Enbridge
Annual Report 2014

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Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Life Takes Energy™ At Enbridge, we are extremely proud of the work we do. For generations, Enbridge has made a meaningful difference in the way people are able to live their lives. And every day, in important ways, people count on us to make their lives better. We are looking ahead with confidence and purpose—connecting people to the energy they need to fuel their quality of life. Forward-Looking Information This Annual Report includes references to forward-looking information. By its nature this information applies certain assumptions and expectations about future outcomes, so we remind you it is subject to risks and uncertainties that affect every business, including ours. The more significant factors and risks that might affect future outcomes for Enbridge are listed and discussed in the “Forward-Looking Information” section on page 41 of this Annual Report and also in the risk sections of our public disclosure filings, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis, available on both the SEDAR and EDGAR systems at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml, respectively. The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World highlights global corporations that have been most proactive in managing environmental, social and governance issues. Enbridge was named to the Global 100 in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and again in January 2015. In 2014, DJSI named Enbridge to both its World and North America index. The DJSI indices track the performance of large companies that lead the field in terms of sustainability, financial results, community relations and environmental stewardship. Enbridge is one of only three Canadian energy companies on the World Index; and is one of eight Canadian energy companies on the North America Index. Le présent document est disponible en français. “In a volatile energy environment, Enbridge remains keenly focused on the safety and reliability of our operations, opening access to the best markets for our customers, and delivering superior returns to our shareholders.” —Al Monaco President & CEO, Enbridge Inc. Contents Enbridge Overview 2 Growth and Execution 6 Extending and Diversifying Growth 16 Superior Shareholder Returns 22 Letter to Shareholders 26 Corporate Governance 31 2014 Awards and Recognition 32 1Enbridge is making things happen— to enable economic growth and fuel people’s quality of life Everyone expects more from energy companies, and that’s the way it should be. We take our responsibilities very seriously. That’s why we’re investing billions of dollars in all types of energy infrastructure in undertaking the largest capital growth program in our company’s history to address North America’s energy challenges. And it’s why we are focused on connecting people with the energy that is essential to their daily lives and at the same time achieving the benefits of economic development in a safe and sustainable way. 2 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 3 Enbridge Overview Who We Are and What We Value Most Enbridge exists to fuel people’s quality of life. We know that what we do matters—for our customers, shareholders, employees, communities and society—and we always aim to do things right. By transporting, distributing and generating energy, we play a critical role in enabling the economic well-being of North Americans. As we grow, our vision is unchanged—to be the leading energy delivery company in North America. We deliver energy to where it’s needed most—reliably, efficiently and with the safety of our employees, the public and the environment in mind. We’re growing today to help meet North America’s future energy needs. We’re currently developing $34 billion in commercially secured energy infrastructure projects—all with a planned in-service date of 2018 or earlier—and we have $10 billion in additional potential capital projects that could further extend our growth. First and foremost, we’re striving for industry leadership in safety and protection of the environment. We’re also determined to be leaders in value creation for our shareholders, customer service, developing our people and community investment. Whether it is customers looking for energy delivery solutions, professionals considering careers, investors looking for a solid return on their investment or landowners considering who they can trust, we want the name they think of to be Enbridge. 4 Enbridge Inc. Life Takes Energy In 2014, we started speaking publicly about Enbridge’s purpose—fueling people’s quality of life. Our brand reflects the important role energy and Enbridge play in the lives of all North Americans—a role we’re proud of. For more information on our brand initiative, please visit enbridge.com/lifetakesenergy What We Do If we step back and take a look at the big picture, Enbridge is about connecting people to the energy we all need. We connect people in three key ways: We Transport Energy We Distribute Energy We Generate Energy Whether oil and gas is moving across town or across the country, no one is better equipped to deliver this energy than Enbridge. We operate the world’s largest and most sophisticated transportation network for crude oil and liquids. We also have a growing ability to move natural gas and electricity. And we take pride in delivering it all with an outstanding record of safety. Our customers rely on the clean-burning natural gas we deliver to cook their food and heat their homes, water and workplaces. We own and operate Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company, providing safe, reliable service to more than 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. We never stop thinking about the future of energy and sustainability, which is why we’re now a major and growing renewable energy company in Canada and the United States. Since our initial investment in 2002, we’ve invested more than $4 billion in wind, solar, geothermal and waste-heat power generation assets. Our Strategic Priorities Our strategic plan charts our path to achieving our vision of being the leading energy delivery company in North America. 1 Focus on Safety and Operational Reliability 2 Execute On Our Growth Capital Program Safety and operational reliability is—and always will be—our Number One priority. Achieving success means that we need to maintain a strong organizational and cultural foundation. Our goal is industry leadership in the safety of our pipelines and protection of the environment. This requires us to: • uphold Enbridge’s values of Integrity, Safety and Respect in everything we do as a company and as employees; • shape, promote and protect Enbridge’s reputation by focusing on strategies centred around openness and transparency, effective communication and constructive relationships with stakeholders across our operations; and • attract, retain and develop our people. We put safety and environmental protection ahead of everything else, aiming to not just meet regulations, but to achieve world-class performance. We relentlessly ensure the safety of our employees, contractors, communities, customers and partners. We invest in the newest in integrity management technology and advancements in leak detection. By doing so, we believe we can all achieve the benefits of economic development in a responsible, sustainable way. Please see pages 20  –  21 for more information. The successful delivery of Enbridge’s commercially secured energy projects is of critical importance to our customers, our shareholders and society at large. We’re achieving that through highly effective project management and the execution of a funding program that preserves Enbridge’s financial strength and flexibility. Please see pages 6 – 15 for more information. 3 Secure the Longer-Term Future As we execute on the growth projects we’ve already secured, we’re also strengthening Enbridge’s longer-term future by extending the growth of our core businesses and developing new platforms for growth and diversification. Please see pages 16  –  19 for more information. 2014 Annual Report 5 2We’re fully engaged in our $44-billion growth program— the largest in Enbridge’s history The dynamics of the energy business have changed dramatically over a very short period of time. A sizable increase in North American oil and gas supply is driving a transformation of the continent’s pipeline grid. And there is a shift happening in the energy supply mix towards both natural gas and renewables. We’re responding by building the infrastructure needed to deliver the energy North Americans rely on, every day. 6 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 7 Growth and Execution We’re Connecting People to the Energy They Need We understand that the energy we deliver moves our economy and makes life more convenient for everyone. Today, we’re expanding our transportation, distribution and clean power generation infrastructure so that producers can connect to the best markets, refiners have access to reliable feedstock and North American consumers can always access energy, safely and reliably. The rapid growth in production in many energy supply regions across North America—from Canada’s oil sands to unconventional shale oil and gas basins in the United States and Canada—has created an acute demand for new transportation infrastructure. And it’s clear that energy needs will continue to grow globally over the long term, driven by economic and population growth, greater urbanization, as well as the desire in developing countries for increased standards of living. We’re also starting to see a shift in the energy supply mix—towards natural gas and renewable energy. Our strong position is driving growth across our whole enterprise. We’re currently developing and executing a $44-billion slate of energy infrastructure projects, $34 billion of which are already commercially secured and projected to be in service between now and the end of 2018. Where We’re Growing Through our growth program, we’re helping to transform the North American energy landscape. We’re building capacity so producers can access new markets for Canadian and U.S. crude oil. We’re expanding our network of natural gas assets to support growing supply regions across North America. We’re upgrading and expanding our gas distribution system to better serve our residential, commercial and industrial customers. We’re also promoting growth in clean power by investing in renewable and alternative energy generating capacity. Our growth program is already well advanced. We brought approximately $10 billion of these growth projects into service in 2014, and we expect over $9 billion more to be in service before the end of 2015. Liquids Pipelines Long-term supply outlooks in Alberta’s oil sands and the Bakken region are driving both our current growth and potential future opportunities in our Liquids Pipelines business. In addition to placing new projects into service, we’re optimizing all our assets to ensure they deliver the services expected by our customers and the financial performance expected by our investors. Enbridge always looks at things from our customers’ point of view. What concerns them, concerns us. As we entered 2015, a dramatic plunge in oil prices was creating tremendous uncertainty for our customers. As a result, delivering on our strategy—to provide producers innovative, flexible and cost-competitive solutions so that they can access multiple markets and realize the best prices for their energy—is more important now than ever. Enbridge always looks at things from our customers’ point of view. What concerns them, concerns us. continues inside spread 8 Enbridge Inc. Current Assets Norman Norman Wells Wells CANADA Zama Zama Fort McMurray Fort McMurray Cheecham Cheecham Fort St John Fort St John Kitimat Kitimat Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty Blaine Blaine Seattle Seattle Portland Portland Calgary Calgary 1 Lethbridge Lethbridge Great Falls Great Falls Regina Regina Rowatt Rowatt Cromer Cromer Gretna Gretna MinotMinot Clearbrook Clearbrook BoiseBoise Superior Superior UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Casper Casper Denver Denver Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Las Vegas Las Vegas Montreal Montreal Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa 3 Toronto Toronto Buffalo Buffalo Sarnia Sarnia Chicago Chicago Toledo Toledo Philadelphia Philadelphia Flanagan Flanagan Patoka Patoka Wood Wood River River Cushing Cushing Tulsa Tulsa M E X I C O Houston Houston 2 New Orleans New Orleans Enbridge Inc. and Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. Headquarters, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. and Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. Headquarters, Houston, Texas, USA Enbridge Gas Distribution Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada Liquids Systems and Joint Ventures Natural Gas Systems and Joint Ventures Power Transmission Gas Distribution Wind Assets Solar Assets Waste Heat Recovery Rail Geothermal Assets Trucking Storage 2014 Annual Report 11 Building, Investing, Connecting We're helping to transform the North American energy landscape— building capacity so producers can access new markets, as well as promoting growth in renewable power and focusing on sustainable development. Building a Path to the Gulf Coast Investing in Wind Connecting with Stakeholders We completed our Western Gulf Coast Access initiative in 2014—providing the first large-volume, full-path solution for delivering western Canadian heavy crude oil to the world's largest refinery complex located along the western Gulf Coast near Houston. We're one of Canada's largest investors in wind power production and we're a growing player in the United States. In 2014, we made major investments in wind projects in Texas, Indiana, Alberta and Quebec. Gaining and building public trust has always been important to us. In 2014, we spent a lot of time in the communities where we're operating and growing our businesses—updating people about our plans, listening to and addressing their concerns and seeking their support. Market Access Initiatives We're making significant progress with this suite of initiatives through which we're linking growing oil producing regions to the best markets and providing refineries in Canada and the U.S. with reliable North American feedstock. By the end of 2014, we had added 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of incremental market access capacity and we expect to add another 400,000 bpd by the end of 2015. Light Oil Market Access Through this $6.0-billion initiative, we’re expanding access to markets for growing volumes of North Dakota and western Canadian light oil to premium refinery markets in Ontario, Quebec and the eastern portion of the U.S. Midwest. The initiative will see an additional 400,000 bpd of light crude access those refinery markets, and help ensure that consumers in those regions are provided with gasoline, diesel and other products refined from secure, reliable supplies of North American crude. The initiative includes: the Southern Access Extension Pipeline from Flanagan, Illinois to the Patoka, Illinois hub that we expect to be in service in late 2015; and the Sandpiper Pipeline, which will effectively twin our North Dakota System. Eastern Access We’ve already completed five of the six projects that make up this $2.7-billion suite of initiatives, which is designed to provide critical capacity for western Canadian and Bakken crude oil producers to access refineries in eastern Canada, the U.S. Midwest and eastern U.S., and to provide refineries in those regions access to lower-cost feedstock. The final piece—the Line 9 Reversal Project—is expected to be in service in the second quarter of 2015. Western Gulf Coast Access In a major milestone for Enbridge and our customers, we completed this $5.4-billion initiative in late 2014, the two major components of which were the 600,000-bpd Flanagan South Pipeline and the Seaway Pipeline Twinning, which has more than doubled Seaway’s capacity to 850,000 bpd. These achievements represent a major boost for North American energy security and are a key factor in achieving fair market value for Canadian natural resources. Connected with Enbridge’s existing network, Flanagan South and Seaway Twin represent the energy industry’s first large-volume, full-path solution for delivering western Canadian heavy crude oil to the world’s largest refinery complex located along the western Gulf Coast near Houston. In conjunction with this improved access, we're expanding the capacity of our mainline system upstream of Flanagan from 450,000 bpd to 800,000 bpd. This additional capacity is expected to be available in 2015. Western Access Our proposed Northern Gateway Project would transport 525,000 bpd of oil from Alberta for export to refineries in the Asia-Pacific region and U.S. west coast. The project received Governor in Council approval by the Government of Canada in June 2014, subject to 209 conditions. We now estimate that Northern Gateway could be in service in 2019 at the earliest. Gas Pipelines and Processing Renewable and alternative energy projects % 60 We’re one of the largest gas gatherers and transporters in the Gulf of Mexico, handling approximately 60% of deepwater gas production. Market Access Initiatives 1.7 million bpd Through our suite of initiatives, we're adding incremental market access capacity of approximately 1.7 million barrels per day of crude oil. By the end of 2014, we had already added 1.3 million bpd and we expect to complete another 400,000 bpd by the end of 2015. Mainline and Regional Projects Line 3 Replacement (L3R) Program This $7.5-billion program is the largest in Enbridge’s 65-year history. It includes replacing the existing Line 3 pipe from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. L3R represents a major enhancement of our mainline liquids pipeline system and comes with significant benefits to our customers. The increased reliability of throughput on our system will provide customers with greater certainty of service to key markets, and aligns well with our Number One priority of safety and operational reliability. The L3R Program is targeted to be completed in late 2017. The renewable and alternative energy projects across North America in which we’ve invested have the capacity to generate more than 2,200 MW (1,600 MW net)—enough electricity to power more than 750,000 homes 2 million customers Gas Distribution Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD) is the largest natural gas utility in Canada and one of the fastest growing gas distribution franchises in North America. Our $0.8-billion Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Project will allow EGD to meet the growth demands of Canada’s largest city. Also, to accommodate volume growth at our Edmonton hub, we’re investing $1.8 billion in a new 36-inch line between Edmonton and Hardisty, Alberta with initial capacity of 570,000 bpd, expandable to 800,000 bpd. program and is targeted to be in service in 2017, will deliver Bakken light crude oil to U.S. and eastern Canadian refineries. Once Sandpiper is completed, we will have total capacity of 650,000 bpd to transport crude oil from North Dakota. Alberta Regional Infrastructure Gas Pipelines and Processing We’re adding significant incremental capacity from Alberta’s oil sands region, with $5.6 billion in commercially secured growth projects through to 2017. Enbridge is the largest pipeline operator in the Fort McMurray to Edmonton/Hardisty corridors, and our strategic position and scale in the region continues to present growth opportunities for the Company. Mainline Expansion Bakken Regional Infrastructure To ensure there is adequate capacity on our mainline system to supply our new market access projects, we’re expanding the capacity of our Alberta Clipper and Southern Access pipelines in Canada and the U.S. through the addition of new pumps and pump stations. We completed Phase 1 of these expansions in 2014. Our recent infrastructure expansion projects in the prolific Bakken region in North Dakota and Saskatchewan are providing the region’s crude oil producers reliable, economical and secure access to a wide variety of refinery markets. Our proposed Sandpiper Pipeline, which forms part of our Light Oil Market Access We expect unconventional shale and tight gas plays, as well as an upswing in gas-fired power generation, will continue to boost natural gas production in North America for the foreseeable future. Enbridge is well positioned to capitalize on growth in select regions. We currently have US$1.3 billion in new gas pipelines and processing initiatives, and in both Canada and the U.S. we plan to pursue additional pipeline and processing opportunities that meet Enbridge’s well-defined investment criteria. 2014 Annual Report 10 1 Onshore Pipelines Alliance Pipeline is making very good progress in securing new pipeline transportation contracts after existing firm service contracts expire in December 2015. With its unique ability to transport liquids- rich gas, Alliance Pipeline is ideally positioned to benefit from production growth in a number of liquids-rich natural gas shale plays, particularly the Bakken play, as well as the Montney and Duvernay plays in British Columbia and Alberta. Offshore Pipelines Enbridge is one of the largest gas gatherers and transporters in the Gulf of Mexico, handling approximately 40% of total offshore gas production and 60% of deepwater gas production. In 2015, we expect to place into service the Walker 12 Enbridge Inc. Ridge Gas Gathering System and the Big Foot Oil Pipeline. In January 2015, Enbridge announced that it will build, own and operate a crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico to connect the planned Stampede development to an existing third-party pipeline system. The lateral pipeline is expected to cost approximately $0.2 billion and be operational in 2018. Processing In Canada, we’re developing gas gathering and compression facilities in the Peace River Arch (PRA) region in northwest Alberta. In 2014, we completed construction of new gathering lines and natural gas liquids handling facilities there; and going forward we plan to extend the reach and capacity utilization of those facilities. The PRA is in close proximity to the Alliance Pipeline. In the United States in 2015, we expect to put into service our Beckville cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Texas. Gas Distribution With more than 2 million customers, Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD) is the largest natural gas utility in Canada and one of the fastest growing gas distribution franchises in North America. EGD is now engaged in the largest capital expenditure program in its 167-year history and the most significant upgrade to the distribution system in 20 years. Through its $0.8-billion Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Project, EGD is upgrading the backbone of its existing natural gas distribution system—allowing it to meet the growth demands of Canada’s largest city, while continuing the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to current 2 1. We closely monitor our crude oil pipeline systems on a continuous, 24/7 basis from our Control Centre Operations in Edmonton, Alberta. 2. Across the enterprise, our customer relations teams are constantly looking for opportunities to improve service for our customers. 3. We're building our Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System in the Gulf of Mexico with the help of the Deep Blue, a technologically advanced deepwater pipelay vessel. 4. Nearly 200 members of the surrounding community attended an open house at our new Beckville Cryogenic Processing Plant in Texas in November 2014. 2014 Annual Report 13 3 4 and future customers. The GTA project is scheduled for completion in 2015. Renewable Power Generation and Power Transmission We have interests in wind, solar, geothermal and waste heat recovery facilities with a total generating capacity of more than 2,200 megawatts of emissions-free electricity. Of this total, Enbridge and its subsidiaries own more than 1,600 MW of net capacity. We’re one of Canada’s largest investors in solar and wind power production, and in the United States we’re a growing renewable energy player. In 2014, we invested in the 110-MW Keechi Wind Project in Texas that entered service in January 2015; brought into service the 300-MW Blackspring Ridge Windfarm in Alberta; purchased additional ownership stakes in the 300-MW Lac Alfred Wind Project and the 150-MW Massif du Sud Wind Project in Quebec; and purchased an 80% interest in a portfolio of two operating wind farms in the U.S.—the 203-MW Magic Valley 1 in Texas and the 202-MW Wildcat 1 in Indiana. We’re also now assessing the potential for investing in gas-fired power generation in Alberta. Enbridge first entered into the power transmission business with the commissioning in 2013 of the 300-MW Montana-Alberta Tie-Line (MATL) from Great Falls, Montana to Lethbridge, Alberta. Enbridge is also a member of the consortium selected in 2013 to develop the East-West Tie Line Project, a proposed electricity transmission line in northwestern Ontario. The line will be approximately 400 kilometres long and run between Thunder Bay and Wawa. Growth and Execution We have the expertise and financial strength to deliver the new energy infrastructure North Americans need What will it take to achieve our vision of being the leading energy delivery company in North America? One way is by safely delivering our growth projects on time and on budget for our customers. Another is through prudent financial management. Those are priorities for us because they’ll translate directly into shareholder value for many years to come. “Our Major Projects team is generating significant value for both Enbridge and in the communities where we're growing. Not only are we making the Company's growth capital program a reality, we are also making sure that our projects are designed and built to world-class standards of safety and reliability.” —Byron Neiles, Senior Vice President, Major Projects, Enterprise Safety and Operational Reliability Executing Projects with Confidence We strive to safely deliver all of our growth projects on time and on budget and at the lowest practical cost, while also maintaining the highest standards for safety, quality, customer satisfaction and environmental and regulatory compliance. To help us deliver on that promise, in 2008 we formed our Major Projects group as a stand-alone, specialized project management function within Enbridge. Over the past six years, Major Projects has safely and successfully placed 39 Enbridge projects valued at $20 billion into service—33 of them ahead of or on schedule and under budget. Major Projects is now applying its proven knowledge and expertise to bring another 25 projects valued at $2 billion into service through 2018. 4 The world-class skills, processes and discipline that we’ve developed within our Major Projects group, along with its ability to execute large-scale energy infrastructure projects, is now a key feature of Enbridge’s business model, supporting our ability to sustainably create value. Our customers are choosing Enbridge precisely because they know we can successfully and cost effectively deliver projects. Preserving Our Financial Strength and Flexibility We’re optimizing our cost of capital for the benefit of our shareholders. That means prudently financing our largest- ever capital spending program by securing low-cost funding. We take a disciplined and conservative approach to financing and financial management. We always aim to ensure that we have adequate liquidity and sufficient financial flexibility to fund our capital growth, while at the same time closely managing any financial risk inherent in our existing businesses. To support these objectives, we develop financing plans and strategies with Enbridge’s credit profile in mind. We seek to diversify the Company’s funding sources, and maintain substantial standby bank credit capacity and access to capital markets in both Canada and the United States. Our policy is to maintain at all times enough liquidity to fund at least a full year of capital commitments. In 2014, we raised $9.9 billion of long-term capital, including $0.5 billion of incremental committed bank credit lines. At year-end, our enterprise-wide committed bank credit lines totaled $18.6 billion. We have access to multiple low-cost funding alternatives, including our sponsored vehicles—Enbridge Income Fund (the Fund), Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) and Midcoast Energy Partners (MEP)—and we plan to use all of our funding alternatives selectively to minimize our funding costs. 14 Enbridge Inc. Unlocking Value through our Sponsored Vehicles We’ve been actively utilizing our sponsored vehicles to support our funding program. In 2014: • Enbridge sold a $1.8-billion package of natural gas assets and diluent pipeline interests to Enbridge Income Fund, representing the largest transaction the Fund has undertaken since its inception in 2003. • Enbridge sold its 66.7% interest in the U.S. segment of its Alberta Clipper Pipeline to EEP for US$1 billion. EEP already owned the remaining 33.3% interest. (This transaction was completed on January 2, 2015.) • EEP sold a 12.6% interest in its subsidiary, Midcoast Operating, L.P., to MEP for US$350 million. These transactions, which are sometimes referred to as drop downs, create value through monetizing the value of existing assets and providing sources of low-cost funding for our enterprise-wide growth program. Going forward, we expect our sponsored vehicles will continue to play an important role in supporting our growth strategy. Proposed Financial Restructuring Enbridge’s Sponsored Vehicles In December 2014, we announced a proposed financial restructuring plan that would see the transfer to the Fund of Enbridge’s Canadian liquids pipelines business, comprised of Enbridge Pipelines Inc. and Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc., and including certain renewable energy assets. The assets have a combined carrying value of $17 billion with an associated secured growth capital program of approximately $15 billion. The restructuring is targeted for completion by mid-2015. The restructuring is intended to enhance Enbridge's value to investors while we execute our $44-billion growth capital program and to enhance the competitiveness of our funding costs for new organic growth opportunities and asset acquisitions. It has been approved in principle by Enbridge’s Board of Directors but remains subject to finalization of preliminary internal reorganization steps and a number of consents and approvals, including the receipt of all necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals that may be required. By late 2014, Enbridge also had under review a potential U.S. restructuring plan that would involve transfer of Enbridge’s directly held U.S. liquids pipelines assets to EEP. Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. (TSX: ENF; enbridgeincomefund.com) A publicly traded Canadian corporation that invests in high-quality, low-risk energy infrastructure assets. Through ENF, investors participate in a diversified portfolio of energy transportation and renewable power generation businesses owned by Enbridge Income Fund and operated by Enbridge Inc. Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP / NYSE: EEQ; enbridgepartners.com) A U.S. master limited partnership with a diversified portfolio of oil and gas delivery assets. Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MEP; midcoastpartners.com) A U.S. master limited partnership that serves as Enbridge Energy Partners’ primary vehicle for owning and growing its natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) midstream businesses in the U.S. Leaders in Project Execution Our Major Projects group has seven core competencies that enable repeatable performance. HRS Safety Record 27M 0.77 TRIF Our Major Projects group has a strong safety record. In 2014, the group turned in one of its best performances ever— achieving a total recordable incident frequency (TRIF) of 0.77 on a record 27 million hours worked. Proactive supply chain management Project development expertise Strong regulatory process experience Core Strengths Robust cost and schedule controls Safety and quality leadership Advanced engineering and construction Disciplined project management 2014 Annual Report 15 3Our sights are firmly set on extending and diversifying our growth beyond 2018 To strengthen our industry leadership position even further, we’re aiming to become a bigger player in natural gas and renewables. At the same time, we’ll continue to invest in emerging technologies that will help us contribute to a cleaner energy future. 16 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 17 Extending and Diversifying Growth Securing Enbridge’s Longer-Term Future We believe market fundamentals support a broader business base for the Company. We own a 40% interest in the 23-MW Neal Hot Springs Geothermal facility in Oregon, which is delivering electricity to the Idaho Power grid under a long-term power purchase agreement. As we execute our current growth projects, we’re also working to secure Enbridge’s growth for the longer term. One way we’ll achieve that is by strengthening our core businesses—extending the growth of our liquids pipelines business beyond 2018; building competitive advantage and expanding the scale, reach, scope and capabilities of our gas pipelines and processing business; and seeking opportunities to enhance low-risk earnings growth in our natural gas distribution business. In addition, we’re developing new platforms for growth and diversification. We expect there will be a shift in the energy supply mix towards renewables and natural gas, so we’re planning to build on our existing solid base of investments in renewable power generation and natural gas infrastructure, while continuing to evaluate international opportunities. These growth platforms have strong supply-demand fundamentals, and we believe we can build these platforms without compromising our reliable business model, which is the foundation of our value proposition to investors. We’re also investing in innovative emerging technologies that show good potential to improve the safety and operational reliability of our existing assets and to contribute to a cleaner energy future. 18 Enbridge Inc. Our Five New Growth Platforms 1 Renewable Power Generation We’ve been building our renewable power generation business since 2002, and to date have invested more than $4 billion in a wide range of energy projects across North America. Today, we’re one of the largest investors in solar and wind power production in Canada, and in the United States we’re a growing renewable energy player with investments in wind, solar and geothermal. We’re also investing in a wide range of alternative energy projects, including waste heat recovery, run-of-river power generation and technologies that will make it economical to store renewable energy. Enbridge’s ownership interests in the renewable and alternative energy projects currently in operation equates to a net generating capacity for the Company of more than 1,600 MW, and we’re not stopping there. Enbridge’s Renewables and Alternative Energy Investments 14 wind farms (in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Indiana, Texas and Colorado) 4 solar energy projects (in Ontario and Nevada) 1 geothermal project (in Oregon) 5 waste heat recovery facilities (in Saskatchewan and Alberta) Enbridge’s interest 1,479 MW Enbridge’s interest 116 MW Total capacity 2,065 MW Total capacity 150 MW Enbridge’s interest 9 MW Total capacity 23 MW Enbridge’s interest 12 MW Total capacity 34 MW 2 Natural Gas Infrastructure Enbridge has already built a sizeable natural gas pipelines and processing business both onshore in Canada and the United States and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. We plan to leverage this footprint to capture new opportunities within our existing gas businesses. We also view gas-fired power generation as an attractive new growth platform for Enbridge, one that complements our renewables business. North Americans want affordable energy options, and we believe natural gas is a fuel of choice due to its low-carbon intensity. As aging coal-fired power plants are retired in both Canada and the U.S., we see significant opportunity for capital investment in new gas-fired generation, especially post 2018. And like our renewables investments, gas-fired generation can deliver stable cash flow and attractive returns through long-term power purchase arrangements. 3 Power Transmission 4 Energy Marketing 5 International Our Montana-Alberta Tie-Line (MATL) commenced commercial operations in 2013. With tremendous growth in electrical generation expected in North America over the next 15 years, the continent’s transmission network will need to be reconfigured to handle these new generating assets. Currently, we plan to be selective in pursuing transmission projects and we expect to leverage our existing position and strategic partnerships to secure future transmission opportunities. We provide energy supply and marketing services to North American refiners, producers and other customers. Our crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) marketing services include transportation, storage, supply management and product exchanges. We forecast that our Energy Marketing group’s earnings will grow over the next five years as a result of geographic expansion, a wider range of marketing strategies and increasing scale of business. We’re exploring international opportunities to establish asset positions in countries with strong energy export fundamentals, favourable investment climates and significant infrastructure development needs. For example, we’re currently working with partners on the development of the Oleoducto al Pacifico pipeline, a proposed heavy oil pipeline to the Pacific coast of Colombia, with significant support from potential shippers. 2014 Annual Report 19 Extending and Diversifying Growth “Because our core business is to safely transport liquid hydrocarbons, we make significant investments every year in advanced leak detection, damage prevention and pipeline integrity management technologies.” —Leon Zupan, Chief Operating Officer, Liquids Pipelines Investing in Energy Innovation We’re constantly searching for innovative ideas, new approaches and emerging technologies, projects and companies that will help us reduce Enbridge’s environmental footprint and contribute to a cleaner energy future. Global demand for energy in all forms is on the rise, and as it grows, we believe finding lower-impact, less carbon-intensive solutions will benefit everyone. Our Emerging Technology group uses its venture capital funds to first thoroughly screen technologies and then invest in a way that makes sense for Enbridge. If an investment that Enbridge owns reaches a significant size, the group turns it over to one of Enbridge’s business units to grow and operate it as a new business platform. For example, our initial investments in wind and solar energy have long since moved from the incubation stage to the point where they are now meaningful and profitable new businesses for Enbridge. Our Emerging Technology group hopes to add more energy platforms to our company’s portfolio in the years to come. The group currently has investments in companies that are developing run-of-the- river hydro, electricity generation from waste energy sources, the transportation of compressed natural gas by sea, large-scale 20 Enbridge Inc. electricity storage and next-generation solar technology. In 2014, the group made a new investment in Skyonic Corporation, a Texas-based carbon capture technology company that we believe has real potential to help the energy industry mitigate its overall environmental impact. Investing in Pipeline Integrity and Leak Detection Because our core business is to safely transport liquid hydrocarbons, we make significant investments every year in advanced pipeline integrity and leak detection technologies. We’ve even been asked by regulators and our pipeline industry peers to assist in advancing the state of integrity management, technology and safety to new levels—and that’s a role we embrace. Innovations we’re evaluating and investing in include: real-time leak detection technologies; ultra-high-sensitivity leak monitoring systems; and advanced aerial leak-detection technologies. For example, in 2014, our Emerging Technology group invested in Hifi Engineering, a Calgary-based company that develops leading fibre-optic acoustic monitoring technology designed to locate extremely low-rate leaks and even provide preventive indications of strain before a leak occurs. To date, this patented technology has been demonstrated in more than 600 oil and gas wells, and research is currently under way to adapt it for pipeline leak detection. Also, Enbridge, along with our peers, has helped form a joint industry partnership to perform groundbreaking research in the area of leak detection. We're conducting tests on a number of leading external detection technologies, using the External Leak Detection Experimental Research (ELDER) test apparatus in Edmonton. Believed to be the first tool of its kind in the world, ELDER allows external leak detection technologies to be evaluated in a setting that closely represents the actual conditions in which liquids pipelines are installed. In 2014, the partnership together with C-FER Technologies performed a series of tests on four external leak-detection technologies—vapour-sensing tubes, fibre-optic distributed temperature sensing systems, hydrocarbon-sensing cables and fibre-optic distributed acoustic sensing systems—all focusing on discovering which technology is optimal for external leak detection on liquids pipelines. We will share equally in the knowledge and advancements provided by this research, and expect to apply them directly to improve leak detection capabilities in our operations. To learn more about our many other investments in energy innovation and pipeline integrity and leak detection, please visit enbridge.com/innovation Integrity 24/7/365 We invest billions of dollars in the safe operation, integrity and maintenance of our pipelines. Here are some of the ways we keep communities and the environment safe. Eyes in the Sky Aerial surveillance is one of the ways we regularly survey our pipeline rights-of-way. Talking to our Neighbours We regularly communicate with neighbours and customers about how to stay safe around our pipelines and facilities. Eyes on the Ground We monitor and respond to any potential problems along our rights-of-way. Integrity Digs If our in-line inspections reveal a pipeline anomaly, we expose the pipe, examine it and make any necessary repairs. In 2014, we conducted more than 2,500 integrity digs. Ensuring Pipeline Integrity Each pipeline is precisely manufactured and rigorously inspected and tested. We carefully select pipeline routes to meet stringent engineering, design and environmental standards and regulations. We carefully manage pipeline pressures and monitor temperature, pipe movement and vibration. In-line Inspection Sophisticated tools allow us to monitor the integrity of our pipelines from the inside out. Using imaging technologies, such as ultrasound and MRI, we scan our mainline systems, major natural gas mains and transmission lines. In 2014, we conducted 205 in-line inspections. 2014 Annual Report 21 4 Delivering superior shareholder returns is in our DNA Through our proven value creation formula, our shareholders have benefited from many years of strong capital appreciation and dividend growth. And today, with our largest-ever portfolio of organic growth projects, Enbridge is on solid footing to deliver growing and sustainable value to investors for many years to come. 22 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 23 Superior Shareholder Returns An Investment You Can Count On We believe we are well positioned to deliver superior and growing returns for our shareholders. “Our shareholders depend on Enbridge to deliver a predictable and growing stream of dividends, and we have a proven track record of doing so.” —John Whelen, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer In December 2014, we announced a 33% increase in our dividend for 2015. We also set a higher dividend payout policy range of 75% to 85% of adjusted earnings per share (EPS), up from 60% to 70% previously. This means that we now expect to grow the dividend by 14% to 16% on average from 2015 to 2018, and we believe Enbridge is well positioned to deliver continued dividend growth beyond 2018. All this reflects our confidence in the strong cash flows from our existing assets and the capital projects that we’ll put into service over the next four years, as well as the longer-term prospects of the new business platforms we’re developing. It also reflects the underlying strength of Enbridge’s proven formula for creating shareholder value in varied market conditions. How We Create Value for Shareholders Industry-Leading Growth Our capital program now stands at a record $44 billion, $34 billion of which is commercially secured and in execution. The $10 billion of unsecured capital represents projects that are currently in early stages of development. We expect this growth program, which is almost entirely organic and stems from the strategic positioning of our assets, will drive Enbridge’s earnings and cash flow growth through 2018 and beyond. After 2018, we also expect to see growing contributions from our new business platforms such as alternative energy sources and our increased focus on natural gas (please see pages 18 – 19 for more details). A Reliable Business Model For more than six decades and through a variety of market conditions, our reliable business model has generated superior returns to shareholders through capital appreciation and dividends. The three main elements of our business model are: • Conservative commercial structures: The vast majority of our adjusted earnings are underpinned by strong commercial arrangements that generate predictable earnings and cash flow even in challenging market conditions. These arrangements include regulated assets that are supported by cost-of- service tolling methodologies, long-term take-or-pay contracts and fee-for- service arrangements. • Prudent financial management: We actively manage financial risk to maintain a strong balance sheet, strong investment-grade credit ratings and ongoing access to low-cost sources of capital. We seek to limit our exposure to commodity prices, interest rate variability and foreign exchange risk through a comprehensive hedging program. We manage our projects efficiently to deliver them on time and on budget, thereby reducing residual capital cost and schedule risk. We continually seek ways to optimize our cost of capital to drive the maximum value from our businesses by accessing multiple low-cost funding alternatives, including asset drop downs to our sponsored investments—Enbridge Income Fund, Enbridge Energy Partners and Midcoast Energy Partners (please see pages 14  – 15 for more details). • Disciplined investment process: We have a rigorous capital investment review process to ensure each project meets or exceeds our expected return targets and low risk requirements. We’re selective about the growth opportunities we pursue. We consider organic growth first, where our assets and skills provide us with a better opportunity to add value for customers. We only pursue acquisition opportunities if they fit with our strategy. Significant Dividend Income Our growing earnings and cash flow provide a solid base for superior, predictable dividend growth. Over the past 10 years, we’ve delivered average annual dividend growth of approximately 12%. In December 2014, we announced a 33% dividend increase, which represents Enbridge’s 20th consecutive annual increase and reflects the underlying strength of our assets and growth profile. 24 Enbridge Inc. Total Shareholder Return* *Compound annual growth rate assuming dividends are reinvested In 2014, Enbridge’s total shareholder return (TSR) was 32%. Over the past 10 years, Enbridge’s TSR has outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Index on average by 11 percentage points per year. 32% 11% 8% 8% 23% 19% 1 year 5 year 10 year Enbridge Inc. TSX Index Enbridge Enterprise Book Value1 (billions of dollars) We’re currently developing $34 billion in commercially secured energy infrastructure projects. On the strength of that, we anticipate Enbridge’s asset book value will grow to approximately $100 billion by 2018—a fourfold increase since 20062. 1 Enterprise-wide book value, including Enbridge’s ts. sponsored investments 2 Estimated total assumes all current commercially secured projects are in-service but does not take into account depreciation and amortization or changes in regulatory assets and working capital. Adjusted earnings per common share (Canadian dollars per share) On the strength of our business model and large inventory of growth projects, we expect to deliver average annual adjusted EPS growth rate of 10 –12% 1. through 2018 1 Excludes the impact of the proposed financial restructuring plan announced on December 3, 2014. 2 3 . 1 0 0 1 ~ 3 7 8 3 4 2 06 10 14 18e2 1 . 5 3 2 – 5 0 2 . . 0 9 8 1 7 2 1 6 6 1 4 . 1 . . Dividends per common share (Canadian dollars per share) The substantial 33% increase to our dividend for 2015 reflects the strength of our business model, strong operating performance and confidence in our growth outlook. e 6 8 . 1 0 4 . 1 6 2 . 1 3 1 . 1 8 9 0 . 5 8 0 . 10 11 12 13 14 15e 10 11 12 13 14 15e Superior returns 32 % Enbridge’s total shareholder return in 2014 was 32%. Dividend Growth +33% We increased the quarterly dividend for 2015 by 33% to $0.465 per share. Consistent Achievement 20th The 33% dividend increase we announced in December 2014 represents Enbridge's 20th consecutive annual increase—reflecting our confidence in the strength of our existing assets and the capital projects that we will put into service over the next four years. Dividend payout policy range 75– 85% We’ve raised our dividend payout policy range to 75% to 85% of adjusted earnings per share, up from 60% to 70%. 2014 Annual Report 25     Letter to Shareholders At a time of volatility in the energy industry, Enbridge’s long-standing and demonstrated reliable business model is designed to provide a safe investment without giving up growth and strong returns. 2014 was a year of significant progress both for the year itself and in building momentum for the future We extended our track record of delivering strong and predictable earnings growth. Adjusted earnings rose to nearly $1.6 billion, equating to adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.90, well within our guidance range. Over the past five years, our average annual adjusted EPS growth rate has been 10%. In December, we announced a substantial 33% increase to our dividend and an increase in our dividend payout ratio. Both increases reflect the strength of our business model, strong operating performance and confidence in our growth outlook. We delivered a total return to shareholders (TSR) of 32% in 2014, outperforming our peers and the broader market. Over the past 10 years, Enbridge’s TSR has, on average, outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite index by 11 percentage points per year. We placed 15 capital projects into service totaling $10 billion in 2014 and we expect to complete another $9 billion in 2015. Extending and diversifying our earnings is one of our key priorities and in 2014, we added $9 billion in secured growth projects across all of our businesses. Our growth capital investment program now stands at a record $44 billion—$34 billion of which is commercially secured and in execution, 26 Enbridge Inc. making ours one of the largest growth programs in North America and providing investors with an exceptional level of highly visible and reliable growth. This program remains firm despite the current low crude price. With the strength of our business model and this large inventory of growth projects, we expect to deliver industry-leading growth through 2018 and beyond. While the vast majority of Enbridge's businesses have limited direct commodity price exposure, the recent drop in oil prices is having an impact on our customers. As a critical transportation provider, we’re working to support the competitiveness of our customers and the industry through stable and predictable tolls, operating and capital efficiency, and opening new markets that help to alleviate price discounts. The value of our reliable business model Given the commodity price volatility, it’s important to emphasize the key elements of our business model, which gives us confidence in our ability to consistently deliver reliable and predictable earnings and cash flow: • investing in assets supported by strong, long-term supply and demand fundamentals; • enhancing the reliability of earnings and cash flow through conservative commercial structures which deliver predictable earnings and protect against downside risk; • ensuring that investment opportunities align closely with our business model and earn attractive returns; • executing projects safely, on time and on budget; and Financial Highlights Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Earnings per common share Adjusted earnings per common share Dividends paid per common share 2014 2013 2012 1.39 1.90 1.40 0.55 1.78 1.26 0.78 1.61 1.13 895 Common share dividends declared 1,177 1,035 • ensuring we have sufficient funding flexibility to deliver on our growth plans regardless of market conditions. This reliability and predictability has translated directly into the consistent and superior returns for our shareholders regardless of market cycles. Our earnings are primarily derived from the fees we charge for our energy delivery services. We have very little direct exposure to commodity prices, and where we do, we seek to closely manage that risk. Our overall earnings and cash flow remain steady, even in periods of significant commodity price volatility. Demand for liquids pipeline capacity has never been higher, and our mainline system continues to run full. In a challenging commodity price environment, low-cost access to key markets is vitally important to our customers. Production in Western Canada continues to grow; but we’ve taken care to structure our commercial agreements to provide against volume declines should that scenario arise. How we look at the future of our business In 2015, Enbridge marks 65 years of safely and reliably delivering western Canadian crude oil production to eastern U.S. and Canadian markets; and we’ve been delivering natural gas to homes and businesses for more than 165 years. We’re in this business for the long-term—and as such, we take a long-term perspective. We believe energy fundamentals remain strong despite the current low-price environment. Global demand for energy continues to grow, driven by increasing population, rising standards of living in developing countries and continued urbanization. North American energy supply will also continue to grow, making the prospect of continental self-sufficiency and becoming a net exporter of energy increasingly attainable. While crude oil will remain essential to meeting demand growth well into the future, we’re also seeing a shift in the energy mix toward sources like natural gas and renewables. These supply and demand fundamentals continue to drive the reconfiguration of the North American energy transportation network. Market access remains a strategic imperative—now more than ever for our liquids and gas customers seeking access to coastal markets where they can realize the best prices for their production. The changing nature and location of power generation, combined with the need to upgrade legacy infrastructure, is also creating new opportunities to deliver the energy our society relies on. The strategic positioning of our crude oil, natural gas and renewable power generation assets places Enbridge at the centre of this transformation. We’re playing a key role in making it happen and we’re capitalizing on the fundamentals to drive our continued growth and diversification. Our overarching vision is to be the leading energy infrastructure company in North America which for us means aiming for top-notch operational capability, strong environmental performance, exceptional customer service and creating shareholder value. Here’s how we’re growing and creating alignment with our customers Liquids Pipelines What’s important to our customers is important to us, and in our Liquids Pipelines business, we’ve made significant progress in connecting our customers’ growing supply to coastal markets that attract global prices. By the end of 2015, we’ll have added incremental market access capacity of 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil, while also managing our way through a challenging regulatory and permitting environment. In December, we brought into service the Flanagan South Pipeline and the Seaway Crude Pipeline System Twin, which, together with our mainline system, establish the first full-path, large-volume pipeline network from western Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. 2014 Annual Report 27 Letter to Shareholders “Our overarching vision is to be the leading energy infrastructure company in North America which for us means aiming for top-notch operational capability, strong environmental performance, exceptional customer service and creating shareholder value.” We completed the reversal and expansion of Line 9B—a critical project for our customers and a positive strategic development for Canada. We have applied for Leave to Open with the National Energy Board (NEB). Subject to the NEB's approval, we anticipate first deliveries in the second quarter of 2015. With that, western Canadian and Bakken producers will gain access to a new market and eastern refineries will gain a new source of reliable supply that will enhance their competitiveness, sustain a vital petrochemical complex and protect thousands of jobs. We continue to focus on flexible solutions that leverage our strong position in the oil sands and the Bakken. In March 2015, we announced a plan to optimize the Wood Buffalo Extension and Athabasca Pipeline Twin systems in Alberta that will generate significant toll savings for our shippers while meeting our contractual commitments. At the same time, the plan results in a more efficient use of capital for Enbridge and preserves attractive returns. Our Sandpiper project, designed to transport an additional 225,000 bpd out of the Bakken to the premium markets connected by our systems, is in the regulatory process and expected to be in service in 2017. In June 2014, the Canadian government approved the Northern Gateway Project, subject to 209 conditions. We continue to work closely with our customers in advancing this project to open West Coast market access and are making progress in fulfilling the conditions and building relationships and trust with communities and Aboriginal groups along the proposed route. 