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Deregulated power could inflate prices" M' J0 q2 {0 R( Y1 [( m) S
Warning from consumer advocate group
5 D( g2 t6 e; `4 P3 R$ h$ y) F* z; UBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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来自消费者维权组织的警告4 \0 I7 W) l1 L! E4 i
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报7 i/ G. S9 { d2 `8 ]
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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.
! l0 n6 c2 o0 q' Z7 P) X- d* s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。! s, `+ y( E$ Q
- {$ {. m6 b2 m w/ L7 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. / l/ A) ^6 S- S% X, C. T
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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0 ?# o# Q& g9 _1 U"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."
& F4 [6 `& l- c6 L3 s& y“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。”6 k5 M- z D) f
; F7 `! Q5 U/ UWhile 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.
! Q% F7 i) ?, S! 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。: K" Q# N& l. }2 A: ^4 M/ c
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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. 6 Y: x9 @1 V7 M9 n5 ^4 t8 g, m, m
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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/ x( _0 u7 j7 d0 r! \+ XIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. # R7 k$ T5 Q9 J- M5 m7 g* `
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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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. % e3 V8 U3 w3 K& F d) _
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. ! f5 G* n. G' ]% P
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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: t! c( n" A0 d"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 4 S. |7 j% D i5 p) S I4 H* M
“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.
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+ A. ?0 h& X) A5 s7 x5 X& N"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." # }" z, u( o7 t( ? A
“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。”0 o8 J! C1 e- I- c( A
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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."
4 M9 r3 I* i; A0 y+ ]4 S5 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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