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Deregulated power could inflate prices
2 i* x7 j6 v' ^% m* sWarning from consumer advocate group
, ]$ P" |5 p7 ?; N5 \/ qBy MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨9 ^$ j2 W& K4 m5 j/ J% J9 V" w
来自消费者维权组织的警告- L: |: x g; L: S, E) L
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. ' p& X* o& v! b- y6 `, b# @* ^
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。/ c5 T; [/ x, s$ m$ r3 B& i7 @
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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.
/ h; _- n. O: A% N6 B, C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1 w5 v- a/ A) I/ Z3 ~, f
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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." 5 m8 ]7 Q' {' ~- d* |4 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。”% F; j) E5 z! S3 Y) w
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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. ' U) r6 [3 @: _+ J7 Q
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。0 P2 @/ @3 h! o0 K+ m: g1 v! [
& A( P1 s5 q! s$ N/ `If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
9 u2 A6 b! r$ \8 G' S8 Y$ }, U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。$ Z' F: z" F) U' }
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option. 9 n1 U6 X8 H* `! Z9 I0 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 L* |# K$ x0 j& j; |, f
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. $ q- e+ C3 ~9 ]
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划/ c/ @ ]* u9 d' g' G+ U6 J# r6 N4 D
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
7 p2 z. A2 T( N+ Q1 Q" h% @- x/ X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。; M: J7 ~& q, i
, H$ r( r1 A& Z5 Z, Z"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. ! P* I1 T, H% i1 ~
“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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: o- O/ K! @$ v- bAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
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3 v6 b4 F; N1 l( i+ C9 v! f/ l0 e"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 G. i1 _' \1 O4 j( t3 ?“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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5 n8 I, F" F) k- \7 RWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
( |- V1 Q5 I0 L) l/ ~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 16:47
，在阿尔伯塔消费者联合会当什么职务？
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