28 Enbridge Inc. One of our biggest accomplishments in 2014 was optimizing the capacity of our liquids mainline. Over the past two years, our efforts have generated a 340,000-bpd improvement in effective available capacity, providing more low-cost pipeline service for our customers. Looking ahead, we have a number of opportunities to continue to increase market access through further expansions and new initiatives to connect to markets like the eastern Gulf Coast. All of these involve projects that can be staged in increments to meet shipper needs in the most cost-effective way, adding value even in a low-price environment. Importantly, we will continue to strive wherever possible to use existing infrastructure to reduce costs and minimize the industry’s impact to communities and the environment. Gas Pipelines and Processing We see tremendous potential in the future of natural gas. It’s abundant, low cost, safe and reliable. We’re focused on building competitive advantage and expanding the scale, reach, scope and capabilities of our gas pipelines and processing business. We see significant investment opportunities in both Canada and the U.S. in the coming years. The Alliance Pipeline has made very good progress in securing new transportation contracts after existing contracts expire in December 2015. With its unique capability to transport liquids-rich natural gas, we’re confident the system will be highly utilized. We’re seeking to expand our Canadian midstream footprint. In 2014, we completed the Pipestone and Sexsmith projects, which included sour gas gathering and compression facilities located in the Peace River Arch region of northwest Alberta. We’re also pursuing crude oil and natural gas gathering pipeline opportunities to connect our customers’ ultra-deep projects in the Gulf of Mexico. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we placed the Jack St. Malo portion of the Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System (WRGGS) into service and expect to place the Big Foot gas portion of WRGGS along with the Big Foot Oil Pipeline into service later in 2015. Enbridge Gas Distribution Two decades ago, we acquired what is now Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD). Today, it’s one of the fastest-growing gas companies in North America with an average of 35,000 new customers each year, and it plays a key strategic role for Enbridge. In 2014, EGD achieved a major milestone with the approval of a customized Incentive Regulation Plan, which establishes natural gas distribution rates over a five-year period from 2014 to 2018. The plan allows EGD an opportunity to earn above an allowed return on equity, with benefits shared with customers. Just as important, the plan reinforces the stability of the earnings and cash flow that EGD delivers to Enbridge. We’ve begun construction on the largest- ever expansion of our franchise, breaking ground in early 2015 on our Greater Toronto Area Project, which will increase capacity and reliability for EGD’s more than 2 million customers and give more people access to low-cost natural gas. We expect to complete the project in late 2015. We continue to support our customers’ efforts to use energy wisely through demand- side management programs. Since 1995, we’ve saved more than 8.8 billion cubic metres of natural gas or 16.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. That’s like taking 3.2 million cars off the road for a year—and it’s saved our customers around $2.4 billion. New growth platforms To position our company to continue to capture the opportunities of a changing energy mix and diversify our earnings, we’re well advanced in developing several new platforms for growth and diversification beyond 2018, including renewable power generation, power transmission, energy marketing and international opportunities. Since the end of 2013, we’ve placed into service the Blackspring Ridge and Keechi wind farms and increased our ownership interest in the Lac Alfred and Massif du Sud wind farms in Quebec. We also purchased an 80% interest in a portfolio of two wind farms located in Texas and Indiana. Enbridge now has interests in more than 2,200 MW (1,600 MW net) of renewable and alternative energy generating capacity and we plan to double our existing net capacity to about 3,000 MW by 2018. We’re working hard to enhance public trust in what we do A critical challenge facing our industry is the increasingly intense opposition to fossil fuels and energy development. Pipelines are at the centre of this polarized debate. As a result, regulators, employees, shareholders, political leaders and the public are today expecting more of energy companies than ever before. That’s as it should be—and you won’t hear us complaining. The pipelines and facilities we build and operate require public trust and confidence that we’re transporting energy responsibly, with public safety and the environment as the main priority. Our approach—from our day-to-day operations to our growth projects—is centered on our stakeholders and reflects our commitment to: • put safety and environmental protection ahead of everything else; • set our sights on not just meeting regulations, but exceeding them; • take the time to understand communities’ concerns; • be open and transparent and communicate effectively; and • partner with communities and Aboriginal groups. Ultimately, it’s about finding the balance where we gain the benefits of economic development in a sustainable way. It's easy to forget what fuels day-to-day life and how energy gets to where it needs to be, safely and reliably—whether it's for industry, our homes or our transportation systems. Enbridge’s purpose is to fuel people’s quality of life by connecting them to the energy they need. We’re proud of what we do—and we’re spending more time talking about it to help people understand the value we bring and the approach we take. We remain focused on our key priorities What’s important to us—the key priorities guiding our business—haven’t changed. Safety and Operational Reliability Our Number One priority is the safety and reliability of our systems and our goal is industry-leading safety performance. We invest heavily in pipeline integrity, leak detection capability, environmental protection and emergency response to ensure our energy transportation and distribution systems operate safely, reliably and in an environmentally responsible manner, supporting the important role we play in meeting North American energy requirements. In 2014, we completed the replacement of the U.S. segment of Line 6B, restoring the capacity of this critical piece of energy infrastructure for the region and reducing the number of maintenance activities required over the coming years. We also announced our Line 3 Replacement Program. It’s the largest project in Enbridge’s history and involves replacing one of the primary pipelines on our mainline system from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin with a new line, using modern pipeline materials and construction methods. Executive Leadership Team Glenn Beaumont President, Enbridge Gas Distribution C. Gregory Harper President, Gas Pipelines & Processing Guy Jarvis President, Liquids Pipelines Al Monaco President & Chief Executive Officer Byron Neiles Senior Vice President, Major Projects, Enterprise Safety & Operational Reliability Karen Radford Executive Vice President, People and Partners David T. Robottom, Q.C. Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer John K. Whelen Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Stephen J. Wuori Strategic Advisor, Office of the President and CEO Vern Yu Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, & Chief Development Officer Leon Zupan Chief Operating Officer, Liquids Pipelines 2014 Annual Report 29 Letter to Shareholders In 2014, a year where our employees and contractors worked record numbers of hours, our recordable injuries and lost-days injuries rates were the lowest that they have been since we began tracking them. We’re proud of our progress but we never stop seeking ways to get better as we strive for 100% safety and zero incidents. We believe the financial optimization plan will be beneficial for shareholders of both Enbridge and Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. It will position Enbridge to deliver industry-leading earnings and dividend growth beyond 2018 and enhance the competitiveness of our funding for new organic growth opportunities and asset acquisitions. Executing our Capital Program Good execution of our $44-billion capital program translates directly into industry-leading growth for Enbridge for many years to come. There will be no change to our strategy, nor our disciplined approach to the business. Our first and most important priority will continue to be ensuring the safety and operational reliability of our systems. There are two parts to good execution. Acknowledgements First, we focus on project management—safely delivering projects on time, on budget and at the lowest practical cost, while attaining the highest standards for safety, quality, customer satisfaction and environmental and regulatory compliance. Since 2008, we’ve put approximately $20 billion worth of projects into the ground and most of those ahead of or on schedule and under budget. Second, we focus on ensuring we maintain a strong financial position. Our projected capital spending program is Enbridge’s largest ever, so effective capital market execution and strategies to optimize the availability and cost of capital are critical. Our Finance group raised approximately $10 billion in 2014, making it the most active financing year the Company has ever undertaken. We’re also actively using our sponsored vehicles, primarily through asset drop downs, to cost effectively fund a portion of our growth capital program. In 2014, we finalized the transfer of natural gas and diluent pipeline interests to Enbridge Income Fund, and in January 2015, Enbridge and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. finalized the transfer of the U.S. segment of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline. Extend and Diversify Growth While our liquids pipelines business will continue to deliver the lion’s share of our earnings growth, we believe the fundamentals support a broader base longer term. Our focus will be on capturing opportunities that meet our investment criteria and contribute to diversifying our earnings growth. Over the next five years, in addition to focusing on executing our current growth program, we’ll move forward with broadening and diversifying our asset base, notably in renewables and gas-fired power generation, power transmission, energy services and opportunities in select international energy markets, all of which exhibit strong supply-demand fundamentals and provide us the opportunity to invest with commercial models that resemble our existing business and fit our value proposition. Our company is built on the strength and contributions of our people. We have a great team at Enbridge and we thank all of our employees for their outstanding work and dedication during another successful and very busy year. David Leslie retired from the Board in 2014 and we thank him for his valuable contribution to the Board’s deliberations over the past 10 years. We also welcomed to the Board as an independent director Marcel Coutu, past Chairman of Syncrude Canada Ltd., and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Oil Sands Limited. And last but by no means least, Richard Bird retired at the end of 2014 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Development. Richard has been a force at Enbridge for more than 20 years and has made a significant contribution to the Company's success and we wish him all the best in his retirement. Outlook There’s little doubt that 2015 will be a challenging year for our customers. Although we’re in a tough oil-price environment right now, we remain positive about the longer term fundamentals. At Enbridge we have a lot to be excited about. We’re well positioned for continued growth and we’re delivering-industry leading performance. We’ve been in the energy delivery business for more than six decades. We know that what we do matters—for our communities, customers and society—and we believe that everything we’re doing today will sustain our future and deliver exceptional value to investors well into the next decade. Al Monaco President & Chief Executive Officer David A. Arledge Chair, Board of Directors Enhancing value for our shareholders March 6, 2015 In December 2014, we announced a proposed financial optimization plan designed to increase the value for shareholders of our record growth program. The plan involves the large-scale drop down from Enbridge to Enbridge Income Fund of our Canadian Liquids Pipelines business and some renewable energy assets. Pending necessary approvals, we anticipate the restructuring will be completed mid-2015. 30 Enbridge Inc. Corporate Governance At Enbridge, corporate governance means that a comprehensive system of stewardship and accountability is in place and functioning among Directors, management and employees of the Company. Enbridge is committed to the principles of good governance, and the Company employs a variety of policies, programs and practices to manage corporate governance and ensure compliance. The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall stewardship of Enbridge and, in discharging that responsibility, reviews, approves and provides guidance with respect to the strategic plan and the operational risk management plan of the Company, and monitors their implementation. The Board approves all significant decisions that affect the Company, and reviews its financial and operational results. The Board also oversees identification of the Company’s principal risks on an annual basis, monitors risk management programs, reviews succession planning and compensation programs, and seeks assurance that internal control systems and management information systems are in place and operating effectively. We have established a number of governance policies and procedures that are designed to ensure that our employees conduct their work activities ethically, legally and responsibly, including our: Statement on Business Conduct, which outlines the specific standards of conduct expected of our directors, officers, employees, consultants and contractors in all the countries in which we conduct business. Whistle Blower Procedures, which require employees to report non-compliance with any applicable legal requirements or Enbridge policies, including the Statement on Business Conduct. Ethics and Conduct Hotline, which individuals can use at any time to raise issues (anonymously, if they choose) through a third-party service provider that operates independent helpline or hotline services for many major North American companies. Each report received through our Hotline is provided directly to Enbridge’s Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, as well as to the responsible business unit Compliance Officer. All reports are investigated so that issues raised can be addressed and resolved. Compliance Policy, which defines clear responsibilities for Enbridge’s Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer and Enbridge’s responsible business unit Compliance Officers, who collectively oversee Enbridge’s Compliance Program. The program is designed to minimize unethical behaviour and support and demonstrate Enbridge’s commitment to corporate responsibility and good governance. Board of Directors David A. Arledge Chair of the Board, Enbridge Inc., Naples, Florida James J. Blanchard Chair Emeritus and Partner, Government Affairs, DLA Piper U.S., LLP, Beverly Hills, Michigan J. Lorne Braithwaite President & Chief Executive Officer, Park Avenue Holdings Ltd., Thornhill, Ontario Marcel R. Coutu Corporate Director, Calgary, Alberta V. Maureen Kempston Darkes Corporate Director, Toronto, Ontario, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida J. Herb England Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Stahlman-England Irrigation Inc., Naples, Florida Charles W. Fischer Corporate Director, Calgary, Alberta Al Monaco President & Chief Executive Officer, Enbridge Inc., Calgary, Alberta George K. Petty Corporate Director, San Luis Obispo, California Charles E. Shultz Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Dauntless Energy Inc., Calgary, Alberta Dan C. Tutcher Corporate Director, Houston, Texas Catherine L. Williams Corporate Director, Calgary, Alberta 2014 Annual Report 31 2014 Awards and Recognition By focusing on our core values of Integrity, Safety and Respect, Enbridge has received many awards and much recognition over the years from independent third parties for our performance in the areas of sustainability; environmental performance; financial health; workplace health, safety and fairness; community relations; and public disclosure. Listed below are some of the awards and recognition we received in 2014. Sustainability Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, which is an annual assessment initiated by Corporate Knights magazine, highlights global corporations that have been most proactive in managing environmental, social and governance issues. Enbridge was named to the Global 100 in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and again in January 2015. Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) DJSI selected Enbridge as an index component of both its World and North America index. The DJSI indices track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on an analysis of financially material economic, environmental and social factors. World’s Greenest Companies Newsweek added Enbridge to its list of the World’s Greenest Companies, which ranks the 500 largest publicly-traded companies globally on corporate sustainability and environmental impact. Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada Corporate Knights magazine recognized Enbridge as being one of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens, the 12th year in a row the Company has been recognized. The ranking is the longest running of its kind and is determined based on a thorough analysis of contenders’ publicly disclosed environmental, social and governance indicators. Top Employer Canada’s Top 100 Employers Canada’s Top 100 Employers listing is a national evaluation to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees. This is the 10th consecutive year Enbridge has been on the list and 13th since the list’s inception 15 years ago. 32 Enbridge Inc. The Financial Post’s 10 Best Companies to Work For This listing recognizes fast-growing companies in Canada that offer tremendous career advancement opportunities together with leading-edge employee perks and benefits. Diversity Leadership Award of Distinction / Employer of Persons with Disabilities Award Enbridge received these two awards from the Alberta Chambers of Commerce. The Diversity Leadership Award of Distinction recognizes organizations that embrace diversity in their workforce, encourage respect and inclusion, are eliminating discrimination and barriers, and help create welcoming and inclusive workplaces and communities. The Employer of Persons with Disabilities Award is given to a business demonstrating creative leading edge practice in hiring, training, and developing employees with disabilities. Canadian Awards for Training Excellence Enbridge received the Canadian Society for Training and Development’s WOW! Award for having successfully built a leadership development program that is positively impacting Enbridge’s leadership capacity. Canada’s Best Diversity Employers Enbridge was recognized for a number of its programs, including our “FeminEn” (Females in Engineering) networking group which encourages women building engineering careers at the Company. Alberta’s Top Employers Alberta’s Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes Alberta employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Houston's Healthiest Employers The Houston Business Journal ranked Enbridge sixth in its Healthiest Employer survey that gauges the effectiveness of companies' wellness programs. Houston's Top Workplaces Enbridge ranked 14th in the large company division of the Houston Chronicle's 2014 Top Workplaces Awards. Community Investment United Way Spirit of Community Award United Way Toronto presented Enbridge Gas Distribution with its inaugural Spirit of Community Award, which recognizes creativity, innovation and overall commitment to building a better city for everyone. Aboriginal Relations Silver Level, Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Certification (2012 –2014), Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) The CCAB is a national business organization whose members include Aboriginal businesses, Aboriginal community-owned economic development corporations, and companies operating in Canada. The CCAB’s PAR certification program recognizes and supports continuous improvement in Aboriginal relations. Financial Reporting Corporate Reporting Award, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) The Corporate Reporting Awards, presented annually by CPA Canada, recognize the best reporting practices in the country. For the fourth consecutive year, Enbridge received the 2014 Award of Excellence for Corporate Reporting in the ‘Utilities and Pipelines/Real Estate’ industry sector. Enbridge Inc. Financial Report Management’s Discussion & Analysis Notes to the Financial Statements 34 Overview 126 1. General Business Description 35 Canadian Restructuring Plan 126 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 36 42 Performance Overview 133 3. Changes in Accounting Policies Non-GAAP Reconciliations 134 4. Segmented Information 42 Corporate Vision and Strategy 136 5. Financial Statement Effects 46 Industry Fundamentals 49 Growth Projects – of Rate Regulation 138 6. Acquisitions and Dispositions Commercially Secured Projects 140 7. Accounts Receivable and Other 52 Liquids Pipelines 56 Gas Distribution 140 8. Inventory 141 9. Property, Plant and Equipment 56 Gas Pipelines, Processing 142 10. Variable Interest Entities and Energy Services 144 11. Long-Term Investments 58 Sponsored Investments 146 12. Deferred Amounts and Other Assets 61 Growth Projects – 146 13. Intangible Assets Other Projects Under Development 146 14. Goodwill 63 Liquids Pipelines 73 Gas Distribution 147 15. Accounts Payable and Other 147 16. Debt 77 85 97 Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services 149 17. Other Long-Term Liabilities Sponsored Investments 149 18. Asset Retirement Obligations Corporate 149 19. Noncontrolling Interests 100 Liquidity and Capital Resources 151 20. Share Capital 106 Outstanding Share Data 154 21. Stock Option and Stock Unit Plans 107 Quarterly Financial Information 157 22. Components of Accumulated Other 108 Related Party Transactions Comprehensive Loss 109 Risk Management and Financial Instruments 159 23. Risk Management and Financial Instruments 114 Critical Accounting Estimates 168 24. Income Taxes 116 Changes in Accounting Policies 170 25. Retirement and Postretirement Benefits 117 Controls and Procedures 175 26. Other Income/(Expense) Financial Statements 118 Management’s Report 119 Independent Auditor’s Report 121 Consolidated Statements of Earnings 122 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 123 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 124 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 125 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 175 27. Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities 175 28. Related Party Transactions 176 29. Commitments and Contingencies 178 30. Guarantees 178 31. Subsequent Events 179 Glossary 180 Five-Year Consolidated Highlights 182 Investor Information Management’s Discussion & Analysis This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) dated February 19, 2015 should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge or the Company) for the year ended December 31, 2014, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). All financial measures presented in this MD&A are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Additional information related to the Company, including its Annual Information Form, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com Overview Enbridge, a Canadian Company, is a North American leader in delivering energy. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the United States, the world’s longest crude oil and liquids transportation system. The Company also has significant and growing involvement in natural gas gathering, transmission and midstream businesses and an increasing involvement in power transmission. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and provides distribution services in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. As a generator of energy, Enbridge has interests in more than 2,200 megawatts (MW) (1,600 MW net) of renewable and alternative energy generating capacity and is expanding its interests in wind, solar and geothermal facilities. Enbridge employs more than 11,000 people, primarily in Canada and the United States. The Company’s activities are carried out through five business segments: Liquids Pipelines; Gas Distribution; Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services; Sponsored Investments; and Corporate, as discussed below. Liquids Pipelines Total Assets (millions of Canadian dollars) 7 5 8 2 7 , 8 6 5 7 5 , 0 0 8 6 4 , 0 3 ,1 1 4 0 3 2 6 3 , Liquids Pipelines consists of common carrier and contract crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and refined products pipelines and terminals in Canada and the United States, including Canadian Mainline, Regional Oil Sands System, Seaway Crude Pipeline System (Seaway Pipeline), Flanagan South Pipeline (Flanagan South), Southern Lights Pipeline, Spearhead 10 11 12 13 14 Pipeline and Feeder Pipelines and Other. Gas Distribution Gas Distribution consists of the Company’s natural gas utility operations, the core of which is Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (EGD), which serves residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in central and eastern Ontario as well as northern New York State. ■ Liquids Pipelines ■ Gas Distribution ■ Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services ■ Sponsored Investments ■ Corporate This business segment also includes natural gas distribution activities in Quebec and New Brunswick. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services consists of investments in natural gas pipelines, gathering and processing facilities and the Company’s energy services businesses, along with renewable energy and transmission facilities. Investments in natural gas pipelines include the Company’s interests in the Vector Pipeline (Vector) and transmission and gathering pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. Investments in natural gas processing include the Company’s interest in Aux Sable, a natural gas fractionation and extraction business located near the terminus of the Alliance Pipeline and Canadian Midstream assets located in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta. The energy services businesses undertake physical commodity marketing activity and logistical services, oversee refinery supply services and manage the Company’s volume commitments on Alliance Pipeline, Vector and other pipeline systems. Sponsored Investments Sponsored Investments includes the Company’s 33.7% economic interest in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP) and Enbridge’s interests in both the Eastern Access and Lakehead System Mainline Expansion projects held through Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership (EELP). Also within Sponsored Investments is the Company’s overall 66.4% economic interest in Enbridge Income Fund (the Fund), held both directly 34 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report and indirectly through Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. (ENF). recommendation by an independent committee of ENF and the Fund Enbridge, through its subsidiaries, manages the day-to-day and the receipt of all necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals operations of and develops and assesses opportunities for that may be required. Assuming all necessary consents and approvals each of these investments, including both organic growth and are obtained, the transfer and initial investment by ENF are targeted acquisition opportunities. EEP transports crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons through common carrier and feeder pipelines, including the Lakehead Pipeline System (Lakehead System), which is the United States portion of the Enbridge mainline system, and transports, gathers, for completion mid-2015. However, there can be no assurance that the planned restructuring will be completed in the manner contemplated, or at all, or that the current market conditions and the Company’s future forecast, based on such market conditions, will not materially change. processes and markets natural gas and NGL. The primary Enbridge’s Canadian Liquids Pipelines includes its Canadian Mainline operations of the Fund include renewable power generation, system held through EPI and its Regional Oil Sands System held natural gas transmission (through its 50% interest in Alliance through EP Athabasca. Both entities would be transferred from direct Pipeline) and crude oil and liquids pipeline transportation, which ownership by Enbridge to ownership by the Fund. Enbridge will retain includes feeder pipelines and storage facilities in western Canada operating responsibility for the Liquids Pipelines business, as it does and an interest in the Southern Lights Pipeline. Corporate for the assets currently held through the Fund and for those held through EEP, as well as responsibility for business development and project construction. In particular, Enbridge’s enterprise-wide priority Corporate consists of the Company’s investment in Noverco Inc. on the safety and reliability of its operations, including protection of (Noverco), new business development activities, general employees, the public and the environment, will continue to apply to corporate investments and financing costs not allocated to Canadian Liquids Pipelines. the business segments. Canadian Restructuring Plan In December 2014, Enbridge announced its plan to transfer the majority of its Canadian Liquids Pipelines business comprising Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (EPI) and Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc. (EP Athabasca), and certain Canadian renewable energy assets with a combined carrying value of approximately $17 billion, with an associated secured growth capital program of approximately $15 billion to the Fund (collectively, the Canadian Restructuring Plan). The Fund currently already holds a number of Enbridge’s renewable energy assets. The remainder of the existing Canadian renewable energy assets are held through EPI. Under the Canadian Restructuring Plan, the intention is to leave these renewable assets in EPI and include them with the transfer of the Canadian Liquids Pipelines business to the Fund. These renewable assets consist of Enbridge’s interests in the Massif du Sud Wind Project (Massif du Sud), the Lac Alfred Wind Project (Lac Alfred) and the Saint Robert Bellarmin Wind Projects, all located in Quebec and the Blackspring Ridge Wind Project (Blackspring Ridge) in Alberta. The transfer of the assets is expected to be completed in mid-2015. The Canadian Restructuring Plan contemplates the issuance by The Canadian Restructuring Plan was announced along with a 33% ENF of $600 million to $800 million of public equity per year from increase to the Company’s next quarterly common share dividend 2015 through 2018 in one or more tranches to fund its increasing effective on March 1, 2015 along with a corresponding new dividend investment in the Canadian Liquids Pipelines business through payout policy range. For further details on the dividend increase the Fund. Enbridge will retain an obligation to ensure the Fund has and change in dividend payout policy range, refer to Performance sufficient equity funding to undertake the growth capital program Overview – Dividends. The Canadian Restructuring Plan is intended to enhance Enbridge’s value to investors while the Company executes its $44 billion growth capital program and to enhance the competitiveness of its funding costs for new organic growth opportunities and asset acquisitions. Transferring the assets to the Fund is expected to allow the majority of the growth capital program to be funded at an advantageous cost, associated with the transferred assets and the amount of public equity to be issued by ENF would be adjusted as necessary to match its capacity to raise equity funding on favourable terms. Enbridge will contribute additional equity to ENF to maintain its current 19.9% interest. Enbridge would also take back a significant portion of the consideration for the assets transferred to the Fund in the form of additional equity in a subsidiary of the Fund. while reducing the funding requirement at Enbridge. It also allows As a result, Enbridge’s aggregate economic interest in the Fund is Enbridge to monetize a portion of its existing assets on favourable expected to increase from its current level of 66.4% to approximately terms, releasing capital from the business for redeployment into 90% initially, and then decline to approximately 80% by 2018 as ENF future growth opportunities. increases its investment in the Fund. Pursuant to the plan, ENF is expected to acquire an increasing Enbridge also has under review a potential United States interest in the assets through investments in the equity of the Fund restructuring plan which would involve transfer of its directly held over a period of several years in amounts consistent with its equity United States liquids pipelines assets to EEP. This review has not funding capability. The Canadian Restructuring Plan has been yet progressed to a conclusion. The proposed United States liquids approved in principle by Enbridge’s Board of Directors, but it remains pipelines restructuring plan is separate from the agreement to drop subject to finalization of preliminary internal reorganization steps and down Enbridge’s 66.7% interest in the United States segment of the a number of internal and external consents and approvals, including Alberta Clipper pipeline to EEP, which closed on January 2, 2015. final approval of definitive transfer terms by the Enbridge Board Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – of Directors and by the boards of ENF and the Fund, following a Alberta Clipper Drop Down. