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Deregulated power could inflate prices
, `, G: {4 y9 ]4 @5 tWarning from consumer advocate group; S3 ]1 ]. _. e* c) [& n3 |, z R
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
0 Y2 X t& j8 Y6 W+ F来自消费者维权组织的警告
" P, q: s N/ y1 ^. f作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报$ Y( {/ C9 m0 s* y6 K
& r% K( }2 ]& V, K. [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.
! k/ J- E* a; e( a* o3 Q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。4 k' R, I! v# p$ b6 h* s; r1 T
6 ] W1 ?# c, r0 V- F5 gJim 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.
% u( c% Z' t/ _ W: O/ \2 ^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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"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."
9 R) y, g1 Y; f% D- H8 o& J“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。”3 V( z. `6 {" ~: I+ j1 l- T
0 e2 b3 X5 q* j, [/ bWhile 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. ; P3 w$ N' m0 v& q4 Y" t) A. H
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。0 P: ?* b" r x) U
, _6 Q. b8 L' n7 DIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. # Q5 m9 r& b) ]6 Q, g
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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3 d4 v! M: l, dIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
, l! ~2 u. c6 X7 Y; ?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。& n# s9 b' P# R# D
% n% K; j+ x o, D$ S" X2 L$ ?The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
' `8 |, i: A# o" N- Q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. 7 R3 A P3 V' M$ P. F2 o
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。; S: ~$ k0 ]$ t
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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. # T0 e6 B; H: G0 A
“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。“: h: n& |/ g. R: K6 B
4 G" J+ X8 F* D0 GAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. : _) [2 d' e$ d6 o% V4 D6 p
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。 R9 z" z q9 W. R) G
+ y9 T5 W0 Y1 y; e"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."
4 ?4 R8 j4 q) 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。”
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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." ) G6 {3 H3 Q" E4 `
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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