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Deregulated power could inflate prices& r: F4 s; y( L" o
Warning from consumer advocate group3 \; z! c) W U8 g. [' h! f0 k
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN6 w1 h$ ^; ]3 V- n' B0 l
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
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来自消费者维权组织的警告
# E8 q* z' v; g8 L; l, z作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报! R9 g, Q9 J2 ?: r/ D: b1 d
$ h0 a4 Y" `" c. K P$ ZAlbertans 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.
% Q, \1 ?. o# 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。# y- p: f) X- |9 f7 s
2 ~+ I6 f, g/ z7 pJim 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.
, ]1 _4 m/ m9 o* W6 P. W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& S! i5 N) G. `# u/ O
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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." % M5 r! x+ w5 H' F' V4 T5 S [
“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.
% |. k6 E* t3 o+ 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。
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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.
0 B# e, [) \' l( S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。/ Q W" |3 M, W1 d
2 S) ^$ O& V; B5 B4 kIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. & n: [. _9 i! e
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。9 E+ @& c8 q% P: p8 K: E& D. T
% G' V4 @1 |( D! wThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
; P, S2 q0 d1 u) N7 g省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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+ j* p8 S7 z& }2 T! Q0 O6 KLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 9 G3 a; c. l+ y0 L
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。) {9 M1 ^" o3 [+ W3 o& H
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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. 2 v& ?, m5 j; 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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"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." V' \- L/ `% b8 G
“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。”! ^; I+ {" H) `1 m- M" G
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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."
& ?2 G2 u5 H/ Z. _& n0 p/ E/ 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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