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Deregulated power could inflate prices" A, A- o2 w, O; p# ?/ ]
Warning from consumer advocate group3 D8 T' Q. u! Y% H7 Q& F( c
By MAX MAUDIE, EDMONTON SUN9 Q# i% e# T6 R5 u' I
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/ ... 03/1245981-sun.html7 z. [, A5 q3 F6 @
放开市场将使电力价格上涨
: p! a# }. B1 z7 |+ D+ l' T来自消费者维权组织的警告4 W$ V+ K$ u' ~- O, _ v: `
作者：麦克斯。毛弟 爱德蒙顿太阳报
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/ O' U2 A. h5 e! ?% `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. 5 _- \$ ~* q, [0 c7 u
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。9 P0 F. h( H+ M# f) N) ^
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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.
* u W' x% C1 G2 M% n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: Q* z# P( |& j
" K3 s1 ~. o" W7 b# h! M"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." : E+ g" Y/ B% H J* ?0 L; _
“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。”# S4 X: d$ R% B" 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. ) z" }$ U3 W* ~7 L+ M
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。9 x. ?/ [8 {+ I6 ?* [9 S i9 u
9 z2 o: P, V K9 F/ @3 S, U% \If the province doesn't carefully manage that shift, power bills in every corner of the province could see huge swings, Wachowich warns.
4 Z) t' u& R8 }# o# C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。- I/ c; i) T) s. l9 R O' F) ?( N
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In June, Alberta Energy delayed the plan to fully deregulate electricity, instead announcing a new five-year regulated rate option.
5 z9 w4 Z, i' T0 h( r/ z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。
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The province is scheduled to review the proposal in the fall of 2007.
) b Q6 x( W" R' w* L& D! K: p省政府将于2007年重新审定放开市场的计划% U( Q- J' ?/ E9 w9 N
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Liberal energy critic Hugh MacDonald said the province reined in its plan because it knows it won't work. ; c8 o" A' F$ B! I) R* [* ]) 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。
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1 r# n6 O; S2 U( ?"We have to unplug deregulation," MacDonald said. "It may work for the producers, but it doesn't work for the consumers. / s& p/ L) m" _1 g6 C: F8 `
“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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* Q7 G6 P" c: c8 y0 U- sAlberta Energy spokesman Donna McColl said MacDonald is jumping the gun.
1 k: {7 Z7 m+ J, a! c4 \$ U# l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 z% D+ I z- y1 n! B( f% v
“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." & X- L8 Y7 L7 f$ g* v
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
