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Deregulated power could inflate prices q) x6 I9 U! ^4 u+ W6 r+ \2 ?- n+ f
Warning from consumer advocate group% t( T7 z% M5 ^. h7 w
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN
6 _7 a& J3 i0 x3 I3 J( J' x) f& Xhttp://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html
* c: z6 k! |. h8 A放开市场将使电力价格上涨, ?: b: V% E' g+ v+ X2 J' C
来自消费者维权组织的警告# W" l) O9 T4 K8 L9 }
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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# `# L7 c! |2 b' b8 mAlbertans 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. & Z M+ r3 z% G
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。( m1 _% \1 L- O6 r' ?0 n: z
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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. 3 O$ L# m! G/ H. N4 K" R: ~
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 N2 d7 a7 l n) k* i. B: }) I4 W8 M
" \2 M* W3 t; ^# l( I J"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." 1 m5 o& }6 F$ w1 K4 k) }
“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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4 N; k& i7 v* {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. , J/ t2 `! p w- q/ e2 e
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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# N& \4 w R* h6 s" z8 S7 c/ o1 R" NIf the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns. 0 y& c0 {8 I w. N
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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k$ D( J7 y' m) B5 l8 aIn June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
4 a( g Y6 t( s5 X; W; F2 b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。5 r; s1 R8 S6 |; K; _
. p* Y2 @, a! \% Q& o* P( W; o% \) TThe province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ' A8 \8 w1 m6 e8 [: @: S
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。0 B. ^/ y9 i" d+ E& \9 }3 R
5 H, F( y Z c, @* j: b/ w"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. 9 J5 L7 G7 g0 R2 P( ?0 ~4 P8 y6 x
“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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5 \5 Y& K0 Q! w5 AAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
# t+ z; P- P+ I* I& `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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5 D; F- [8 F/ J8 ]3 A4 r% |"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."
* T6 l( G( d2 H. U' 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。”: X& [; t$ ~$ G8 x3 R k
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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."
J7 }6 p( B1 m/ U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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