: Z, r+ a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。/ b8 r1 K3 k8 b; P9 i' ~/ v
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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.
& i( p% i: D, a2 T9 J, o' A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。' \% v. u* }. ~7 T
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
; y D( |6 e) l p, v1 k4 M1 c: S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。; t; w- @4 H% s' z6 B6 N( s
$ @6 }+ s0 o7 {% C& n; \The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
* c, |7 @ ?( Z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. 1 ?: o6 s, u9 d9 w% u! @# M
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。: i0 H& O" ?; N: W1 u( e) j
3 ?/ S3 z0 P" P% o1 |$ h) ]"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
0 k5 r8 k/ a# j“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。“: I m, m: l* K3 |5 c8 U
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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5 P) X. a8 d3 Y1 t"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." # M$ \. H: J( T1 r! B
“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。”% c4 W0 L7 A. k) g
3 i( f+ O7 y: E+ _/ j c. M; 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."
2 z% |" N% \) x. 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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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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