 鲜花( 634)  鸡蛋( 5)
|
Deregulated power could inflate prices
3 ?/ }; E$ e) r2 Z, x( Q' tWarning from consumer advocate group
1 k( H+ x @1 q e- i0 j+ @$ a* eBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
4 M. U9 g. H* z- j B5 Bhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html* G0 t7 n% ~3 V3 N$ \# V) N
放开市场将使电力价格上涨: z4 e8 b2 K: K
来自消费者维权组织的警告 ]$ @ Z; {. K& N
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
7 G2 K2 }7 j, R: K V; e4 l. \" s+ N% {, Q: E9 M2 t
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. . L* h7 `. t+ Q8 B
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。
- U I' _; E: l" {- c( q
+ _1 V. |; `+ L1 P& K5 H% d4 v% tJim 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.
A( \0 m( V: u: Q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
3 `( R; _, K: F5 N4 b6 ^- q; o# \# z2 ^
"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." ! ~" U j2 g& i8 z' X
“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。”
- ^7 m0 }5 Z: \9 M1 d' c
) {! f _% {! I& z# q: v) J0 kWhile 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. / _9 s0 G9 i8 e7 ]' h' 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。
1 V7 U: p @! W: j7 j
! S$ F6 D( V9 G6 v! J3 a' z+ H0 qIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. 0 y/ `" x" P8 _' q) M5 K3 v! t
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。. d7 }* e+ i) m5 U$ U8 G
& d" n# R* ^) N w& H6 P& z4 WIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
( ]4 Y9 U8 |5 m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。# Q- _" T0 c6 w6 a0 w7 h
# o; h/ Y$ u; J6 \
The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
9 i# x1 K1 Q$ B1 y' H8 [( f省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划4 k! Q H/ Y! ~1 b3 F3 a
4 _/ l" c9 d2 hLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 2 ^1 A: Z0 T$ `3 z6 }
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。1 O9 E. P% J* F, k
1 ]7 w. b8 r* \( b0 ]8 \"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 4 s. U* t! k4 ^1 A! I6 b' F
“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。“
' E: k' ~* f) U; @1 [7 k; R9 c7 I1 g& ~- U
Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
: q* ~; ^2 A, H L# R7 P$ a埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。0 V4 M$ X6 |& x( c
& v: Z' O. |# }/ _7 X" G"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." 5 |2 O* s' c& a- N9 X6 W) h* ~, f
“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。”+ c# l- @; o' b
+ L/ j+ v% L- K- m0 VWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
; |" @9 j' C* T* k. I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”。 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2005-10-3 12:32
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2005-10-3 16:47
，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
楼主
发表于 2005-10-4 22:51