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 35 Performance Overview (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Earnings attributable to common shareholders Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Earnings/(loss) attributable to common shareholders from continuing operations Discontinued operations – Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Earnings/(loss) per common share Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share Adjusted earnings1 Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Adjusted earnings per common share 1 Cash flow data Cash provided by operating activities Cash used in investing activities Cash provided by financing activities Dividends Common share dividends declared Dividends paid per common share Revenues Commodity sales Gas distribution sales Transportation and other services Total assets Total long-term liabilities Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2014 2013 2014 2013 2012 19 69 185 140 (325) 88 – 88 0.11 0.10 199 68 30 123 (11) 409 0.49 656 (3,737) 3,221 297 0.350 6,192 835 1,770 8,797 72,857 42,306 46 80 (325) 79 (151) (271) 4 (267) (0.33) (0.33) 205 67 17 89 (16) 362 0.44 781 (3,277) 2,744 261 0.315 6,939 710 644 8,293 57,568 28,277 463 213 571 419 (558) 1,108 46 1,154 1.39 1.37 858 177 136 429 (26) 1,574 1.90 2,547 (11,891) 9,770 1,177 1.40 28,281 2,853 6,507 37,641 72,857 42,306 427 129 (68) 268 (314) 442 4 446 0.55 0.55 770 176 203 313 (28) 1,434 1.78 3,341 (9,431) 5,070 1,035 1.26 26,039 2,265 4,614 32,918 57,568 28,277 697 207 (377) 283 (129) 681 (79) 602 0.78 0.77 655 176 176 264 (30) 1,241 1.61 2,874 (6,204) 4,395 895 1.13 18,494 1,910 4,256 24,660 46,800 25,227 1 Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per common share are non-GAAP measures that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles. For more information on non-GAAP measures see page 41. 36 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders Earnings attributable to common shareholders were $1,154 million ($1.39 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $446 million ($0.55 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $602 million ($0.78 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company has continued to deliver significant earnings growth from operations over the course of the last three years, as discussed below in Performance Overview – Adjusted Earnings. However, the positive impact of this growth and the comparability of the Company’s earnings are impacted by a number of unusual, non-recurring or non-operating factors, the most significant of which is changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains and losses. The Company has a comprehensive long-term economic hedging program to mitigate interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity price exposures. The changes in unrealized mark-to-market accounting impacts from this program create volatility in short-term earnings, but the Company believes that over the long-term it supports the reliable cash flows and dividend growth upon which its investor value proposition is based. Earnings for 2014 and 2012 were also negatively impacted by the tax effect of the transfer of assets between entities under common control of Enbridge. Intercompany gains realized as a result of these transfers for both years have been eliminated for accounting purposes. However, as these transactions involved the sale of shares and partnership units, all tax consequences have remained in consolidated earnings and resulted in charges of $157 million and $56 million in 2014 and 2012, respectively. For further details, refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. Also impacting the comparability of earnings year-over-year were costs and related insurance recoveries associated with the Line 6B crude oil release. Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders (millions of Canadian dollars) 2 5 5 5 , 1 2 1 2 3 , 1 1 4 5 1 , 1 1 0 3 9 1 1 0 8 1 2 0 6 1 6 4 4 2 0 0 7 2 5 1 6 2 6 5 5 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 1 Financial information has been extracted from financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 2 Financial information has been extracted from financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 included EEP’s cost estimates relating to the Line 6B crude oil release of US$86 million ($12 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), US$302 million ($44 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) and US$55 million ($8 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), respectively. The aforementioned costs are before insurance recoveries and exclude potential additional fines and penalties other than the fines and penalties discussed under Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases – Line 6B Crude Oil Release. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, EEP recognized insurance recoveries of US$42 million ($6 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) and US$170 million ($24 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), respectively, related to the Line 6B crude oil release. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases – Insurance Recoveries. Within Liquids Pipelines, 2014 and 2013 earnings reflected remediation and long-term stabilization costs of approximately $4 million and $56 million after-tax and before insurance recoveries, respectively, related to the Line 37 crude oil release that occurred in June 2013. In 2014, Enbridge recognized insurance recoveries of $8 million after-tax related to the Line 37 crude oil release. Refer to Liquids Pipelines – Regional Oil Sands System – Line 37 Crude Oil Release. Other significant items impacting the comparability of the Company’s year-over-year earnings were a $57 million after-tax gain recognized on the disposal of non-core assets within Enbridge Offshore Pipelines (Offshore) as well as a $14 million after-tax gain on the sale of an Alternative and Emerging Technologies investment within the Corporate segment. These transactions were recognized in 2014. Finally, the Company’s 2013 earnings reflected certain out-of-period adjustments that also impact the comparability of earnings between years. The out-of-period adjustments included a non-cash adjustment of $37 million after-tax to defer revenues associated with make-up rights earned under certain long-term take-or-pay contracts within Regional Oil Sands System. Also in Regional Oil Sands System, there was an out-of-period adjustment of $31 million after-tax related to the recovery of income taxes under a long-term contract, partially offset by a related correction to deferred income tax expense. In Gas Distribution, an out-of-period adjustment of $56 million after-tax was recognized reflecting an increase to gas transportation costs which had incorrectly been deferred. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 37 Fourth quarter performance drivers were largely consistent with year-to-date trends and continued to be impacted by changes in unrealized fair value derivative and foreign exchange gains and losses. Aside from the operating factors discussed in Performance Overview – Adjusted Earnings, factors unique to the fourth quarter of 2014 included the impact of the tax effect associated with the transfer of assets between entities under common control of Enbridge, as noted above. Finally, the fourth quarter of 2014 included a $14 million after-tax gain recognized on the disposal of non-core assets within Offshore and leak insurance recoveries recognized from the June 2013 Line 37 crude oil release. Adjusted Earnings The Company’s investor value proposition focuses on visible growth, a reliable business model and a growing income stream, supported by a rigorous focus on safe and reliable operations and a disciplined approach to investment and project execution. The Company has consistently delivered on this proposition, growing adjusted earnings from $1.61 per common share in 2012 to $1.78 per common share in 2013 and $1.90 per common share in 2014. This growth is a reflection of the strength of Enbridge’s existing asset portfolio combined with the successful execution of its large growth capital program, which saw a number of new assets placed into service over this period. The combination of strong core assets and the successful execution of the growth capital program were particularly evident in the Company’s Liquids Pipelines and Sponsored Investments segments and were significant drivers of the Company’s overall adjusted earnings growth over the past three years. Within Liquids Pipelines, Canadian Mainline adjusted earnings growth was largely the result of higher throughput from growing crude oil supply from western Canada and higher downstream refinery demand. Additionally, successful efforts by the Company to optimize capacity and throughput and to enhance scheduling efficiency with shippers also drove an increase in throughput, most notably in 2014. Adjusted Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) 2 7 7 6 2 7 3 6 2 3 9 5 2 7 3 5 1 4 7 5 , 1 1 4 3 4 , 1 1 1 8 0 , 1 1 1 4 2 , 1 1 3 6 2 9 5 5 8 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 New Liquids Pipelines assets placed into service in the past three years within 1 Financial information has been extracted from financial Regional Oil Sands System, including the Woodland and Wood Buffalo pipelines statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. completed in late 2012 and the Norealis Pipeline completed in 2014, contributed to adjusted earnings growth. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company placed into service Flanagan South and Seaway Crude Pipeline System Twin (Seaway Pipeline Twin). The two projects are key components of the Company’s Gulf 2 Financial information has been extracted from financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. Coast Access program, which provides connectivity for producers in western Canada and the Bakken to the United States Gulf Coast refining hub. Both of the projects provided incremental earnings for the Company in the fourth quarter of 2014 and are expected to have a more significant impact on adjusted earnings growth in 2015. Enbridge’s sponsored vehicles, EEP and the Fund, also contributed positively to adjusted earnings growth. EEP adjusted earnings reflected increased contributions from its liquids business due to new assets placed into service during 2013 and 2014, combined with higher throughput and tolls on its major liquids pipelines. New assets placed into service include the replacement and expansion of Line 6B as part of Enbridge and EEP’s Eastern Access Program. Enbridge also benefitted through its 75% interest in the United States portion of the Eastern Access expansion projects held through EELP. Within EEP’s natural gas and NGL businesses, which it holds directly and indirectly through its partially-owned subsidiary, Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (MEP), lower volumes had a negative impact on adjusted earnings. Within the Fund, adjusted earnings growth reflected the benefit of an increased asset base that resulted from Enbridge’s asset drop downs that occurred in 2011, 2012 and most recently in the fourth quarter of 2014. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services 2014 adjusted earnings decreased compared with the previous year due in large part to market factors impacting the Company’s Energy Services businesses and Aux Sable facilities. Narrowing location spreads and less favourable conditions in certain markets accessed by committed transportation capacity, combined with unrecovered demand charges, resulted in lower adjusted earnings for Energy Services following a very strong 2013 fiscal year. Aux Sable adjusted earnings reflected a downward trend over the past two years due to lower fractionation margins and lower volumes at its upstream processing plants. 38 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report A key element of Enbridge’s strategy is to secure the longer-term Smaller components of Enbridge’s earnings are more exposed to future through developing new platforms for growth and diversification. the impacts of commodity price volatility. This includes Energy Examples of diversification initiatives that drove year-over-year Services, where opportunities to benefit from location, time and growth in adjusted earnings included the Company’s investment quality differentials can be affected by commodity market conditions. in Canadian Midstream assets, being the Cabin Gas Plant (Cabin) They also include the Company’s interest in Aux Sable’s natural and the Pipestone and Sexsmith gathering systems (together, gas fractionation facilities and EEP’s natural gas gathering and Pipestone and Sexsmith), as well as Enbridge’s continued investment processing businesses, however, the impact on Enbridge’s overall in renewable energy assets through the acquisition of new wind financial performance is relatively small and any inherent commodity farms and additional interests in existing wind farm assets that it price risk is mitigated by hedging programs within these businesses owns with others. and Enbridge’s partial ownership interest. The Company’s 2014 adjusted earnings were impacted by higher The latter half of 2014 has seen a dramatic decline in the price of preference share dividends in its Corporate segment, as well as crude oil, natural gas and NGL and other commodities whose prices higher interest expense across various business segments reflecting are highly correlated to crude oil. Benchmark prices for crude which incremental preference share and debt funding incurred to fund its had been trading over US$105 per barrel in June 2014, fell to as low growth capital program. With respect to the fourth quarter of 2014, many of the annual trends discussed above were also the factors in driving adjusted earnings growth over the fourth quarter of 2013. In Liquids Pipelines, higher throughput on Canadian Mainline and new assets placed into service across the segment provided a favourable uplift to 2014 fourth quarter adjusted earnings. However, this growth was more than offset by a lower quarter-over-quarter toll on Canadian Mainline. In the fourth quarter of 2013, Regional Oil Sands System included a favourable adjustment related to a reduction in third party revenue sharing with the founding shipper on the Athabasca Pipeline. Although this adjustment had no impact on full year 2013 adjusted earnings, it resulted in higher adjusted earnings in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with the equivalent 2014 period. Excluding the impact of this 2013 adjustment, Regional Oil Sands System adjusted earnings were comparable between the fourth quarter periods. as US$53 per barrel by end of the year as a result of significant increases in production both inside and outside of North America in the face of relatively tepid growth in world-wide demand. Entering 2015, prices continue to be weak and are expected to remain volatile in the near-term as the market seeks to re-balance supply and demand. The current commodity price environment has had an impact on shippers on Enbridge’s pipelines who have responded to price declines by reducing investment in exploration and development programs for 2015. However, this is not expected to materially impact the financial performance of the Company. Notwithstanding the price decline, it is expected that existing conventional and oil sands production should be more than sufficient to support continued high utilization of the liquids pipelines mainline. Entering 2015, nominations for service on the pipelines have continued to exceed available capacity on the system, resulting in apportionment of nominated volumes. Due to the nature of the commercial structures described above, Enbridge’s earnings and cash flow are not expected to be Energy Services earnings for the fourth quarter were higher than materially affected by the current low price environment. the comparable period in 2013 as wider location and crude grade differentials enabled it to capture more profitable margin and tank management arbitrage opportunities, which helped to partially offset the decrease in adjusted earnings during the first nine months of 2014 due to narrowing location spreads and less favourable conditions in certain markets accessed by committed transportation capacity, combined with unrecovered demand charges. The decline in oil prices is also causing some sponsors of oil sands development programs to reconsider the timing of previously announced upstream development projects. Cancellation or deferral of these projects would affect longer-term supply growth from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Enbridge’s existing growth capital program described under Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects has been commercially secured Impact of the Recent Decline in Commodity Prices and is expected to generate reliable and predictable earnings growth Enbridge’s value proposition is built on the foundation of its reliable business model. The majority of its earnings and cash flow are generated from tolls and fees charged for the energy delivery services that it provides to its customers. Business arrangements are structured to minimize exposure to commodity price movements and any residual exposure is closely monitored and managed through disciplined hedging programs. Commercial structures are through 2018 and beyond. Importantly, after taking into account the potential for some of the less profitable projects to be cancelled or deferred in an environment where low prices persist, Enbridge’s most recent near-term supply forecast reaffirms that the expansions and extensions of its liquids pipeline system currently in progress will provide very cost-effective transportation services to key markets in North America. typically designed to provide a measure of protection against the risk In the current low-price environment, Enbridge is working closely with of a scenario where falling commodity prices indirectly impact the producers to find ways to enhance capacity and provide enhanced utilization of the Company’s facilities. Protection against volume risk access to markets in order to alleviate locational pricing discounts. is achieved through regulated cost of service tolling arrangements, Examples include the Company’s recently completed Flanagan South long term take-or-pay contract structures and fee for service and Seaway Pipeline Twin projects, which increase access to the arrangements with specific features to mitigate exposure to United States Gulf Coast refining hub. falling throughput. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 39 Cash Flows Cash provided by operating activities was $2,547 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, mainly driven by strong operating performance from the Company’s core assets, particularly from Liquids Pipelines and Sponsored Investments, and the cash flow generation from growth projects placed into service in recent years. Partially offsetting these cash inflows were changes in operating assets and liabilities as further discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources. In 2014, the Company was active in the capital markets with the issuance of $1,365 million in preference shares, common shares of approximately $478 million and $6,921 million in medium-term notes and also maintained its liquidity through secured credit facilities. The proceeds of the capital market transactions, together with additional borrowings from its credit facilities, cash generated from operations and cash on hand were more than sufficient to finance the Company’s nearly $10 billion of projects placed into service in 2014 and are expected to provide financing flexibility for the Company’s growth capital program in 2015. Dividends The Company has paid common share dividends since it became a publicly traded company in 1953. In December 2014, the Company announced a 33% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.465 per common share, or $1.860 annualized, effective March 1, 2015, in conjunction with the announcement of the Canadian Restructuring Plan. For more details, refer to Canadian Restructuring Plan. Also in December 2014, Enbridge’s Board of Directors approved a revised dividend payout policy range of 75% to 85% of adjusted earnings. The previous payout policy range was 60% to 70%. In 2014, the dividend payout was 74% (2013 – 71%; 2012 – 70%) of adjusted earnings per share. The revised dividend policy is supported by the funding progress achieved to date and increasing internally generated free cash flow. For the 10-year period ended December 2014, the Company’s compound annual average dividend growth rate was 13.6%. Revenues The Company generates revenues from three primary sources: commodity sales, gas distribution sales and transportation and other services. Commodity sales of $28,281 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $26,039 million; 2012 – $18,494 million) were generated through the Company’s energy services operations. Energy Services includes the contemporaneous purchase and sale of Dividends per Common Share . 8 9 5 0 8 4 0 7 0 . . 6 6 0 . 2 6 0 . 8 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 6 8 . 1 0 4 . 1 6 2 . 1 3 .1 1 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15e crude oil, natural gas and NGL to generate a margin, which is typically a small fraction of gross revenue. While sales revenues generated from these operations are impacted by commodity prices, net margins and earnings are relatively insensitive to commodity prices and reflect activity levels which are driven by differences in commodity prices between locations and points in time, rather than on absolute prices. Any residual commodity margin risk is closely monitored and managed. Revenues from these operations depend on activity levels, which vary from year to year depending on market conditions and commodity prices. Gas distribution sales are primarily earned by EGD and are recognized in a manner consistent with the underlying rate-setting mechanism mandated by the regulator. Revenues generated by the gas distribution businesses are driven by volumes delivered, which vary with weather and customer base, as well as regulator-approved rates. The cost of natural gas is charged to customers through rates but does not ultimately impact earnings due to the flow-through nature of these costs. Transportation and other services revenues are earned from the Company’s crude oil and natural gas pipeline transportation businesses and also includes power production revenues from the Company’s portfolio of renewable and power generation assets. For the Company’s transportation assets operating under market-based arrangements, revenues are driven by volumes transported and tolls. For rate-regulated assets, revenues are charged in accordance with tolls established by the regulator, and in most cost-of-service based arrangements are reflective of the Company’s cost to provide the service plus a regulator-approved rate of return. Higher transportation and other services revenues reflected increased throughput on the Company’s core liquids pipeline assets combined with the incremental revenues associated with assets placed into service over the past two years. 40 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report The Company’s revenues also included changes in unrealized and cost of inputs, and are therefore inherent in all forward-looking derivative fair value gains and losses related to foreign exchange statements. Due to the interdependencies and correlation of these and commodity price contracts used to manage exposures from macroeconomic factors, the impact of any one assumption on a movements in foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. forward-looking statement cannot be determined with certainty, The unrealized mark-to-market accounting creates volatility particularly with respect to expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted and impacts the comparability of revenues in the short-term, but earnings/(loss) and associated per share amounts, the impact of the the Company believes over the long-term, the economic hedging Canadian Restructuring Plan on Enbridge, the adjusted dividend payout program supports reliable cash flows and dividend growth. policy or estimated future dividends. The most relevant assumptions Forward-Looking Information Forward-looking information, or forward-looking statements, have been included in this MD&A to provide the Company’s shareholders and potential investors with information about the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including management’s assessment of Enbridge’s and its subsidiaries’ future plans and operations. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as ‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘estimate’’, ‘‘forecast’’, ‘‘plan’’, ‘‘intend’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘believe’’ and similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information or statements included or incorporated by reference in this document include, but are not limited to, statements with associated with forward-looking statements on projects under construction, including estimated in-service dates and expected capital expenditures, include the following: the availability and price of labour and pipeline construction materials; the effects of inflation and foreign exchange rates on labour and material costs; the effects of interest rates on borrowing costs; and the impact of weather and customer and regulatory approvals on construction and in-service schedules. Enbridge’s forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to operating performance, regulatory parameters, project approval and support, weather, economic and competitive conditions, changes in tax law and tax rate increases, exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices and supply and demand for commodities, including but not limited to those risks respect to the following: expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/ and uncertainties discussed in this MD&A and in the Company’s (loss); expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/(loss) per other filings with Canadian and United States securities regulators. share; expected future cash flows; expected costs related to projects The impact of any one risk, uncertainty or factor on a particular under construction; expected in-service dates for projects under forward-looking statement is not determinable with certainty as these construction; expected capital expenditures; estimated future are interdependent and Enbridge’s future course of action depends on dividends; the Canadian Restructuring Plan; and expected costs management’s assessment of all information available at the relevant related to leak remediation and potential insurance recoveries. time. