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Deregulated power could inflate prices
7 J: t5 Y" @, m) X) YWarning from consumer advocate group& ~( T* W/ Q* G4 _
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN! |/ r! O3 |1 n( K; G
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
2 e0 L6 n2 `' v f7 \7 M, Q来自消费者维权组织的警告2 z! o% d2 c; v* A) q& H! A8 D2 I
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报7 b0 U x _2 }( M& l
. }. \0 C m: a u( x/ o wAlbertans 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.
# \) J N7 d" ?# Y: G/ C- d) Z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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( H: G+ ~1 B5 Q! _( B$ |& b1 k* m3 I: 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. 6 F0 f( K8 S# y" m9 v/ f5 _6 c& A( ]7 _
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2 T4 c4 j7 K6 [. C
3 K! m# o: u4 l2 ]: l"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# ]7 c% L, Y/ g/ G# \
“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。”% f8 l- I+ c) t; O- F4 Y
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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.
4 v3 |7 b+ k- y3 E! {& }' n' v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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/ @) W: ]* h* Y9 l6 w7 U# lIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
! d3 a7 f& m# p# f; 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。8 \. s) q2 \+ J/ B
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
: ~. `8 C4 U! B- C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。6 z6 h ?. c# L
4 m' A" w) M( j4 m' C3 v! Q) {The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
6 _, r! h$ u( f. |9 x省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划, _6 ?" {5 B9 O* I
7 c5 e& [4 F# G( o7 c! [Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 1 Y& D! U9 _7 m: c- c
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 Y1 I! Z9 o* m' W3 T, n/ C# }7 @“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。“7 G" P6 p0 y/ O6 I- X& H
8 E) m' F) K0 q. L+ qAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. & @( ]' a1 O$ {3 |( L& ]$ s
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。3 m. i8 G7 E7 x8 h
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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."
( }- A- \9 K* J2 _* Z$ P/ D d4 @“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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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."
' R' w# j, q% m) w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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发表于 2005-10-4 22:51
