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Deregulated power could inflate prices, H, X6 \7 w0 e) e! W) t
Warning from consumer advocate group1 ?% l& o# |/ n7 h9 T* m4 W) C, ]
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨 E3 B- s/ g/ t% F/ e- n& r6 l# S: v5 ?* G
来自消费者维权组织的警告
2 w0 K7 {( t l" N, P* V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. / c' a) A( C- N2 K7 m; s# L
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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8 ~; `6 Z: t7 t- t: ^& F8 }4 G% a3 `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. ! X% z8 L' ^" ]% E
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2 C6 m0 ]8 Q4 q( N1 ]9 ]- ~
. |6 b1 x3 X% t; w3 K"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."
' ] M% X; M; e5 Q“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。”/ [( I( T7 \& |+ B% S3 A" j
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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. " Z- \" i+ S- 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。" J- a _+ A. Q9 Y* }% s! w& P3 Q
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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. # q; V, L% w3 L* [
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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0 h4 X7 O# d7 B T% K* IIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
1 r. A* S( I1 I; |" q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。' m3 x$ }4 t$ M! o ?
' l2 I2 t, o3 w: A( `* s6 ^The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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. N6 c u- `4 [2 J' BLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. 0 [2 P2 e" T# Y
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。, ]* A ? ~" T( k2 ~
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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.
. J- L* y9 e* j& D Q3 D“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。“7 e7 H, y% Q/ Y% E' R! H
$ f2 @7 l# D A2 J# S) n6 GAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
6 |; A# s7 `( v! h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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6 Z5 B- b a: c* t"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." ' s3 _7 M9 r$ j2 ^
“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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8 F: I: I7 c6 L5 g( CWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
7 Q" p! `# a& H5 a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 12:32
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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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发表于 2005-10-4 22:51