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Enbridge Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available on the date such statements are made and processes used to prepare the information, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward- looking statements. By their nature, these statements involve a variety assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements made in this MD&A or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to Enbridge or persons acting on the Company’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. of assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and Non-GAAP Measures other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Material assumptions include assumptions about the following: the expected supply of and demand for crude oil, natural gas, NGL and renewable energy; prices of crude oil, natural gas, NGL and renewable energy; expected exchange rates; inflation and interest rates; the availability and price of labour and pipeline construction materials; operational reliability; customer and regulatory approvals; maintenance of support and regulatory approvals for the Company’s projects; anticipated in-service dates; final approval of definitive transfer terms by Enbridge and ENF and the Fund; receipt of all necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals that may be required This MD&A contains references to adjusted earnings/(loss), which represent earnings or loss attributable to common shareholders adjusted for unusual, non-recurring or non-operating factors on both a consolidated and segmented basis. These factors, referred to as adjusting items, are reconciled and discussed in the financial results sections for the affected business segments. Adjusting items referred to as changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains or loss are presented net of amounts realized on the settlement of derivative contracts during the applicable period. Management believes the presentation of adjusted earnings/(loss) conveys useful information to investors and shareholders as it provides increased for the Canadian Restructuring Plan; and weather. Assumptions transparency and predictive value. Management uses adjusted regarding the expected supply of and demand for crude oil, natural gas, earnings/(loss) to set targets, including setting the Company’s NGL and renewable energy, and the prices of these commodities, are dividend payout target, and to assess performance of the Company. material to and underlie all forward-looking statements. These factors Adjusted earnings/(loss) and adjusted earnings/(loss) for each of are relevant to all forward-looking statements as they may impact the segments are not measures that have a standardized meaning current and future levels of demand for the Company’s services. prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not considered GAAP measures; Similarly, exchange rates, inflation and interest rates impact the therefore, these measures may not be comparable with similar economies and business environments in which the Company measures presented by other issuers. The table below summarizes operates and may impact levels of demand for the Company’s services the reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP measures. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 41 Non-GAAP Reconciliations (millions of Canadian dollars) Earnings attributable to common shareholders Adjusting items 1: Changes in unrealized derivative fair value and intercompany foreign exchange loss 2 Make-up rights adjustments Leak remediation costs, net of leak insurance recoveries Warmer/(colder) than normal weather Gains on sale of non-core assets and investment Asset impairment losses Project development and transaction costs Tax on intercompany gains on sale of assets Tax related adjustments Out-of-period adjustments Other Adjusted earnings 2014 2013 2012 1,154 320 17 8 (36) (71) 2 14 157 – – 9 446 843 50 94 (9) (2) 6 – – (19) 25 – 602 536 – (15) 23 – 105 – 56 (9) (1) (56) 1,574 1,434 1,241 1 The above table summarizes adjusting items by nature. For a detailed listing of adjusting items by segment, refer to individual segment discussions. 2 Changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains and loss are presented net of amounts realized on the settlement of derivative contracts during the applicable period. Corporate Vision and Strategy Vision Enbridge’s vision is to be the leading energy delivery company in North America. In pursuing this vision, the Company plays a critical role in enabling the economic well-being and quality of life of North Americans, who depend on access to plentiful energy. The Company transports, distributes and generates energy, and its primary purpose is to deliver the energy North Americans need in the safest, most reliable and most efficient way possible. Among its peers, Enbridge strives to be the leader, which means not only leadership in value creation for shareholders but also leadership with respect to worker and public safety and environmental protection associated with its energy delivery infrastructure, as well as in customer service, community investment and employee satisfaction. Driven by this vision, the Company delivers value for shareholders from a proven and unique value proposition, which combines visible growth, a reliable business model and a dependable and growing income stream. Strategy The Company’s initiatives centre around eight areas of strategic emphasis in four key focus areas. These strategies are reviewed at least annually with direction from the Company’s Board of Directors. Commitment to Safety and Operational Reliability • Focus on project management • Preserve financing strength and flexibility Execute Secure the Longer-Term Future • Strengthen core businesses • Develop new platforms for growth and diversification Maintain the Foundation • Uphold Enbridge values • Maintain the Company’s social license to operate • Attract, retain and develop highly capable people 42 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Commitment to Safety and Operational Reliability Preserve Financing Strength and Flexibility Safety and operational reliability remains the Company’s The maintenance of adequate financing strength and flexibility is number one priority and sets the foundation for the strategic crucial to Enbridge’s growth strategy. Enbridge’s financing strategies plan. The commitment to safety and operational reliability means are designed to ensure the Company has sufficient financial flexibility achieving industry leadership in safety (process, public and to meet its capital requirements. To support this objective, the personal) and ensuring the reliability and integrity of the systems Company develops financing plans and strategies to maintain strong the Company operates in order to generate, transport and deliver credit ratings, diversify its funding sources and maintain substantial the energy society counts on and to protect the environment. standby bank credit capacity and access to capital markets in Under the umbrella of the Company’s Operational Risk Management (ORM) Plan introduced in 2010, Enbridge has undertaken extensive maintenance, integrity and inspection programs across its pipeline systems. The ORM Plan has resulted in strong improvements in the area of safety and operational risk management, bolstering incident response capabilities, employee and public safety protocols and improved communications with landowners and first responders. both Canada and the United States. As part of the Company’s risk management policy, the Company engages in a comprehensive long-term economic hedging program to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange and commodity price on the Company’s earnings. This program supports one of the key tenets of the Company’s investor value proposition, a reliable business model. In addition, an enterprise-wide safety and risk management Enbridge has also actively used its sponsored vehicles, primarily framework has been implemented to ensure the Company identifies, through asset drop downs, to cost-effectively fund a portion of prioritizes and effectively prevents and mitigates risks across the its large growth capital program. In 2014, the Company announced enterprise. Supporting these initiatives is a safety culture that its proposed Canadian Restructuring Plan, which will transfer the strives towards a target of 100% safe operations, with a belief majority of its Canadian Liquids Pipelines business and certain that all incidents can be prevented. To achieve the goal of industry renewable energy assets to the Fund. See Canadian Restructuring leadership, the Company measures its performance as compared to Plan. For further discussion on the Company’s financing strategies, standard industry performance, transparently reports its results and refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources. continues to use external assessments to measure its performance. Execute Focus on Project Management The Company continually assesses ways to generate value for shareholders, including reviewing opportunities that may lead to acquisitions, dispositions or other strategic transactions, some of which may be material. Opportunities are screened, analyzed and Enbridge’s objective is to safely deliver projects on time and on assessed using strict operating, strategic and financial criteria budget and at the lowest practical cost while maintaining the highest with the objective of ensuring the effective deployment of capital standards for safety, quality, customer satisfaction and environmental and the enduring financial strength and stability of the Company. and regulatory compliance. With an approximate $34 billion portfolio of commercially secured growth projects, successful project execution is critical to achieving the Company’s long-term growth plan. Enbridge, through its Major Projects Group (Major Projects), continues to build upon and enhance the key elements of its rigorous project management processes including: employee and contractor safety; long-term supply chain agreements; quality design, materials and construction; extensive regulatory and public consultation; robust cost, schedule and risk controls; and efficient project transition to operating units. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 43 Secure the Longer-Term Future Strengthen Core Businesses With the majority of the Company’s growth capital projects expected to come into service by the end of 2018, the Company’s liquids business is also carrying out initiatives to secure and extend Within the Company’s crude oil transportation business, strategies the growth beyond 2018. The proposed structure announced in continue to be focused on providing access to new markets for the Canadian Restructuring Plan is expected to help position the growing production from western Canada and Bakken regions, Company to support future investments and extend growth past optimizing and expanding mainline operations and expanding 2018 by improving the competitiveness of its funding costs for regional oil sands infrastructure. The Company’s assets are new organic growth opportunities and asset acquisitions. For further strategically located and well-positioned to capitalize on these details on the Canadian Restructuring Plan, refer to Canadian opportunities. Over the past year, Enbridge has significantly Restructuring Plan. advanced its market access programs that provide shippers with greater connectivity to key markets and secure more favourable pricing for their products. In 2014, the Company significantly advanced its Gulf Coast Access program through the completion of Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline Twin. Combined, the two projects have the capability of providing up to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of incremental capacity to transport crude oil from the oil sands or Bakken regions to the key United States Gulf Coast refining hub. Enbridge continued to optimize and expand its mainline system and in 2014, throughput reached record levels driven by strong supply and refinery demand in combination with efforts by the Company to maximize capacity and throughput and to enhance The Company’s natural gas strategies include leveraging the competitive advantages of its existing assets and expanding its footprint in emerging areas. Combined, Alliance Pipeline and the Aux Sable NGL fractionation plant are well-positioned to provide liquids-rich gas transportation and processing to developing regions in northeast British Columbia, western Alberta and the Bakken. Alliance Pipeline has also made significant progress in securing precedent agreements with shippers past December 2015 when the majority of its existing contracts are set to expire. For further details, refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Alliance Pipeline Recontracting. scheduling efficiency with shippers. As new projects come into The Company expanded its Canadian midstream infrastructure in service, one of the key objectives is to fully integrate them within 2014 with the completion of the Pipestone and Sexsmith projects Enbridge’s existing portfolio. While executing its record growth capital program, the Company has also been undertaking an extensive integrity program across its liquids and gas systems. In addition, in 2014, Enbridge completed the replacement of Line 6B and an in-depth inspection of Line 9B as part of the Line 9B reversal and expansion project. Also in 2014, the Company announced the Line 3 Replacement Program (L3R Program). While the L3R Program will not increase the overall capacity of the mainline system, it will support the safety and operational reliability of the overall system and enhance the flexibility on the mainline system allowing the Company to further optimize throughput. which included sour gas gathering and compression facilities located in the Peace River Arch (PRA) region of northwest Alberta. The Company is seeking to expand its Canadian midstream footprint, with the primary focus in the liquids-rich Montney and Duvernay formations in western Canada. In addition to these onshore strategies, the Company continues to pursue crude oil and natural gas gathering pipeline opportunities for ultra-deep projects in the Gulf of Mexico. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company placed the Jack St. Malo portion of the Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System (WRGGS) into service and expects to place the Big Foot gas portion of WRGGS along with the Big Foot Oil Pipeline (Big Foot Pipeline) into service in the third quarter of 2015. Growth in Offshore is expected to continue The focus in Regional Oil Sands Systems is to optimize existing as the Heidelberg Oil Pipeline (Heidelberg Pipeline) is currently under asset corridors to secure incremental supply expected from the construction and is expected to enter service in 2016. Additionally, in western Canadian oil sands projects over the next decade. Within early January 2015, the Company announced it was selected to build, this regional focus area, Enbridge has approximately $6 billion own and operate the Stampede Oil Pipeline (Stampede Pipeline), of regional infrastructure currently under development which is a crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico to connect to Hess expected to enter service from 2014 to 2017. In the Bakken region, Corporations’ (Hess) Stampede development. Enbridge and EEP’s growth is focused on the development and construction of the US$2.6 billion Sandpiper Project (Sandpiper). Due to be placed into service in 2017, Sandpiper will provide North Dakota producers enhanced access to premium light crude oil markets. Enbridge’s natural gas distribution business in eastern Canada is the largest in Canada with over two million customers. In 2014, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved the second generation customized Incentive Rate (IR) Plan which establishes natural gas distribution rates over a five-year period from 2014 to 2018. A key tenet of the customized IR Plan is that it allows EGD to recover costs for significant capital investment, including the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Project which will increase capacity and reliability for EGD’s customers and diversify gas supply. The customized IR Plan also allows EGD an opportunity to earn above an allowed return on equity (ROE), with any return over the allowed ROE for a given year to be shared equally with customers. The customized IR Plan provides stability in earnings and cash flow to Enbridge’s overall business model. 44 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Develop New Platforms for Growth and Diversification An important component of CSR at Enbridge is the Neutral The development of new platforms to diversify and sustain long-term growth is an important strategic priority. The Company is currently focusing its development and diversification efforts towards securing investment in additional renewable energy and power transmission Footprint Program. Through Enbridge’s Neutral Footprint Program, the Company has committed to reducing the environmental impact of its pipeline expansion projects within five years of their occurrence. The Company seeks to meet this commitment by: facilities and in energy marketing, as well as developing opportunities • planting a tree for every tree the Company removes; in gas-fired power generation, liquefied natural gas (LNG) development and select energy delivery assets outside North America. The Company also invests in early stage energy technologies that complement the Company’s core businesses. Since the end of 2013, Enbridge has continued to grow its renewable power portfolio, placing into service Blackspring Ridge in Alberta and the Keechi Wind Project (Keechi) in Texas. The Company also increased its interest in the 300-MW Lac Alfred to 67.5% and in the • conserving an acre of natural habitat for every acre the Company permanently alters; and • growing the Company’s renewable energy business at a pace that matches increased energy consumption in its liquids pipelines business through generation of an additional kilowatt hour of renewable energy for every additional kilowatt hour of energy used to power its pipeline projects. 150-MW Massif du Sud to 80%. Late in 2014, Enbridge finalized the Since it began five years ago, the Neutral Footprint Program has met purchase of an 80% interest in a portfolio of two wind farms located its targets for trees, hectares and kilowatt hours, and in 2014 continued in Texas and Indiana. With the closing of this transaction, Enbridge’s to be on track to do so. In 2014, the Company also consulted with enterprise-wide renewable energy portfolio has a net generation internal and external stakeholders on the purpose and design of the capacity of approximately 1,600 MW. program moving forward. In 2015, the Company plans to update the Maintain the Foundation Uphold Enbridge Values program to address the feedback it has received and incorporate new approaches to engaging with its Right of Way Communities on environmental conservations projects and opportunities. Enbridge adheres to a strong set of core values that govern how it The Company’s CSR Report can be found at csr.enbridge.com conducts its business and pursues strategic priorities, as articulated and progress updates on the Company’s Neutral Footprint initiatives in its value statement: “Enbridge employees demonstrate integrity, safety and respect in support of our communities, the environment and each other”. Employees are expected to uphold these values in their interactions with each other, customers, suppliers, landowners, can be found at enbridge.com/neutralfootprint and in the annual CSR Report. Unless otherwise specifically stated, none of the information contained on, or connected to, the Enbridge website is incorporated by reference in, or otherwise part of this MD&A. community members and all others with whom the Company deals with and ensure the Company’s business decisions are consistent with these values. Employees and contractors are required, on an annual basis, to certify their compliance with the Company’s Statement on Business Conduct. To complement community investments in its Canadian and United States operating areas, Enbridge created the energy4everyone foundation (the Foundation) in 2009. The Foundation aims to leverage the expertise and resources of the Canadian energy industry to effect significant positive change through the delivery Maintain the Company’s Social License to Operate and deployment of affordable, reliable and sustainable energy Earning and maintaining “social license” – the acceptance by the communities in which the Company operates or is proposing new projects – is critical to Enbridge’s ability to execute on its growth services and technologies in communities in need around the world. To date, the Foundation has completed projects in Costa Rica, Ghana, Nicaragua, Peru and Tanzania. plans. To earn the public’s trust, and to protect and reinforce the Attract, Retain and Develop Highly Capable People Company’s reputation with its stakeholders, Enbridge is committed to integrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into every aspect of its business. The Company defines CSR as conducting business in an ethical and responsible manner, protecting the environment and the safety of people, providing economic and other benefits to the communities in which the Company operates, supporting universal human rights and employing a variety of policies programs and practices to manage corporate governance and ensure fair, full and timely disclosure. The Company provides its stakeholders with open, transparent disclosure of its CSR performance and prepares its annual CSR Report using the Global Reporting Initiative G3.1 sustainability reporting guidelines, which serve as a generally accepted framework for reporting on an organization’s economic, environmental and social performance. Investing in the attraction, retention and development of employees and future leaders is fundamental to executing Enbridge’s growth strategy and creating sustainability for future success. The Company continues to focus on people-related areas, including broadening recruiting efforts beyond traditional industry and geographical reaches, ensuring succession capability through accelerated leadership development programs and enhancing career opportunities and building change management capabilities throughout the enterprise to ensure projects and initiatives achieve the intended benefits. Furthermore, Enbridge strives to maintain industry competitive compensation and retention programs that provide both short-term and long-term incentives. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 45 Industry Fundamentals Supply and Demand For Liquids Enbridge has an established and successful history of being the largest transporter of crude oil to the United States, the world’s largest market. While United States’ demand for Canadian crude oil production will support the use of Enbridge infrastructure for the foreseeable future, North American and global crude oil supply and demand fundamentals are shifting, and Enbridge has a role to play in this transition by developing long-term transportation options that enable the efficient flow of crude oil from supply regions to end-user markets. As discussed in Performance Overview – Impact of the Recent Decline in Commodity Prices, crude oil prices fell by close to 50% in the latter half of 2014. The international market for crude oil has seen a significant change in the supply including a significant increase in production from North American basins and increased production from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The reduction in price has had an impact on Enbridge’s liquids pipelines’ customers, who have responded by reducing their exploration and development spending for 2015. Notwithstanding the recent price decline, the Enbridge system has thus far continued to be highly utilized. The mainline system continues to be subject to apportionment, as nominated volumes currently exceed current capacity on the system. Any impact to the financial performance of Enbridge’s liquids pipelines business is expected to be relatively modest given the commercial arrangements which underpin the system and provide a significant measure of protection in a falling supply scenario. The recent decline in crude oil prices has caused some sponsors to reconsider the timing of their upstream oil sands development projects; however, recently updated forecasts of oil sands production suggest that long-term supply growth from the WCSB will not change materially. Over the long-term, global energy consumption is expected to continue to grow, with the growth in crude oil demand primarily driven by emerging economies in non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) regions, such as China, India and the Middle East. In OECD countries, including Canada, the United States and western European nations, efficiency gains, conservation, limited population growth and a shift to alternative energy will reduce crude oil demand over the long-term. Accordingly, there is a strategic opportunity for North American producers to grow production to displace foreign imports and participate in the growing global demand outside North America. In terms of supply, long-term global crude oil production is expected to continue to grow through 2040, with North America being a significant contributor to overall global supply. Growth in North America is largely driven by production from the oil sands, the Gulf of Mexico and the emergence and continued development of tight oil plays including the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Permian formations. Political uncertainty in certain oil producing countries, including Libya, Iran, Syria and Iraq, risk those regions’ supply growth forecast and makes North America one of the more secure supply sources of crude oil. As witnessed in the latter half of 2014, North American supply growth can be influenced by macro-economic factors that drive down the global crude prices. Over the longer-term, North American production from tight oil plays, including the Bakken, is expected to grow as technology continues to improve well productivity and reduce costs. In Canada, the WCSB is viewed as one of the world’s largest and most secure supply sources of crude oil. Investment in the WCSB is expected to remain strong over the longer-term due to technological advances and continued foreign investment. However, the pace of growth in North America could be tempered by a sustained period of low crude oil prices, as well as increasing environmental regulation in future years. The combination of relatively flat domestic demand, growing supply and long-lead time to build pipeline infrastructure has led to a fundamental change in the North American crude oil landscape. In recent years, an inability to move increasing inland supply to tide-water markets has resulted in a divergence between West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and world pricing, resulting in lower netbacks for North American producers than could otherwise be achieved if selling into global markets. The impact of price differentials has been even more pronounced for western Canadian producers as insufficient pipeline infrastructure has resulted in a further discounting of Alberta crude against WTI. With a number of market access initiatives recently taken by the industry, including those introduced by Enbridge, the crude oil price differentials significantly narrowed in 2014 and resulted in higher netbacks for producers. However, as the supply in North America continues to grow, the growth and 46 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Canadian Crude Oil Production (thousands of barrels per day) 9 8 8 3 , 7 5 7 3 , 7 7 4 3 , 6 4 2 3 , 12 13 14 15e ■ Oil Sands ■ Other Sources: National Energy Board flexibility of pipeline infrastructure will need to keep pace with the sensitive demand and supply balance. Shippers also continue to seek alternative means of transportation, such as rail, to access higher netback markets as a result of a shortage of pipeline capacity; however, over the longer-term, the Company believes pipelines will continue to be the most cost-effective means of transportation in markets where the differential between North American and global oil prices remain narrow. Utilization of rail to transport crude is expected to be substantially limited to those markets not readily accessible by pipelines. Enbridge’s role in helping to address the evolving supply and demand fundamentals and alleviating price discounts for producers and supply costs to refiners is to provide expanded pipeline capacity and sustainable connectivity to alternative markets. In 2014, Enbridge reached a significant milestone in its Gulf Coast Access Program through the completion of Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline Twin. Together, these projects have the capability of opening up to approximately 600,000 bpd of capacity to transport crude from the oil sands and Bakken regions to the United