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Deregulated power could inflate prices
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨6 w" j, O( I0 g8 O; W
来自消费者维权组织的警告+ C+ J% B. W& `
作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报; ?4 `5 p7 u. K8 d
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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. & C# I: k* j! r; B2 q, ~; K
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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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. 2 T* b5 t0 l# v
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." : w7 J5 |5 u3 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。”
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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. / {, b6 F- G1 @
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. $ n: [. {( U% u8 H a: G' ]$ z# f
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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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. ' a9 B9 O" h8 w% w- |; F1 v
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。. C) [" H* E w9 ^ M7 m5 v% z4 w
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. ! p; o; L9 P+ H+ [8 ]
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划* P9 |6 F; j* ]
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. , X# w8 _; T, P8 _# w. T
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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5 D9 f. g0 M( N$ x- X. N"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 8 J7 h" |4 y$ L1 e- ^/ 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。“. C5 y3 l( G. ` K/ ^) e
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Alberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun. 7 U1 c! C, l9 Z+ A% y; A
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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"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."
6 k) e3 U. Y" T“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。”+ P; X. [2 U& A$ Q8 Z3 M
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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." & h0 ~+ b3 o3 n9 M% l' o
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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