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Deregulated power could inflate prices' B# G( W, u0 h. L
Warning from consumer advocate group) o& o, z) F$ |7 V" z$ ?. E. T
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN9 X" a- c/ E( U9 J) D/ U: @
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
1 v" q/ `1 a1 U( G& _6 N0 G8 L作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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0 ?, B, i' C( w3 E6 ]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.
0 N8 u4 Q; C' U U, 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。4 C3 ~0 ?9 l4 P
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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.
) n$ f, L- c" Z7 d0 I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." $ K. p2 F* B. |6 K0 B
“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.
/ l5 B" I7 N; m! N3 j! T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。& S. |5 G6 ~4 u! F; A) `1 l9 H
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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.
; S# E8 k0 Q7 A% t0 @7 } Q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. : w6 m0 q. h# g' k) M7 t
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。6 V& ?6 Z. m5 h6 Q& G+ ?
) ~% i( U9 ~" s' r k. YThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. 4 S# D4 t; A5 Q* R/ Z2 n( R
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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$ @# ^2 }; {$ Q9 @1 \* ?/ B% u+ WLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
$ l/ d& M# K# o+ 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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. u9 o. R0 m4 k5 L2 N"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 8 a/ x) D* n" C
“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.
0 m3 s2 e; i$ j- ^* R2 g6 `& Y6 W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."
: ^9 {8 j& ^% ^) M4 r/ N7 J“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."
5 ?+ C& u( k7 H: R7 ^, m2 H' C( b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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