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Deregulated power could inflate prices1 R J4 q& x V
Warning from consumer advocate group
2 R; F; e3 c: q$ L( m' {By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN U0 ]/ T5 H+ J
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放开市场将使电力价格上涨
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作者:麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报( }7 B8 K! Q) z$ L. W, a( I
' N* h; {: E) I5 eAlbertans 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. + N8 n2 A9 w9 q2 y
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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9 ], J% l) }2 w, T5 f7 Z( _8 xJim 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. / t( W+ h7 T: e) f" G" m
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." ' D- A% }; f- [ y; Z! }
“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。”$ _; i6 B' U! L8 D
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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. & c$ R$ c1 B. U _1 K! \% v5 x2 h
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.
5 V( z" B& V" F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。" f7 Q* j! d8 N; u: j1 j% N7 x
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
3 l1 o3 K5 F& ]3 g6 n. c7 l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。* f0 y& c( t5 v, `* L" q
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007. " f8 Z( \! i) U; i6 d* E+ P
省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划
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2 C" Z5 V' k- R0 JLiberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work.
1 v0 j. a* K4 {; b$ p6 T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。; G) [2 b( E& e% U8 T7 C: I
! e' t$ L! ]6 i7 V J"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers.
: p# k0 e0 u& X- N# o/ Z0 u“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. u$ G6 h8 S# v" w( V8 @
埃尔伯达能源部发言人当娜.麦口称麦当劳为先知先觉。% y1 a. F) r W# m6 G6 ^+ t$ B
2 B6 w1 s7 I3 }"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." $ l2 Z' f: m) X" G1 u
“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。”: E6 t$ J- O$ Z c2 ^+ c b# T5 O( L
# }* P U/ k9 Y7 R8 ]2 jWhile critics reject claims that competition keeps the price of deregulated energy down, McColl maintains that competition in the utilities industry has been "very healthy."
; n8 G/ H7 \5 \. x. g0 `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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