消费者新西兰（Consumer NZ）的保罗·弗格（Paul Fuge）警告称，老年人和规模较小、收入较低的家庭将受到计划中的电力市场改革的最严重冲击，面临账单最大幅度上涨。
Consumer NZ's Paul Fuge warned that elderly and smaller, lower-income households will be hit hardest by a planned overhaul of the electricity market, facing the steepest bill increases.
消费者倡导组织Consumer NZ的保罗·弗格警告称，新西兰计划中的电力市场改革将使老年人和规模较小、收入较低的家庭承受账单最陡峭的上涨。
Paul Fuge of consumer advocacy group Consumer NZ warned that a planned overhaul of New Zealand's electricity market would hit elderly and smaller, lower-income households with the steepest bill increases.
弗格通过Powerswitch平台表示，这些家庭的用能模式可能与改革中引入的新定价模型不匹配，这将给已经预算紧张的家庭带来额外的经济负担。
Speaking through the Powerswitch platform, Fuge said these households' energy usage patterns may not align well with the new pricing models being introduced under the overhaul, creating an added financial burden for families already on tight budgets.
政府坚持认为，该改革旨在提升整体市场效率。消费者团体呼吁监管机构引入额外的保障措施，以保护低收入家庭。
The government maintains that the overhaul is intended to improve overall market efficiency. Consumer groups are calling on regulators to introduce additional safeguards to protect lower-income households.