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Deregulated power could inflate prices2 D+ P7 T+ i5 Y8 V
Warning from consumer advocate group+ B! z( F; b. |' j% z
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨# a( {5 e) n5 ^6 p, G
来自消费者维权组织的警告2 @1 F9 }3 K% ]/ m. u. n, H4 q' X5 A
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报 ~8 O; [9 ~" W0 `6 D6 o
0 U+ `7 f6 S, M, Z A; G: s' GAlbertans 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. / y8 h. h4 S v& Z3 {
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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$ K" @9 ]( m% @6 q! ^. kJim 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.
4 z+ R1 x* j1 w5 |$ [* f$ c2 ]8 g. r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 S. b, o5 F$ m0 O7 ~"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." - i, A( A+ W$ f1 i
“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。”. w9 p: {& I2 S6 U
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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.
' ~: p1 S' m: _1 E4 J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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If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. ( i% C9 Y2 o. N/ A9 R P" k
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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* r0 Z9 [8 T$ xIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 6 D) s, U9 f0 ]1 T8 L
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。
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& \: v! l7 A3 @# d4 ZThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. b' } j( P/ m' ^2 i( I
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划* `$ @4 `! l; s
! [3 p) Y) j, {6 t6 | TLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
: @( h; |; W1 \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。4 e& \/ c, b" c0 x4 k
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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. 4 n3 B2 Q. l3 Q' G
“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. ! k6 B9 V( T% L+ b
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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/ S9 r( U3 ?: O2 f0 h* d"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."
9 {5 M! a( k, @7 H8 w“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。”" |7 O7 X; b2 K. ~. D7 J
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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."
0 k' B, \' K! h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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