电价高昂是因为垄断商们没什么理由削减成本。而恰恰相反,由于政府规定死了电力公司的利润率,所以他们一旦抬高成本,盈利就会随之增加。同时电力公司按时计价收取家庭用户电费,因此,即使是非高峰时段,用户也没理由狂用家电。替代能源也不受待见。虽说日本企业在风能,太阳能和地热能等绿色能源产业上处于领先地位,但绿色能源发电也只占总发电量的 1%。
TEPCOs influence is vast. It supports politicians from one party; its union supports their rivals.It finances academic research on energy. It takes hacks on junkets. And last year it spent ?26billion on advertising and promotiona fortune for a firm with no seriouscompetitors.
东电有着巨大的影响力。集团支持一党政客,工会则支持他们的竞争对手。东电为学术能源研究买单,并且资助低层官员公费旅游。去年,东电又花费260亿日元做宣传,打广告。没有强劲竞争对手的东电却耗费了这么一笔巨款。
Reformers urge the break-up of Japans power monopolies. Separating generation fromtransmission and opening the door to new entrants would raise efficiency and reduce costs.However, Keidanren, the lobby for big business, opposes deregulation on the ground thatTEPCO and its ilk ensure a stable supply of electricity. Several Keidanren members sell partsand services to the power monopolies, and receive steep discounts on the power they use.
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