States Gulf Coast refining area. Significant steps were also achieved in the Company’s Eastern Access Program, with the completion of the Line 6B replacement and expansion project in September 2014. The Eastern Access Program provides increased access to refineries in the upper midwest United States and eastern Canada. As oil sands production in western Canada continues to grow, prices continue to be sensitive to capacity limitations to markets, heightening the need to expand access to growing Asian markets. Details of the Company’s Northern Gateway Project (Northern Gateway), a proposed pipeline system from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia, and associated marine terminal, along with the Company’s other projects under development, can be found in Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects and Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development. Supply and Demand for Natural Gas and NGL Global energy demand is expected to increase as the global economy grows with most of this growth expected from non-OECD countries. Natural gas will play an important role to meet this energy demand and is anticipated to be one of the world’s fastest growing energy sources. Most natural gas demand will stem from the need for greater power generation capacity; natural gas is a cleaner alternative to coal which has the largest market share for power generation. Within North America, United States natural gas demand is projected to be modest until the next wave of gas-intensive petrochemical facilities, LNG export facilities and gas-fired generation enters service, which is expected later this decade. Over the longer- term, higher United States natural gas demand is expected to be driven by the industrial sector and from power generation. Within Canada, natural gas demand growth is expected to be largely tied to oil sands development. Similar to crude oil, robust North American supply from tight formations has created a demand and supply imbalance. North American supply continues to be dominated by natural gas development in the northeastern United States, primarily the dominant Marcellus shale, as well as the emerging Utica shale. The abundance of supply from these shale plays has fundamentally altered natural gas flow patterns in North America and largely displaced United States Gulf Coast and WCSB gas production. As a result, regional natural gas production, apart from the abundant production in the northeastern United States, has largely been flat or has declined over the past several years in response to robust growth in the Appalachian region and resulted in prolonged weak North American natural gas prices. While low natural gas prices are expected to be a key driver in future infrastructure growth and natural gas demand, it is also expected that gas supply will remain ample and could respond quickly to rising demand thereby limiting price advances. North American Natural Gas Production (billions of cubic feet per day) 9 7 9 7 1 8 2 8 12 13 14 15e ■ Shale ■ Other Sources: Energy Information Administration (United States), National Energy Board (Canada), Enbridge research With the weak natural gas price environment over the last several years, producers have shifted from dry gas drilling to developing rich gas reservoirs to take advantage of the relatively higher value of NGL inherent in the gas stream. NGL that can be extracted from liquids-rich gas streams include ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline, which are used in a variety of industrial, commercial and other applications. Over the longer-term, the growth in NGL demand will be largely driven by ethane demand as it is the key feedstock to the United States Gulf Coast petrochemical industry which is currently undergoing significant expansion and once completed is expected to be the world’s second lowest-cost ethylene producer. However, until this infrastructure is established, ethane prices and resulting extraction margins are expected to remain low due to the current oversupply and have resulted in ethane being retained in the gas stream rather than processed. Rapidly growing supplies of propane have also Management’s Discussion & Analysis 47 been placing downward pressure on prices and have prompted the Supply and Demand For Renewable Energy expansion of export facilities. In Canada, the WCSB basin is well- situated to capitalize on the evolving NGL fundamentals as the Montney formation in northern British Columbia and the Duvernay shale in Alberta have significant liquids-rich resources at competitive costs. While longer-term NGL fundamentals suggest a positive outlook for growth, a sustained period of low crude oil prices and the related negative impact on NGL prices could temper future growth. The electrical generation and distribution network in North America is expected to undergo significant growth over the next 15 years. On the demand side, North American economic growth over the longer-term is expected to drive growing electricity demand, although continued efficiency gains are expected to make the economy less energy-intensive and temper demand growth. On the supply side, impending legislation in both Canada and the United The recent decline in crude prices has had a direct impact on States is expected to accelerate the retirement of aging coal-fired producers’ oil focused drilling plans in 2015. Lower prices for NGL, generation plants, resulting in a requirement for significant new which generally trade at a percentage of crude prices, will also cause generation capacity. While coal and nuclear facilities will continue a reduction in liquids-rich gas drilling and limit production growth. to be a core component of power generation in North America, However, robust gas production from highly economic core areas gas-fired and renewable energy facilities, including biomass, hydro, within certain shale plays, particularly the Marcellus, is expected solar and wind, are expected to be the preferred sources to replace to offset any price related production declines over the next year. coal-fired generation due to their lower carbon intensities. To the extent oil prices recover, the crude-to-gas price ratio is expected to rise from current levels. The immense and readily available gas supply within North America will continue to limit price increases. In this scenario, the crude-to-gas price ratio is expected to remain well above energy conversion value levels and continue to be supportive of NGL extraction. North American wind and solar resources fundamentals remain strong; in the United States there are nearly 66 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity and in Canada over nine GW of capacity. Solar resources in southwestern states such as Arizona, California and Nevada are considered to be some of the best in the world for large-scale solar plants and the United States currently The price for LNG in global markets has typically been more closely has over 16 GW of installed solar photovoltaic capacity. However, linked to crude oil prices, providing producers with an opportunity expanding renewable energy infrastructure in North America is to capture more favourable netbacks on LNG exports from North not without challenges. Growing renewable generation capacity America, if that pricing linkage is maintained. Based on the prospect is expected to necessitate substantial capital investment to for higher global LNG demand, the large resource base in western upgrade existing transmission systems or, in many cases, build new Canada and the changing North American natural gas flow patterns transmission lines, as these high quality wind and solar resources discussed above, there is an increasing probability that additional are often found in regions that are not in close proximity to markets. projects to export LNG from the continental United States or Furthermore, the profitability of renewable energy projects, to date, potentially off the west Coast of Canada will proceed. However, has in part been supported by certain tax and government incentives. a sustained period of low crude oil prices or other changes in global In the near-term, uncertainty over the continuing availability of tax supply and demand for natural gas could delay such opportunities. or other government incentives and the ability to secure long-term In response to these evolving natural gas and NGL fundamentals, Enbridge believes it is well-positioned to provide value-added solutions to producers. Alliance Pipeline traverses through the heart of key liquids-rich plays in the WCSB and is uniquely configured to transport liquids-rich gas. Alliance Pipeline has developed new service offerings to best meet the needs of producers and shippers. The focus on liquids-rich gas development also creates opportunities for Aux Sable, an extraction and fractionation facility near Chicago, power purchase agreements (PPA) through government or investor- owned power authorities may hinder the pace of future new renewable capacity development. However, continued improvement in technology and manufacturing capacity in the past few years has reduced capital costs associated with renewable energy infrastructure and has also improved yield factors of power generation assets. These positive developments are expected to render renewable energy more competitive and support ongoing investment over the long-term. Illinois near the terminus of Alliance Pipeline. Enbridge is also Enbridge continues to expand its renewable asset footprint and is responding to the need for regional infrastructure with additional Canada’s second-largest wind power generator and second-largest investment in Canadian and United States midstream processing solar power generator. Since the end of 2013, Enbridge placed and pipeline facilities. into service the Blackspring Ridge and Keechi wind farms and also increased its ownership interest in Lac Alfred to 67.5% and in Massif du Sud to 80%. Late in 2014, Enbridge also finalized the purchase of an 80% interest in a portfolio of two wind farms located in Texas and Indiana from E.ON Climate and Renewables North America, LLC (E.ON), a subsidiary of E.ON SE. The Company will continue to seek new opportunities to grow its portfolio of renewable power generation businesses that meet its investment criteria. 48 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects Access Program is expected to allow for greater access for crude oil into Chicago, further east into Toledo and ultimately into Ontario and Quebec. The Eastern Access Program includes the Company’s A key focus of Enbridge’s corporate strategy is the successful Toledo pipeline expansion, Line 9 reversal, the existing Spearhead execution of its growth capital program. In 2014, Enbridge successfully North pipeline expansion, Line 6B replacement and Line 5 expansion. placed into service approximately $10 billion of growth projects Finally, the $6 billion Light Oil Market Access Program brings together across several business units. Enbridge also expanded its portfolio a group of projects to support the increasing supply of light oil from of commercially secured growth projects to $34 billion. All of these Canada and the Bakken and also supplements the Eastern Access projects are expected to come into service by 2018; with more than Program through the upsize of the Line 9B and Line 6B capacity $9 billion during 2015. Enbridge’s growth capital program is anchored by three major market access initiatives, supported by several mainline system expansion and regional infrastructure projects that are designed to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to support these new extensions. The three major market access initiatives are: • the Gulf Coast Access Program; • the Eastern Access Program; and • the Light Oil Market Access Program. expansion. The Light Oil Market Access Program also includes the Southern Access Extension Project (Southern Access Extension), Sandpiper, Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity, twinning of the Spearhead North pipeline (Spearhead North Twin) and Southern Access expansion included within the Lakehead System Mainline Expansion. In 2014, Enbridge announced the $7.5 billion L3R Program, the largest growth capital project in the Company’s history. The L3R Program will support the safety and operational reliability of the Company’s mainline system as well as enhance the flexibility and optimize throughput. The Company also has approximately $6 billion In 2014, the Company made significant strides in its market in regional infrastructure projects under development, solidifying access initiatives. In December 2014, Enbridge placed into service its position as the largest pipeline operator in the oil sands region Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline Twin, two key components of of Alberta. its Gulf Coast Access Program. Significant progress was also made in the Company’s Eastern Access Program with the completion of the Line 6B replacement and expansion project in September 2014. In keeping with the Company’s strategic priority to develop new platforms to diversify and sustain long-term growth, Enbridge continued to expand its renewable energy generation capacity in The $5.4 billion Gulf Coast Access Program includes Seaway Pipeline, 2014. With the purchase of additional interest in the Lac Alfred and Seaway Pipeline Twin, Flanagan South and elements of the Canadian Massif du Sud wind farms along with the acquisition of interests in Mainline and Lakehead System Mainline expansions and will increase two producing wind farms in the United States, Enbridge increased access to refinery markets in the Gulf Coast. The $2.7 billion Eastern its net generating capacity to approximately 1,600 MW. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 49 The following table summarizes the current status of the Company’s commercially secured projects, organized by business segment. Estimated Capital Cost 1 Expenditures to Date 2 Expected In-Service Date Status (Canadian dollars, unless stated otherwise) Liquids Pipelines 1. Seaway Crude Pipeline System Twinning/Extension US$1.2 billion US$1.2 billion 2014 Complete 2. Eastern Access Line 9 Reversal and Expansion $0.7 billion $0.6 billion 2013 – 2015 (in phases) Substantially Complete US$0.1 billion $0.5 billion US$2.8 billion $0.5 billion 2014 2014 2014 2015 Complete Complete Complete Under construction $0.2 billion 2014 – 2015 (in phases) Under construction $0.4 billion 2013 – 2015 (in phases) Under construction 3. Eddystone Rail Project 4. Norealis Pipeline 5. Flanagan South Pipeline Project 6. Canadian Mainline Expansion 7. Surmont Phase 2 Expansion 8. Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity 9. Sunday Creek Terminal Expansion 10. Woodland Pipeline Extension 11. Edmonton to Hardisty Expansion 12. Southern Access Extension 13. AOC Hangingstone Lateral 14. JACOS Hangingstone Project 15. Athabasca Pipeline Twinning 16. Wood Buffalo Extension 17. Norlite Pipeline System 3 US$0.1 billion $0.5 billion US$2.9 billion $0.7 billion $0.3 billion $0.7 billion $0.2 billion $0.6 billion $1.8 billion US$0.6 billion $0.2 billion $0.2 billion $1.2 billion $1.6 billion $1.4 billion $0.2 billion $0.5 billion $1.1 billion US$0.2 billion No significant expenditures to date No significant expenditures to date $1.1 billion $0.1 billion No significant expenditures to date 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 Under construction Under construction Under construction Under construction Under construction Pre-construction Under construction Pre-construction Pre-construction Pre-construction 18. Canadian Line 3 Replacement Program $4.9 billion $0.3 billion Gas Distribution 19. Greater Toronto Area Project $0.8 billion $0.2 billion 2015 Under construction Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services 20. Pipestone and Sexsmith Project $0.3 billion 21. Blackspring Ridge Wind Project 22. Magic Valley and Wildcat Wind Farms 23. Keechi Wind Project 24. Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System 25. Big Foot Oil Pipeline 26. Aux Sable Extraction Plant Expansion 27. Heidelberg Oil Pipeline 28. Stampede Oil Pipeline $0.3 billion US$0.3 billion US$0.2 billion US$0.4 billion US$0.2 billion US$0.1 billion US$0.1 billion US$0.2 billion $0.3 billion 2012 – 2014 (in phases) $0.3 billion US$0.3 billion US$0.2 billion 2014 2014 2015 Complete Complete Acquisition closed Complete US$0.3 billion 2014 – 2015 (in phases) Under construction US$0.2 billion No significant expenditures to date US$0.1 billion No significant expenditures to date 2015 2016 2016 2018 Under construction Pre-construction Under construction Pre-construction Sponsored Investments 29. EEP – Line 6B 75-Mile Replacement Program 30. EEP – Eastern Access 4 US$0.4 billion US$2.7 billion US$0.4 billion 2013 – 2014 (in phases) Complete US$2.1 billion 2013 – 2016 (in phases) Under construction 31. EEP – Lakehead System Mainline Expansion 4 US$2.3 billion US$1.1 billion 2014 – 2017 (in phases) Under construction 32. EEP – Beckville Cryogenic Processing Facility US$0.1 billion US$0.1 billion 2015 Under construction 33. EEP – Eaglebine Gathering US$0.2 billion 34. EEP – Sandpiper Project 5 35. EEP – U.S. Line 3 Replacement Program US$2.6 billion US$2.6 billion No significant expenditures to date US$0.4 billion US$0.2 billion 2015 – 2016 (in phases) Under construction 2017 2017 Pre-construction Pre-construction 1 These amounts are estimates and subject to upward or downward adjustment based on various factors. Where appropriate, the amounts reflect Enbridge’s share of joint venture projects. 2 Expenditures to date reflect total cumulative expenditures incurred from inception of the project up to December 31, 2014. 3 Enbridge will construct and operate the Norlite Pipeline System. Keyera Corp. will fund 30% of the project. 4 The Eastern Access and Lakehead System Mainline Expansion projects are funded 75% by Enbridge and 25% by EEP. 5 Enbridge will construct and operate the Sandpiper Project. Marathon Petroleum Corporation will fund 37.5% of the project. Risks related to the development and completion of growth projects are described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. 50 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Norman Norman Wells Wells CANADA Zama Zama Fort McMurray Fort McMurray Cheecham Cheecham Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty 6 18 Blaine Blaine Portland Portland 4 13 14 Fort McMurray Fort McMurray Cheecham Cheecham 10 16 7 17 9 15 Hardisty Hardisty Edmonton Edmonton 8 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Superior Superior Montreal Montreal Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Casper Casper Sarnia Sarnia 2 Chicago Chicago Toledo Toledo Toronto Toronto Buffalo Buffalo 3 5 12 Patoka Patoka Wood Wood River River Cushing Cushing 1 M E X I C O Houston Houston New Orleans New Orleans Liquids Pipelines 1 2 3 Seaway Crude Pipeline System (Including Twinning and Extension) Eastern Access (Line 9 Reversal and Expansion) Eddystone Rail Project 4 Norealis Pipeline 5 Flanagan South Pipeline Project 6 Canadian Mainline Expansion 7 Surmont Phase 2 Expansion 8 Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity 9 Sunday Creek Terminal Expansion 10 Woodland Pipeline Extension 11 Edmonton to Hardisty Expansion 12 Southern Access Extension 13 AOC Hangingstone Lateral 14 JACOS Hangingstone Project 15 Athabasca Pipeline Twinning 16. Wood Buffalo Extension 17 Norlite Pipeline System 18 Canadian Line 3 Replacement Program Current Assets Growth Opportunities Enbridge Income Fund Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 51 Liquids Pipelines Seaway Pipeline In 2013, Enbridge completed the 80,000 bpd expansion of its Toledo Pipeline (Line 17), which connects with the EEP mainline at Stockbridge, Michigan and serves refineries at Toledo, Ohio and Enbridge holds a 50% interest in the Seaway Pipeline which Detroit, Michigan. The project was completed at an approximate includes an 805-kilometre (500-mile), 30-inch diameter long-haul cost of US$0.2 billion. system between Cushing, Oklahoma and Freeport, Texas. Reversal and Expansion The flow direction of the Seaway Pipeline was reversed in 2012, enabling it to transport crude oil from the oversupplied hub in Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. Further pump station additions and modifications were completed in January 2013, increasing capacity available to shippers from 150,000 bpd to up to approximately 400,000 bpd, depending on crude oil slate. Twinning and Extension Seaway Pipeline Twin was constructed in order to more than double the existing capacity of Seaway Pipeline to approximately 850,000 bpd and was mechanically completed in July 2014. Seaway Pipeline Twin was placed into service in December 2014 following the completion of Flanagan South. See Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Liquids Pipelines – Flanagan South Pipeline Project. This 30-inch diameter pipeline follows the same route as the existing Seaway Pipeline and was constructed to meet additional capacity commitments from shippers. Included in the project scope is the 105-kilometre (65-mile), 36-inch diameter pipeline lateral from the Seaway Jones Creek facility southwest of Houston, Texas to Enterprise Product Partners L.P.’s ECHO crude oil terminal (ECHO Terminal) in Houston, Texas. The lateral was placed into service in January 2014. In 2013, Enbridge also completed the reversal of Line 9A in western Ontario to permit crude oil movements eastbound from Sarnia as far as Westover, Ontario. Enbridge is also undertaking a reversal of its 240,000 bpd Line 9B from Westover, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec to serve refineries in that province. The Line 9B reversal was initially expected to be completed at an estimated cost of approximately $0.3 billion. Following an open season held on the Line 9B reversal project, further commitments were received that required additional delivery capacity within Ontario and Quebec, resulting in the Line 9 capacity expansion project. The Line 9 capacity expansion will increase the annual capacity of Line 9 from 240,000 bpd to 300,000 bpd at an estimated cost of approximately $0.1 billion. The Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project was approved by the National Energy Board (NEB) in March 2014 subject to 30 conditions. In October 2014, the NEB requested additional information regarding one of the conditions imposed on the Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project. On October 23, 2014, Enbridge responded to the NEB describing the Company’s rigorous approach to risk management and isolation valve placement. On February 6, 2015, the NEB approved Conditions 16 and 18, the two conditions in the NEB’s order requiring approval, and the Company filed for a Leave to Open, which is a prerequisite to allowing the operation of the project. Subject to NEB approval for the Leave to Open application, Enbridge expects to place the Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project into service in the second In addition, a 161-kilometre (100-mile) pipeline was constructed quarter of 2015. In its February approval, the NEB also imposed from the ECHO Terminal to the Port Arthur/Beaumont, Texas refining additional obligations on Enbridge that direct the Company to take centre to provide shippers access to the region’s heavy oil refining a “life-cycle” approach to water crossings and valves, requiring the capabilities. This extension provides capacity of 750,000 bpd and Company performs ongoing analysis and rationale to ensure optimal was mechanically completed in August 2014 and placed into service protection of the area’s water resources. in January 2015. Including the acquisition of the initial 50% interest, Enbridge’s total cost for Seaway Pipeline is approximately US$2.5 billion. The acquisition, reversal and expansion were completed at an approximate cost of US$1.3 billion, with the twinning, extension and lateral components of the project completed at an approximate cost of US$1.2 billion. Eastern Access The Eastern Access initiative includes a series of Enbridge and EEP The conditions previously imposed by the NEB, including costs associated with additional NEB mandated integrity testing, increased the total expected cost of the projects to $0.7 billion, inclusive of costs related to the previously discussed Line 9A reversal. Enbridge has recently reached an agreement with shippers to recover a portion of the incremental cost of additional valves ordered by the NEB through a toll surcharge. Total expenditures to date on the Line 9A and Line 9B projects are approximately $0.6 billion. On July 31, 2014, Enbridge filed an application for tolls for Line 9. After complaints from shippers on Line 9 were filed with the NEB crude oil pipeline projects to provide increased access to refineries with respect to the inclusion of mainline surcharges in the Line 9 toll, in the upper midwest United States and eastern Canada. Projects Enbridge requested that the NEB approve the tolls on an interim being undertaken by Enbridge include a reversal of Line 9A, a reversal basis to allow for time to engage shippers in further discussions of Line 9B and expansion of Line 9 (together, Line 9) and expansion to attempt to resolve the outstanding issues. The NEB established of the Toledo Pipeline. For discussion on EEP’s portion of Eastern interim tolls, which remain in effect and in late 2014, Enbridge Access, refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – and shippers filed letters with the NEB requesting that it establish Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – a process to consider the issues. The NEB has set a written Eastern Access. hearing with oral reply argument to be heard on May 28, 2015. 52 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Eddystone Rail Project In April 2014, under a joint venture agreement with Canopy Prospecting Inc., the Company completed the development of a unit-train unloading facility and related local pipeline infrastructure near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to deliver Bakken and other light sweet crude oil to Philadelphia area refineries. Eddystone Rail Project (Eddystone) is capable of receiving and delivering an initial capacity on August 18, 2014, the Court ruled to dismiss all claims in favour of Enbridge and the Defendants. The Sierra Club filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in mid-August 2014 and filed its opening brief on December 23, 2014. Enbridge and the Defendants filed their briefs on January 22, 2015. The Sierra Club’s reply brief was filed on February 8, 2015 and an oral argument will be subsequently scheduled. of 80,000 bpd and could be expanded to 160,000 bpd. Based on Canadian Mainline Expansion its 75% joint venture interest, Enbridge’s investment in the project was approximately US$0.1 billion. Norealis Pipeline In order to provide pipeline and terminalling services to the Husky Energy Inc. operated Sunrise Energy Project that is currently under development, Enbridge constructed a new originating terminal (Norealis Terminal), a 112-kilometre (66-mile), 24-inch diameter pipeline from the Norealis Terminal to the Cheecham Terminal and additional tankage at Cheecham. The Norealis Pipeline project was completed in April 2014 at a total cost of approximately $0.5 billion. Enbridge transferred diluent into the Norealis Terminal in the fourth quarter of 2014 and receipt of blend product is expected in the second quarter of 2015. Enbridge is undertaking an expansion of the Alberta Clipper line between Hardisty, Alberta and the Canada/United States border near Gretna, Manitoba. The scope of the project consists of two phases that involve the addition of pumping horsepower to raise the capacity of the Alberta Clipper line from 450,000 bpd to 800,000 bpd. The initial phase to increase capacity from 450,000 bpd to 570,000 bpd was mechanically completed in the third quarter of 2014 at an estimated capital cost of approximately $0.2 billion. Delays in receipt of the applicable regulatory approvals on EEP’s portion of the mainline system expansion are expected to delay the full operation of the first phase of the Canadian Mainline Expansion. However, a number of temporary system optimization actions are being undertaken to substantially mitigate any impact on throughput associated with the initial 120,000 bpd capacity increase. See Growth Projects – Flanagan South Pipeline Project Commercially Secured Projects – Sponsored Investments – The 950-kilometre (590-mile) pipeline has an initial design capacity Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Mainline Expansion. of approximately 600,000 bpd; however, in the initial years, it is not The second phase to increase capacity from 570,000 bpd to expected to operate at its full design capacity. Flanagan South will 800,000 bpd is expected to be placed into service in 2015. transport crude oil from the Company’s terminal at Flanagan, Illinois The second phase is expected to cost approximately $0.5 billion, to Cushing, Oklahoma. The 36-inch diameter pipeline is installed following the completion of a detailed engineering review conducted adjacent to the Company’s Spearhead Pipeline for the majority of in the first quarter of 2014. The revised estimate reflected enhanced the route. The pipeline was placed in-service on December 1, 2014 tanking, terminalling and connectivity to optimize pipeline operation and the total cost of the project is now US$2.9 billion. Final at the full 800,000 bpd design capacity. The estimated cost of the expenditures will be incurred into 2015, with expenditures to date entire expansion is approximately $0.7 billion, with expenditures to of approximately US$2.8 billion. date of approximately $0.5 billion. The Sierra Club and National Wildlife Federation (the Plaintiff) filed Surmont Phase 2 Expansion a complaint (the Complaint) for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) in August 2013. The Complaint was filed against multiple federal agencies (the Defendants) and included a request that the Court issue a preliminary injunction suspending previously granted federal permits and ordering Enbridge to discontinue construction of the project on the basis that the Defendants failed to comply with environmental review standards of the United States’ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Enbridge obtained intervenor status and joined the Defendants in filing a response in opposition to the motion for preliminary injunction in September 2013. The Plaintiff’s request for preliminary injunction was denied by the Court in November 2013. A court hearing was held on February 21, 2014 concerning the merits of the Complaint against the Defendants, and In 2013, the Company entered into a terminal services agreement with ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. (ConocoPhillips) and Total E&P Canada Ltd. (together, the ConocoPhillips Partnership) to expand the Cheecham Terminal to accommodate incremental bitumen production from Surmont’s Phase 2 expansion. The Company is constructing two new 450,000 barrel blend tanks and converting an existing tank from blend to diluent service. The expansion is planned in two phases with the blended product system placed into service in November 2014 and the diluent system expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2015. