民调显示马尼托巴人愿意为电力升级支付更高的电费。 Manitobans show willingness to pay higher rates for electricity upgrades, poll suggests.

马尼托巴省是一家公有公用事业公司,它进行了一项民意调查,表明一些马尼托巴省人愿意支付更高的电费,并将能源转向夜间使用,因为该公用事业公司要求提高电费以更新基础设施。 Manitoba Hydro, a Crown-owned utility, conducted a poll indicating that some Manitobans are willing to pay higher electricity rates and shift energy use to nighttime, as the utility seeks rate increases to upgrade infrastructure. 对1,260名马尼托巴人的调查表明,人们支持增加可靠性方面的开支,特别是以较低的增长率。 The survey of 1,260 Manitobans showed support for increased spending on reliability, particularly at lower rate increases. 马尼托巴Hydro计划要求每年三次提高利率3.5%,在20年内投资310亿美元用于基础设施和新发电。 Manitoba Hydro plans to ask for three annual rate hikes of 3.5% to invest $31 billion over 20 years for infrastructure and new generating power.