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Deregulated power could inflate prices
0 ?; e! U: m6 ]9 sWarning from consumer advocate group
2 c8 q" L \; ]+ r# a4 u! UBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 c+ m+ B$ }( G0 T v0 a$ E u; `
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨( W3 j9 S/ z1 X! M
来自消费者维权组织的警告6 J& p P8 R! n& }
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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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.
3 y5 u. A, z: X0 C9 Y( U, t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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. w+ F. k: p+ ~: f3 S' ?Jim 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. + |. D; E o" v# m
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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5 { n0 r( h0 R* {8 c& X) v"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."
) p& Z/ B& w2 p8 G7 Y: b1 g# n) k6 w“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. * d) i2 Y' i) O: E( f
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.
5 w# R0 d$ y* m- g$ I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。" W1 b9 p1 C4 ]$ q2 ]) 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.
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. $ h) T3 @. n* A3 d9 f- M( s& f0 ~
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划 ~5 d5 a6 }3 |
$ R% t/ [4 m5 R' gLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
- x* K. ?2 e! t( c0 i$ E" 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。
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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.
7 S }' w$ F* \9 l4 ^4 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。“! H7 v# M* Z- |1 Y9 ?0 V# L
; h7 ^) y& w$ \' m) NAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. 0 O- I5 ], [5 v2 Q
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。
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7 ` w& Y& v: [) L* d9 T! [- V9 D! X"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." ( V3 U- B! F- k7 p9 i
“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." e5 Q1 e7 {3 ^1 s, M t- M
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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