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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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2 t3 V6 y6 u: Z' q6 A2 j! ~By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN4 L S( ~ ] O& }; Z9 ]
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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来自消费者维权组织的警告! _$ C7 h4 Y+ { n: c8 T
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报7 p- R1 ~7 ?9 t" {; }/ \
1 }0 |2 y2 X% w2 n8 m! EAlbertans 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. , l4 h7 G; M9 E1 t* r- F
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; e2 l, F, u9 e o
6 c! Y/ S5 C# V7 L% c, RJim 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.
' x" l" ^; d0 A9 |+ @& ?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8 S+ z1 Z) |4 ]/ ~% W; I& n0 Q
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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." 6 S" I6 I: h5 E% s: L2 _2 l" u8 ~* P4 P
“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.
$ H [7 F- g- j9 U' e% W/ n; 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。
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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. + }, t1 k- a4 B1 ]7 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。+ B/ e2 p6 o# ^' i
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. ; Z6 F- Y7 r& h- p8 F
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。( r# {! _& P! V7 |, y* A
; n3 c. q% U: CThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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! E( N: R9 a- e! LLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
6 }' v9 k* q" }% w" v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. 5 `7 b$ ?. N4 \ ?5 i5 O* |2 X
“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。“6 _5 l3 k% J- R4 U- H# w
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
( `5 b, `' o+ N- ?& A6 M2 R m埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。8 i6 z0 L7 y9 T) J3 |. P; x4 O8 n
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"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."
' n2 G0 E, y; l. L3 ~“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。”8 Y- {* Y2 D0 M4 ]$ _( X
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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 v" @% i; Q8 P- G, Q
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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