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $0.3 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately $0.2 billion. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 53 Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity Edmonton to Hardisty Expansion The Company is undertaking an expansion of the Canadian As part of the Light Oil Market Access Program initiative, the Mainline system between Edmonton, Alberta and Hardisty, Alberta. Company is undertaking the Canadian Mainline System Terminal The expansion project will include 181 kilometres (112 miles) of Flexibility and Connectivity project in order to accommodate new 36-inch diameter pipeline and will provide an initial capacity of additional light oil volumes and enhance the operational flexibility approximately 570,000 bpd, expandable to 800,000 bpd. The new of the Canadian mainline terminals. The modifications are comprised line is expected to generally follow the same route as Enbridge’s of upgrading existing booster pumps, additional booster pumps and existing Line 4 pipeline. Also included in the project scope are new tank line connections. These projects have varying completion connections into existing infrastructure at the Hardisty Terminal dates from 2013 through the second quarter of 2015. The cost of and new terminal facilities in Edmonton which include five new the project is expected to be approximately $0.7 billion, following 500,000 barrel tanks. The new pipeline is expected to be placed the completion of a detailed engineering review. The revised into service in the first quarter of 2015, with additional tankage estimate reflects enhanced tankage, terminalling and connectivity requirements expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of in conjunction with the Company’s Canadian Mainline Expansion 2015, all at an expected total cost of approximately $1.8 billion. project. Refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Expenditures incurred to date are approximately $1.1 billion. Liquids Pipelines – Canadian Mainline Expansion. Expenditures to date total approximately $0.4 billion. Sunday Creek Terminal Expansion Southern Access Extension Southern Access Extension involves the construction of a new 265-kilometre (165-mile), 24-inch diameter crude oil pipeline In January 2014, the Company announced it will construct from Flanagan, Illinois to Patoka, Illinois, for an initial capacity of additional facilities at its existing Sunday Creek Terminal, located in approximately 300,000 bpd, as well as additional tankage and two the Christina Lake area of northern Alberta, to support production new pump stations. Effective July 1, 2014, the Company entered growth from the Christina Lake oil sands project operated by into an agreement with Lincoln Pipeline LLC (Lincoln), an affiliate Cenovus Energy Inc. and jointly owned with ConocoPhillips. of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), to, among other things, The expansion includes development of a new site adjacent to the admit Lincoln as a partner and participate in Southern Access existing terminal, construction of a new 350,000 barrel tank with Extension. Lincoln has purchased a 35% equity interest in the project associated piping, pumps and measurement equipment, as well and will make additional cash contributions in accordance with the as civil construction work for a future tank. The estimated cost for Southern Access Extension spend profile in proportion to its 35% the expansion is approximately $0.2 billion, with expenditures to interest. Subject to regulatory and other approvals, the project is date of approximately $0.2 billion and a targeted in-service date expected to be placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2015. in the third quarter of 2015. Woodland Pipeline Extension Southern Access Extension is expected to cost approximately US$0.9 billion, with Enbridge’s share of the estimated capital cost expected to be approximately US$0.6 billion. Enbridge’s expenditures The joint venture Woodland Pipeline Extension Project will to date on the project are approximately US$0.2 billion. extend the Woodland Pipeline south from Enbridge’s Cheecham Terminal to its Edmonton Terminal. The extension is a proposed AOC Hangingstone Lateral 388-kilometre (241-mile), 36-inch diameter pipeline with an initial In 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Athabasca capacity of 400,000 bpd, expandable to 800,000 bpd. After Oil Corporation (AOC) to provide pipeline and terminalling finalization of scope and a definitive cost estimate, Enbridge’s services to the proposed AOC Hangingstone Oil Sands Project share of the estimated capital cost of the project is approximately (AOC Hangingstone) in Alberta. Phase I of the project will involve $0.6 billion, with expenditures incurred to date of approximately the construction of a new 49-kilometre (31-mile), 16-inch diameter $0.5 billion. The project has a target in-service date of the third pipeline from the AOC Hangingstone project site to Enbridge’s quarter of 2015. existing Cheecham Terminal and related facility modifications at Cheecham. Phase I of the project will provide an initial capacity of 16,000 bpd and is expected to be placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2015, to align with shipper volume availability, at an estimated cost of approximately $0.2 billion. Phase 2 of the project, which is subject to commercial approval, would provide up to an additional 60,000 bpd for a total capacity of 76,000 bpd. 54 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report JACOS Hangingstone Project Norlite Pipeline System Enbridge will undertake the construction of facilities and provide Enbridge is undertaking the development of Norlite Pipeline System transportation services to the Japan Canada Oil Sands Limited (Norlite), a new industry diluent pipeline originating from Edmonton (JACOS) Hangingstone Oil Sands Project (JACOS Hangingstone). to meet the needs of multiple producers in the Athabasca oil sands JACOS and Nexen Energy ULC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of region. The scope of the project was increased to a 24-inch diameter China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited, are partners in the pipeline, which will provide an initial capacity of approximately project which is operated by JACOS. Subject to regulatory approvals, 224,000 bpd of diluent, with the potential to be further expanded Enbridge plans to construct a new 53-kilometre (33-mile), 12-inch to approximately 400,000 bpd of capacity with the addition of lateral pipeline to connect the JACOS Hangingstone project site pump stations. Norlite will be anchored by throughput commitments to Enbridge’s existing Cheecham Terminal. The project, which will from both the Fort Hills Partners for production from the proposed provide capacity of 40,000 bpd and is expected to enter service Fort Hills Project and from Suncor Partnership’s proprietary oil in 2016, is now estimated to cost approximately $0.2 billion. sands production. Norlite will involve the construction of a new Athabasca Pipeline Twinning 449-kilometre (278-mile) pipeline from Enbridge’s Stonefell Terminal to its Cheecham Terminal with an extension to Suncor Partnership’s This project involves twinning the southern section of the East Tank Farm, which is adjacent to Enbridge’s existing Athabasca Athabasca Pipeline from Kirby Lake, Alberta to the Hardisty, Alberta Terminal. Under an agreement with Keyera Corp. (Keyera), Norlite crude oil hub to provide additional capacity to serve expected oil has the right to access certain existing capacity on Keyera’s pipelines sands growth in the Kirby Lake producing region. The expansion between Edmonton and Stonefell and, in exchange, Keyera has project, with an estimated cost of approximately $1.2 billion, and elected to participate in the new pipeline infrastructure project as a expenditures to date of approximately $1.1 billion, will include 30% non-operating owner. Subject to regulatory and other approvals 346 kilometres (215 miles) of 36-inch diameter pipeline adjacent as well as finalization of scope, Norlite is expected to be completed to the existing Athabasca Pipeline right-of-way. The line is expected in 2017 at an estimated cost of approximately $1.4 billion. to be delayed beyond its original in-service date and is now expected to be completed in 2017 due to a change in the Canadian Line 3 Replacement Program construction schedule to align with shipper volume availability. In March 2014, Enbridge and EEP jointly announced that Wood Buffalo Extension shipper support was received for investment in the L3R Program. The Canadian portion of the Line 3 Replacement Program In 2013, Enbridge was selected by Suncor Energy Inc., Total E&P (Canadian L3R Program) will complement existing integrity Canada Ltd. and Teck Resources Limited (the Fort Hills Partners), programs by replacing approximately 1,084 kilometres (673 miles) as well as the Suncor Energy Oil Sands Limited Partnership of the remaining line segments of the existing Line 3 pipeline (Suncor Partnership), to develop a new pipeline to transport between Hardisty, Alberta and Gretna, Manitoba. While the L3R crude oil production to Enbridge’s mainline hub at Hardisty, Alberta. Program will not provide an increase in the overall capacity of the The proposed Wood Buffalo Extension will extend Enbridge’s mainline system, it will support the safety and operational reliability existing Wood Buffalo Pipeline and includes construction of a of the overall system, enhance flexibility and allow the Company to new 450-kilometre (281-mile), 30-inch pipeline from Enbridge’s optimize throughput. The L3R Program is expected to achieve an Cheecham Terminal to its Battle River Terminal at Hardisty, as equivalent 34-inch diameter pipeline capacity of approximately well as associated terminal upgrades. The completed project 760,000 bpd, which will enhance the flexibility and reliability of the will provide capacity of 490,000 bpd of diluted bitumen to be Enbridge mainline system’s overall western Canada export capacity. transported for the proposed Fort Hills Partners’ oil sands project (Fort Hills Project) in northeastern Alberta and Suncor Partnership’s oil sands production in the Athabasca region. Subject to regulatory approvals, the project is expected to be completed in 2017 at an estimated cost of approximately $1.6 billion, with expenditures incurred to date of approximately $0.1 billion. Subject to regulatory and other approvals, the Canadian L3R Program is targeted to be completed in late 2017. Following the completion of a definitive cost estimate in the second quarter of 2014, the estimated capital cost of the Canadian L3R Program is approximately $4.9 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately $0.3 billion. Costs of the Canadian L3R Program will be recovered through a 15-year toll surcharge mechanism under the Competitive Toll Settlement (CTS). For discussion on EEP’s portion of the L3R Program, refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – United States Line 3 Replacement Program. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 55 Gas Distribution Greater Toronto Area Project EGD will undertake the expansion of its natural gas distribution system in the GTA to meet the demands of growth and to continue the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to current and future customers. The GTA project will involve the construction of two new segments of pipeline, a 27-kilometre (17-mile), 42-inch diameter pipeline and a 23-kilometre (14-mile), 36-inch diameter pipeline in Toronto, Ontario, as well as related facilities to upgrade the existing distribution system that delivers natural gas to several municipalities in Ontario. With the OEB approval received in January 2014, construction began in January 2015 and completion of the project is expected in the fourth quarter of 2015 at a now estimated cost of approximately $0.8 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately $0.2 billion. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Pipestone and Sexsmith Project In 2012, the Company acquired from Encana Corporation (Encana) Pipestone and Sexsmith, which consist of certain sour gas gathering and compression facilities in the PRA region of northwest Alberta. These facilities were either in service (Sexsmith) or under construction (Pipestone) at the time of acquisition. Construction of new gathering lines and NGL handling facilities was completed in June 2014. Enbridge’s investment in Pipestone and Sexsmith is Ottawa 19 Toronto Sarnia Buffalo Toledo Gas Distribution 19 Greater Toronto Area Project approximately $0.3 billion. Enbridge also retains an exclusive right to work with Encana on facility scoping for development of additional major midstream facilities in the liquids-rich PRA region. Blackspring Ridge Wind Project In 2013, Enbridge secured a 50% interest in the development of the 300-MW Blackspring Ridge, located 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of Lethbridge, Alberta in Vulcan County. The project was constructed under a fixed price engineering, procurement and construction contract and commercial operations commenced in May 2014. Renewable Energy Credits generated from Blackspring Ridge are contracted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company under a 20-year purchase agreement. The electricity is being sold into the Alberta power pool with pricing fixed on 75% of production through long-term price swap arrangements. The Company’s total investment in the project is approximately $0.3 billion. Magic Valley and Wildcat Wind Farms In November 2014, Enbridge announced it had entered into an agreement with E.ON to purchase an 80% interest in a wind farm portfolio which included the 203-MW Magic Valley 1 wind farm located near Harligen, Texas and the 202-MW Wildcat 1 wind farm near Elwood, Indiana for approximately US$0.3 billion. Both wind farms are operational and were placed into service in 2012. Upon closing of the transaction on December 31, 2014, E.ON retained a 20% interest and remained the operator. Keechi Wind Project In January 2014, Enbridge announced it had entered into an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) to own and operate the 110-MW Keechi, located in Jack County, Texas. The project was constructed by RES Americas under a fixed price, engineering, procurement and construction agreement at a total cost of approximately US$0.2 billion, and it entered service in January 2015. Keechi will deliver 100% of the electricity generated into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. market under a 20-year PPA with Microsoft Corporation. 56 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 20 CANADA Calgary Calgary 21 Superior Superior Montreal Montreal UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Denver Denver Las Vegas Las Vegas Sarnia Sarnia Toronto Toronto Chicago Chicago 26 22 Toledo Toledo Cushing Cushing 23 Houston Houston New Orleans New Orleans M E X I C O 22 24 25 27 28 Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services 20 Pipestone and Sexsmith Project 21 Blackspring Ridge Wind Project 22 Magic Valley and Wildcat Wind Farms 23 Keechi Wind Project 24 Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System 25 Big Foot Oil Pipeline 26 Aux Sable Extraction Plant Expansion 27 Heidelberg Oil Pipeline 28 Stampede Oil Pipeline Current Assets Growth Opportunities Wind Assets Solar Assets Management’s Discussion & Analysis 57 Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System Stampede Oil Pipeline The Company has agreements with Chevron USA Inc. (Chevron) In January 2015, Enbridge announced that it will build, own and and Union Oil Company of California to expand its central Gulf of operate a crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico to connect Mexico offshore pipeline system. Under the terms of the agreements, the planned Stampede development, which is operated by Hess, Enbridge is constructing and will own and operate the WRGGS to an existing third-party pipeline system. The Stampede Pipeline, to provide natural gas gathering services to the Jack St. Malo and a 26-kilometre (16-mile), 18-inch diameter pipeline with capacity of Big Foot ultra-deep water developments. The WRGGS includes approximately 100,000 bpd will originate in Green Canyon Block 468, 274 kilometres (170 miles) of 8-inch or 10-inch diameter pipeline approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of New Orleans, at depths of up to approximately 2,150 metres (7,000 feet), with Louisiana at an estimated depth of 1,200 metres (3,500 feet). capacity of 100 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d). The Jack St. After finalization of scope and a definitive cost estimate, Stampede Malo portion of the WRGGS was placed into service in December Pipeline is now expected to be completed at an approximate cost 2014 and the Big Foot Pipeline portion is expected to be placed of US$0.2 billion and is expected to be placed into service in 2018. into service in the third quarter of 2015. The total WRGGS project is expected to cost approximately US$0.4 billion, with expenditures Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. to date of approximately US$0.3 billion. Line 6B 75-Mile Replacement Program Big Foot Oil Pipeline Under agreements with Chevron, Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC and Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Enbridge is constructing a 64-kilometre (40-mile) 20-inch oil pipeline with capacity of 100,000 bpd from the Big Foot ultra-deep water development in the Gulf of Mexico. This crude oil pipeline project is complementary to Enbridge’s undertaking of the WRGGS construction discussed above. Upon completion of the project, Enbridge will operate the Big Foot Pipeline, located approximately 274 kilometres (170 miles) south of the coast of Louisiana. The estimated capital cost of the project is approximately US$0.2 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately US$0.2 billion. As noted above, the Big Foot is expected to enter service in the third quarter of 2015. Aux Sable Extraction Plant Expansion In October 2014, the Company approved the expansion of fractionation capacity and related facilities at its Aux Sable Extraction Plant located in Channahon, Illinois. The expansion will facilitate the growing NGL-rich gas stream on the Alliance Pipeline, allow for effective management of Alliance Pipeline’s downstream natural gas heat content and support additional production and sale of NGL products. The expansion is expected to be placed into service in 2016, with Enbridge’s share of the project cost being approximately US$0.1 billion. Heidelberg Oil Pipeline The Company will construct, own and operate a crude oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico to connect the proposed Heidelberg development, The Line 6B 75-Mile Replacement Program included the replacement of 120 kilometres (75 miles) of non-contiguous sections of Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System. The Line 6B pipeline runs from Griffith, Indiana through Michigan to the international border at the St. Clair River. The new segments were completed in components, with approximately 104 kilometres (65 miles) of segments placed in service in 2013. The two remaining 8-kilometre (5-mile) segments in Indiana were placed in service in March 2014. The total cost of the replacement program was approximately US$0.4 billion and EEP is recovering these costs through a tariff surcharge that is part of the system-wide rates for the Lakehead System. Eastern Access The Eastern Access initiative includes a series of Enbridge and EEP crude oil pipeline projects to provide increased access to refineries in the upper midwest United States and eastern Canada. Projects being undertaken by EEP include an expansion of its Line 5 and expansions of the United States mainline involving the Spearhead North Pipeline (Line 62) and further segments of Line 6B. For discussion on Enbridge’s portion of Eastern Access, refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Liquids Pipelines – Eastern Access. In 2013, EEP completed and placed into service the expansion of its Line 5 light crude oil line between Superior, Wisconsin and the international border at the St. Clair River. The Line 5 expansion increased capacity by 50,000 bpd at an approximate cost of US$0.1 billion. Also in 2013, EEP completed and placed into service the expansion of Line 62 between Flanagan, Illinois and Griffith, Indiana, which increased capacity by 105,000 bpd. operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, to an existing EEP also replaced additional sections of Line 6B in Indiana and third-party system. Heidelberg Pipeline, a 58-kilometre (36-mile), Michigan, which included the addition of new pumps and terminal 20-inch diameter pipeline with capacity of 100,000 bpd, will upgrades at Hartsdale, Griffith and Stockbridge, as well as tanks originate in Green Canyon Block 860, approximately 320 kilometres at Flanagan, Stockbridge and Hartsdale, to increase capacity (200 miles) southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana and in an estimated from 240,000 bpd to 500,000 bpd. Portions of the existing 30-inch 1,600 metres (5,300 feet) of water. Heidelberg Pipeline is expected diameter pipeline were also replaced with 36-inch diameter pipe. to be operational in 2016 at an approximate cost of US$0.1 billion, The Line 6B project is split into two phases. The segment between with expenditures to date of approximately US$0.1 billion. Griffith and Stockbridge was completed in May 2014 and the 58 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Fort St. John Fort St. John CANADA Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty Calgary Calgary Gretna Gretna Clearbrook Clearbrook MinotMinot 34 35 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Superior Superior 31 Sarnia Sarnia 29 30 Flanagan Flanagan Chicago Chicago Toronto Toronto Wood Wood River River Cushing Cushing 32 33 Houston Houston New Orleans New Orleans M E X I C O Sponsored Investments 29 EEP – Line 6B 75-Mile Replacement Program 30 EEP – Eastern Access 31 EEP – Lakehead System Mainline Expansion 32 EEP – Beckville Cryogenic Processing Facility 33 EEP – Eaglebine Gathering 34 EEP – Sandpiper Project 35 EEP – U.S. Line 3 Replacement Program Current Assets Growth Opportunities Enbridge Inc. Wind Assets Solar Assets Management’s Discussion & Analysis 59 segment from Ortonville, Michigan to the international border at the substantially mitigate any impact on throughput associated with St. Clair River was completed in September 2014. The replacement of the initial 120,000 bpd capacity increase. the Line 6B sections is in addition to the Line 6B 75-mile Replacement Program discussed previously. Following detailed engineering estimates completed in the first quarter of 2014 which reflect issues with local ground terrain conditions including tie-ins, the expected cost of the United States mainline expansions is approximately US$2.4 billion and includes the US$0.1 billion cost of the previously discussed Line 5 expansion. In November 2014, several environmental and Native American groups filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Minnesota against the United States Department of State (DOS). The Complaint alleges, among other things, that the DOS is in violation of the NEPA by acquiescing in Enbridge’s use of permitted cross border capacity on other pipelines to achieve the transportation of amounts in excess of Alberta Clipper’s current permitted capacity while the review and The Eastern Access initiative also includes a further upsizing of approval of Enbridge’s application to the DOS to increase Alberta EEP’s Line 6B. The Line 6B capacity expansion from Griffith, Indiana Clipper’s permitted cross border capacity is still pending. Enbridge to Stockbridge, Michigan will increase capacity from 500,000 bpd has moved to intervene in the case and a decision at the trial level to 570,000 bpd and will include pump station modifications at Griffith, is not expected before the third quarter of 2015. Niles and Mendon stations, additional modifications at the Griffith and Stockbridge terminals and breakout tankage at Stockbridge. Following the completion, in the first quarter of 2014, of a detailed engineering estimate and a scope revision that removed a proposed tank, the total cost of the project is approximately US$0.3 billion. The project is expected to be placed into service in early 2016. The total estimated cost of the projects being undertaken by EEP as part of the Eastern Access initiative, including the United States mainline expansions, the Line 5 expansion and the Line 6B capacity expansion project, is approximately US$2.7 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately US$2.1 billion. The Eastern Access projects undertaken by EEP are being funded 75% by Enbridge and 25% by EEP. Within one year of the final in-service date of the collective projects, EEP will have the option to increase its economic interest held at that time by up to an additional 15%. Lakehead System Mainline Expansion The Lakehead System Mainline Expansion includes several projects to expand capacity of the Lakehead System mainline between its origin at the Canada/United States border, near Neche, North Dakota, to Flanagan, Illinois. These projects are in addition to expansions of the Lakehead System mainline being undertaken as part of the Eastern Access initiative and include the expansion of Alberta Clipper (Line 67) and Southern Access (Line 61) and the construction of the Spearhead North Twin (Line 78). The current scope of the Alberta Clipper expansion between the border and Superior, Wisconsin consists of two phases. The initial phase included increasing capacity from 450,000 bpd to 570,000 bpd at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$0.2 billion. The second phase of the expansion will increase capacity from 570,000 bpd to 800,000 bpd at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$0.2 billion. Both phases of the Alberta Clipper expansion require only the addition of pumping horsepower and no pipeline construction. Subject to regulatory and other approvals, The current scope of the Southern Access expansion between Superior, Wisconsin and Flanagan, Illinois also consists of two phases. Both phases of the Southern Access expansion require only the addition of pumping horsepower with no pipeline construction. The initial phase to increase the capacity from 400,000 bpd to 560,000 bpd was completed in August 2014 at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$0.2 billion. EEP also plans to undertake a further expansion of the Southern Access line between Superior and Flanagan to increase capacity from 560,000 bpd to 1,200,000 bpd and add crude oil tankage at new and existing sites. The pipeline expansion will be split into two tranches. The first tranche will expand the pipeline capacity to 800,000 bpd at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$0.4 billion and is expected to be in service in the second quarter of 2015. Additional tankage is expected to cost approximately US$0.4 billion and will be completed on various dates beginning in the second quarter of 2015 through early 2016. The second tranche, which remains subject to regulatory and other approvals, will expand the pipeline capacity to 1,200,000 bpd at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$0.4 billion. The Company is exploring with shippers the potential to delay the in-service date of the final tranche of the Line 61 expansion to align more closely with the currently anticipated in-service date for Sandpiper, which will drive the need for additional downstream capacity on the Lakehead System. As part of the Light Oil Market Access Program, EEP also plans to expand the capacity of the Lakehead System between Flanagan, Illinois and Griffith, Indiana. This section of the Lakehead System will be expanded by constructing a 127-kilometre (79-mile), 36-inch diameter twin of the existing Spearhead North Pipeline (Line 62). The project is expected to be completed at an estimated cost of approximately US$0.5 billion. Subject to regulatory and other approvals, the new line will have an initial capacity of 570,000 bpd and is expected to be placed into service in the third quarter of 2015. including an amendment to the current Presidential border crossing The projects collectively referred to as the Lakehead System Mainline permit to allow for operation of Line 67 at its currently planned Expansion are expected to cost approximately US$2.3 billion, with operating capacity of 800,000 bpd, the initial phase was mechanically expenditures incurred to date of approximately US$1.1 billion. EEP will completed in the third quarter of 2014 and the second phase is operate the project on a cost-of-service basis. The Lakehead System expected to be in-service in 2015. It is anticipated that obtaining Mainline Expansion is funded 75% by Enbridge and 25% by EEP. Federal regulatory approval will take longer than originally planned Within one year of the final in-service date of the collective projects, though approval is expected in the second half of 2015. A number EEP will have the option to increase its economic interest held at that of temporary system optimization actions are being undertaken to time by up to an additional 15%. 60 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Beckville Cryogenic Processing Facility at the in-service date of Sandpiper, targeted for 2017 due to a longer EEP and its partially-owned subsidiary, MEP, are constructing a than expected permitting process in the State of Minnesota. cryogenic natural gas processing plant near Beckville (the Beckville A petition was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Plant) in Panola County, Texas. The Beckville Plant will offer incremental Commission (FERC) to approve recovery of Sandpiper’s costs processing capacity for existing and future customers in the 10-county through a surcharge to the NDPC rates between Beaver Lodge Cotton Valley shale region, where the East Texas system is located. and Clearbrook and a cost of service structure for rates between The Beckville Plant has a planned natural gas processing capability Clearbrook and Superior. In March 2013, the FERC denied the of 150 mmcf/d and is also expected to produce 8,500 bpd of NGL. petition on procedural grounds. In late 2013, EEP held an open The Beckville Plant is now expected to be placed into service in season to solicit commitments from shippers for capacity created the second quarter of 2015 at an estimated cost of approximately by Sandpiper. The open season closed in late January 2014 US$0.1 billion. Expenditures incurred to date are approximately with the receipt of a further capacity commitment which can be US$0.1 billion. Eaglebine Gathering accommodated within the planned incremental capacity identified above. EEP re-filed its petition with the FERC on February 12, 2014 and received a FERC declaratory order in May 2014 approving the In February 2015, EEP and MEP announced they are entering tariffs structure for the project. The pipeline is now expected to begin into the emerging Eaglebine shale play in East Texas through two service in 2017, subject to obtaining regulatory and other approvals. transactions totalling approximately US$0.2 billion. EEP and MEP have commenced construction of a lateral and associated facilities United States Line 3 Replacement Program that will create gathering capacity of over 50 mmcf/d for rich natural In March 2014, Enbridge and EEP jointly announced that shipper gas to be delivered from Eaglebine production areas to their complex support was received for investment in the L3R Program. EEP will of cryogenic processing facilities in East Texas. The initial facilities undertake the United States portion of the Line 3 Replacement are projected to be placed into service by late 2015, with the lateral Program (U.S. L3R Program) which will complement existing integrity expected to be in service by mid-2016. MEP also executed an programs by replacing approximately 576 kilometres (358 miles) of agreement with New Gulf Resources, LLC (NGR) to purchase NGR’s the remaining line segments of the existing Line 3 pipeline between midstream business in Leon, Madison and Grimes Counties, Texas. Neche, North Dakota and Superior, Wisconsin. While the L3R The acquisition consists of a natural gas gathering system that is Program will not provide an increase in the overall capacity of the currently in operation. Sandpiper Project mainline system, it will support the safety and operational reliability of the overall system, enhance flexibility and allow the Company to optimize throughput. The L3R Program is expected to achieve As part of the Light Oil Market Access Program initiative, EEP an equivalent 34-inch diameter pipeline capacity of approximately plans to undertake Sandpiper which will expand and extend EEP’s 760,000 bpd, which will enhance the flexibility and reliability of the North Dakota feeder system. The Bakken takeaway capacity of the Enbridge mainline system’s overall western Canada export capacity. North Dakota System will be expanded by 225,000 bpd to a total of 580,000 bpd. The proposed expansion will involve construction of a 965-kilometre (600-mile) line from Beaver Lodge Station near Tioga, North Dakota to the Superior, Wisconsin mainline system terminal. The new line will twin the existing 210,000 bpd North Dakota System mainline, which now terminates at Clearbrook Terminal in Minnesota, by adding 250,000 bpd of capacity between Tioga and Berthold, North Dakota and 225,000 bpd of capacity between Berthold and Clearbrook, both with new 24-inch diameter pipelines, as well as adding 375,000 bpd of capacity between Clearbrook and Superior with a new 30-inch diameter pipeline. Sandpiper is expected to cost approximately US$2.6 billion, with expenditures incurred to date of approximately US$0.4 billion. MPC has been secured as an anchor shipper for Sandpiper. As part Subject to regulatory and other approvals, the U.S. L3R Program is targeted to be completed in late 2017 at an estimated capital cost of approximately US$2.6 billion, with expenditures to date of approximately US$0.2 billion. The U.S. L3R Program will be jointly funded by Enbridge and EEP at participation levels that are subject to finalization. EEP will recover the costs based on its existing Facilities Surcharge Mechanism with the initial term of the agreement being 15 years. For the purpose of the toll surcharge, the agreement specifies a 30-year recovery of the capital based on a cost of service methodology. Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development of the arrangement, EEP, through its subsidiary, North Dakota Pipeline The following projects have been announced by the Company, Company LLC (NDPC) (formerly known as Enbridge Pipelines but have not yet met Enbridge’s criteria to be classified as (North Dakota) LLC), and Williston Basin Pipeline LLC (Williston), commercially secured. The Company also has significant additional an affiliate of MPC, entered into an agreement to, among other things, attractive projects under development that have not yet progressed admit Williston as a member of NDPC. Williston will fund 37.5% of to the point of public announcement. In its long-term funding plans, Sandpiper construction and will have the option to participate in the Company makes full provision for all commercially secured other growth projects within NDPC, unless specifically excluded projects and makes provision for projects under development by the agreement; this investment is not to exceed US$1.2 billion based on an assessment of the aggregate securement success in aggregate. In return for funding part of Sandpiper’s construction, anticipated. Actual securement success achieved could exceed Williston will obtain an approximate 27% equity interest in NDPC or fall short of the anticipated level. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 61 Liquids Pipelines Northern Gateway Project In October 2014, the Company reviewed an updated cost estimate of Northern Gateway based on full engineering analysis of the pipeline route and terminal location. Based on this comprehensive review, Northern Gateway involves constructing a twin 1,177-kilometre the Company expects that the final cost of the project will be (731-mile) pipeline system from near Edmonton, Alberta to a new substantially higher than the preliminary cost figures included in the marine terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia. One pipeline would Northern Gateway filing with the JRP, which reflected a preliminary transport crude oil for export from the Edmonton area to Kitimat and estimate prepared in 2004 and escalated to 2010. The drivers behind is proposed to be a 36-inch diameter line with an initial capacity of this substantial increase include the significant costs associated 525,000 bpd. The other pipeline would be used to transport imported with escalation of labour and construction costs, satisfying the condensate from Kitimat to the Edmonton area and is proposed to 209 conditions imposed in the Governor in Council approval, a larger be a 20-inch diameter line with an initial capacity of 193,000 bpd. portion of high cost pipeline terrain, more extensive terminal site rock In 2010, Northern Gateway submitted an application to the NEB and the Joint Review Panel (JRP) was established to review the proposed project, pursuant to the NEB Act and the Canadian Environmental excavations and a delayed anticipated in-service date. The updated cost estimate is currently being assessed and refined by Northern Gateway and the potential shippers. Assessment Act. The JRP had a broad mandate to assess the Subject to continued commercial support, receipt of regulatory potential environmental effects of the project and to determine and other approvals and adequately addressing landowner and local if development of Northern Gateway was in the public interest. community concerns (including those of Aboriginal communities), On December 19, 2013, the JRP issued its report on Northern Gateway. The report found that the petroleum industry is a significant driver of the Canadian economy and an important contributor to the Canadian standard of living and noted that the benefits of Northern Gateway outweigh its burdens and that “Canadians would be better off with the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project than without it.” The JRP the Company now estimates that Northern Gateway could be in service in 2019 at the earliest. The timing and outcome of judicial reviews could also impact the start of construction or other project activities, which may lead to a delay in the start of operations beyond the current forecast. Of the 45 Aboriginal groups eligible to participate as equity owners, 26 have signed up to do so. recommended to the Governor in Council that Certificates of Public Expenditures to date, which relate primarily to the regulatory Convenience and Necessity (Certificates) for the oil and condensate process, are approximately $0.5 billion, of which approximately pipelines, incorporating the terms and conditions in their report, half is being funded by potential shippers on Northern Gateway. be issued to Northern Gateway pursuant to Part III of the NEB Act. Given the many uncertainties surrounding Northern Gateway, The Government of Canada consulted with Aboriginal groups on the including final ownership structure, the potential financial impact JRP report and its recommendations prior to making its decision on of the project cannot be determined at this time. whether to direct the NEB to issue the Certificates for the pipelines. The JRP posts public filings related to Northern Gateway on its On June 17, 2014, the Governor in Council issued an Order in website at gatewaypanel.review-examen.gc.ca/clf-nsi/hm-eng.html Council approving the JRP recommendation, including all 209 and Northern Gateway also maintains a website at northerngateway.ca recommended conditions. The NEB issued the Certificates for where the full regulatory application submitted to the NEB, the the oil and condensate pipelines on June 18, 2014. 2010 Enbridge Northern Gateway Community Social Responsibility Nine applications for leave for judicial review of the Order in Council have been filed pursuant to section 55 of the NEB Act. The applicants make two basic arguments in seeking leave. First, they argue that the report and the Order in Council contain evidentiary gaps or gaps in reasoning. Second, they allege that the Crown has failed to discharge Report and the December 19, 2013 Report of the JRP on the Northern Gateway Application are available. Unless otherwise specifically stated, none of the information contained on, or connected to, the JRP website or the Northern Gateway website is incorporated by reference in, or otherwise part of this MD&A. its constitutional duty to consult and, if appropriate, accommodate Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services NEXUS Gas Transmission Project In 2012, Enbridge, DTE Energy Company (DTE) and Spectra Energy Corp. (Spectra) announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the NEXUS Gas Transmission System, a project that would move growing supplies of Ohio Utica shale gas to markets in the United States midwest, including Ohio and Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. The MOU has expired and Enbridge is in discussions with Spectra and DTE regarding the terms of its continued participation in the project. the Aboriginal applicants. On September 26, 2014, the Federal Court of Appeal (Federal Court) granted leave to all nine applications and on December 17, 2014, the Federal Court issued a decision accepting the request by all parties to consolidate the nine applications into a single proceeding (the Application) and stated that delays in the hearing of the Application should be minimized. The Federal Court then set a schedule which would culminate with the filing of the Appellants’ Memoranda of Fact and Law by May 22, 2015 and the Respondents’ Memoranda by June 5, 2015. Based on this schedule, Northern Gateway expects that the hearing on the Application will occur in the fall of 2015. Depending on the outcome of these proceedings, which is anticipated for late 2015, an application for Leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada is a possibility. 62 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Liquids Pipelines Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) Canadian Mainline Regional Oil Sands System Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines Southern Lights Pipeline Spearhead Pipeline Feeder Pipelines and Other Adjusted earnings Canadian Mainline – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) Canadian Mainline – Line 9B costs incurred during reversal Canadian Mainline – Line 9 tolling adjustment Regional Oil Sands System – make-up rights adjustment Regional Oil Sands System – leak remediation and long-term pipeline stabilization costs Regional Oil Sands System – leak insurance recoveries Regional Oil Sands System – make-up rights out-of-period adjustment Regional Oil Sands System – long-term contractual recovery out-of-period adjustment, net Regional Oil Sands System – prior period adjustment Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines – make-up rights adjustment Spearhead Pipeline – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains Feeder Pipelines and Other – make-up rights adjustment Feeder Pipelines and Other – project development costs Earnings attributable to common shareholders 2014 2013 2012 500 181 74 49 31 23 858 (370) (8) – 6 (4) 8 – – – (25) 1 3 (6) 463 460 170 48 49 31 12 770 (268) – – (13) (56) – (37) 31 – – – – – 432 110 24 42 37 10 655 42 – 6 – – – – – (6) – – – – 427 697 Liquids Pipelines adjusted earnings were $858 million in 2014 compared with adjusted earnings of $770 million in 2013 and $655 million in 2012. The Company continued to realize growth on Canadian Mainline primarily from higher throughput from growing crude oil supply Liquids Pipelines Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) in western Canada and higher downstream refinery demand, as well as successful efforts by the Company to optimize capacity and throughput and to enhance scheduling efficiency with shippers. These positive effects on Canadian Mainline were partially offset by a lower year-over-year average Canadian Mainline International Joint Tariff (IJT) Residual Benchmark Toll. New assets placed into service in Regional Oil Sands System and the completion of Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline Twin also contributed to adjusted earnings growth. Liquids Pipelines earnings were impacted by the following adjusting items: • Canadian Mainline earnings for each period reflected changes in unrealized fair value gains and losses on derivative financial instruments used to manage risk exposures inherent within the CTS, namely foreign exchange, power cost variability and allowance oil commodity prices. • Canadian Mainline earnings for 2014 included depreciation and interest expenses charged to Line 9B while it was idled and undergoing a reversal as part of the Company’s Eastern Access initiative. • Canadian Mainline earnings for 2012 included a Line 9 tolling adjustment related to services provided in prior periods. 8 5 8 0 7 7 7 9 56 5 6 2 1 5 2 9 4 1 0 05 7 4 3 6 4 7 2 4 10 11 12 13 14 ■ GAAP Earnings ■ Adjusted Earnings • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2014 and 2013 included make-up rights adjustments to recognize revenue for certain long-term take-or-pay contracts ratably over the contract life. Make-up rights are earned by shippers when minimum volume commitments are not utilized during the period but under certain circumstances can be used to offset overages in future periods, subject to expiry periods. Generally, under such take-or-pay contracts, payments are received ratably over the life of the contract as capacity is provided, regardless of volumes shipped, and are non-refundable. Should make-up rights be utilized in future periods, costs associated with such transportation service are typically passed through to shippers, such that little or no cost is borne by Enbridge. For the purposes of adjusted earnings, the Company reflects contributions from these contracts ratably over the life of the contract, consistent with contractual cash payments under the contract. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 63 Liquids Pipelines Norman Norman Wells Wells NW System NW System CANADA Zama Zama Fort McMurray Fort McMurray Waupisoo Pipeline Waupisoo Pipeline Athabasca System Athabasca System Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty Blaine Blaine Enbridge Mainline System Enbridge Mainline System Olympic Pipeline Olympic Pipeline Regina Regina Portland Portland Gretna Gretna Saskatchewan System Saskatchewan System North Dakota System North Dakota System Superior Superior Montreal Montreal Lakehead System Lakehead System UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Casper Casper Frontier Pipeline Frontier Pipeline Sarnia Sarnia Toronto Toronto Buffalo Buffalo Chicago Chicago Toledo Toledo Mustang Pipeline Mustang Pipeline Flanagan South and Flanagan South and Spearhead Pipeline Spearhead Pipeline Cushing Cushing Ozark Pipeline Ozark Pipeline Chicap Pipeline Chicap Pipeline Patoka Patoka Seaway Crude Seaway Crude Pipeline System Pipeline System M E X I C O Tinsley Pipeline Tinsley Pipeline Louisiana Liquids Louisiana Liquids Pipeline Pipeline 64 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2014 and 2013 The CTS also provides for an IJT for crude oil shipments originating included charges, before insurance recoveries, related to in Canada on the mainline system and delivered in the United States the Line 37 crude oil release, which occurred in June 2013. off the Lakehead System and into eastern Canada. The IJT, which Refer to Liquids Pipelines – Regional Oil Sands System – is based on a fixed toll for the term of the settlement that was Line 37 Crude Oil Release. negotiated between Enbridge and shippers, will be adjusted annually • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2014 included insurance recoveries associated with the Line 37 crude oil by the same factor as the CLT. In limited circumstances, the shippers or Enbridge may elect to release, which occurred in June 2013. Refer to Liquids Pipelines – renegotiate the toll. For shippers, the renegotiation rights exist Regional Oil Sands System – Line 37 Crude Oil Release. • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2013 included an out-of-period, non-cash adjustment to defer revenues in circumstances where Enbridge is seeking to recover from shippers, through tolls, potential increases to its cost structures. If a renegotiation of the toll is triggered, Enbridge and the shippers will meet and use reasonable efforts to agree on how the CTS can associated with make-up rights earned under certain long-term be amended to accommodate the event. take-or-pay contracts. • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2013 included an out-of-period, non-cash adjustment to correct deferred income tax expense and to correct the rate at which deemed taxes are recovered under a long-term contract. • Regional Oil Sands System earnings for 2012 included a revenue recognition adjustment related to prior periods. • Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines earnings for 2014 included a make-up rights adjustment. Local tolls for service on the Lakehead System will not be affected by the CTS and will continue to be established pursuant to EEP’s existing toll agreements. Under the terms of the IJT agreement between Enbridge and EEP, the Canadian Mainline’s share of the IJT toll relating to pipeline transportation of a batch from any western Canada receipt point to the United States border is equal to the IJT toll applicable to that batch’s United States delivery point less the Lakehead System’s local toll to that delivery point. This amount is referred to as the Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll. The IJT is designed to provide mainline shippers with a stable and • Spearhead Pipeline earnings for 2014 included an unrealized competitive long-term toll, preserving and enhancing throughput on fair value gain on derivative financial instruments. both the Canadian Mainline and Lakehead System. Earnings under • Feeder Pipelines and Other earnings for 2014 included a make-up rights adjustment. • Feeder Pipelines and Other earnings for 2014 included certain business development costs related to Northern Gateway that the CTS are subject to variability in volume throughput, as well as capital and operating costs and the United States dollar exchange rate. The Company may utilize derivative financial instruments to hedge foreign exchange rate risk on United States dollar denominated revenues and commodity price risk resulting from are anticipated to be recovered over the life of the project. exposure to crude oil and power prices. Canadian Mainline Results of Operations The mainline system is comprised of Canadian Mainline and the Canadian Mainline adjusted earnings were $500 million for the year Lakehead System (the portion of the mainline in the United States ended December 31, 2014 compared with $460 million for the year that is managed by Enbridge through its subsidiaries). Enbridge has ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted earnings growth was primarily operated, and frequently expanded, the mainline system since 1949. driven by higher throughput with several factors contributing to the Through six adjacent pipelines, with a combined design operating capacity of approximately 2.6 million bpd, which cross the Canada/ United States border near Gretna, Manitoba and Neche, North Dakota, the system transports various grades of crude oil and diluted bitumen from western Canada to the midwest region of the United States and eastern Canada. Also included in Canadian Mainline are two crude oil pipelines and one refined products pipeline located in eastern Canada. Competitive Toll Settlement increase including increased oil sands production, strong refinery demand in the midwest market partly due to a start-up of a midwest refinery’s conversion to heavy oil processing in the second quarter of 2014 and successful efforts by the Company to optimize capacity and throughput and to enhance scheduling efficiency with shippers. Other positive contributors to adjusted earnings included higher terminalling revenues, lower operating and administrative costs and lower income tax expense, which reflected current income taxes only and was lower due to higher available tax deductions. Partially offsetting these positive impacts was a lower year-over-year Canadian Mainline tolls are governed by the 10-year settlement reached average Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll, with its between Enbridge and shippers on its mainline system and approved impact especially prominent in the fourth quarter of 2014. Changes by the NEB in 2011. The CTS, which took effect on July 1, 2011, covers in the Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll are inversely local tolls to be charged for service on the mainline system (with the related to the Lakehead System Toll which, on average, was higher exception of Lines 8 and 9). Under the terms of the CTS, the initial throughout 2014 due to the recovery of incremental costs associated Canadian Local Toll (CLT), applicable to deliveries within western with EEP’s growth projects. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Canadian Canada, was based on the 2011 Incentive Tolling Settlement (ITS) Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll was US$1.53 per barrel toll, subsequently adjusted by 75% of the Canada Gross Domestic compared with US$1.80 per barrel in the equivalent period of 2013. Product at Market Price Index on July 1 of each year. The decrease in the toll was a key contributor to lower adjusted Management’s Discussion & Analysis 65 earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the same period of 2013. Also negatively impacting adjusted earnings were higher power costs associated with incremental throughput as well as higher depreciation from an increased asset base. Finally, Canadian Mainline adjusted earnings for 2014 continued to be impacted by the absence of revenues from Line 9B, which was idled in late 2013 and is being reversed and expanded as part of the Company’s Eastern Access initiative. For further information on Line 9B, refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Liquids Pipelines – Eastern Access. Canadian Mainline adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $460 million compared with $432 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The adjusted earnings increase was primarily driven by higher throughput from steady production from the oil sands in Alberta priced at levels that displaced other non-Canadian production from the midwest market and drove increased long-haul barrels on Canadian Mainline. Further volume growth on Canadian Mainline was limited towards the latter half of 2013 due to longer than expected refinery shutdowns and the delay in the start-up of a refinery conversion to heavy oil to the second quarter of 2014. Partially offsetting the effect of increased throughput in 2013 was a lower Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll effective April 1, 2013 compared with the corresponding 2012 period. Also negatively impacting 2013 adjusted earnings was an increase in power costs due to higher throughput, as well as higher depreciation and interest expense. Finally, income tax expense, which reflected current income taxes only, was lower due to higher available tax deductions from a larger asset base, including software. Supplemental information on Canadian Mainline adjusted earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is provided below. Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Expenses Operating and administrative Power Depreciation and amortization Other income/(expense) Interest expense Income taxes Adjusted earnings 2014 2013 2012 1,465 1,434 1,367 381 160 270 811 654 11 (162) 503 (3) 500 407 122 244 773 661 3 (162) 502 (42) 460 382 112 219 713 654 (4) (131) 519 (87) 432 Effective United States to Canadian dollar exchange rate 1 1.016 0.999 0.971 December 31, (United States dollars per barrel) IJT Benchmark Toll 2 Lakehead System Local Toll 3 Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll 4 2014 2013 2012 $4.02 $2.49 $1.53 $3.98 $2.18 $1.80 $3.94 $1.85 $2.09 1 Inclusive of realized gains and losses on foreign exchange derivative financial instruments. 2 The IJT Benchmark Toll is per barrel of heavy crude oil transported from Hardisty, Alberta to Chicago, Illinois. A separate distance adjusted toll applies to shipments originating at receipt points other than Hardisty and lighter hydrocarbon liquids pay a lower toll than heavy crude oil. Effective July 1, 2014, the IJT Benchmark Toll increased from US$3.98 to US$4.02. 3 The Lakehead System Local Toll is per barrel of heavy crude oil transported from Neche, North Dakota to Chicago, Illinois. Effective January 1, 2014, the Lakehead System Local Toll decreased from US$2.18 to US$2.17. EEP delayed its annual April 1 tariff filing for its Lakehead System as it was in negotiations with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers concerning certain components of the tariff rate structure. The toll application was filed with the FERC on June 27, 2014, and, effective August 1, 2014, the Lakehead System Local Toll increased from US$2.17 to US$2.49 per barrel. 4 The Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll is per barrel of heavy crude oil transported from Hardisty, Alberta to Gretna, Manitoba. For any shipment, this toll is the difference between the IJT Benchmark Toll and the Lakehead System Local Toll. Effective January 1, 2014, this toll increased from US$1.80 to US$1.81. This toll increased to US$1.85 effective July 1, 2014 and subsequently decreased to US$1.53 effective August 1, 2014, coinciding with the revised Lakehead System Local Toll. 66 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Throughput Volume 1 2014 2013 2012 Q1 1,904 1,783 1,687 Q2 1,968 1,604 1,659 Q3 2,039 1,736 1,617 Q4 2,066 1,827 1,622 Full Year 1,995 1,737 1,646 1 Throughput, presented in thousands of barrels per day, represents mainline deliveries ex-Gretna, Manitoba, which is made up of United States and eastern Canada deliveries entering the mainline in western Canada. Canadian Mainline revenues include the portion of the system covered by the CTS as well as revenues from Lines 8 and 9 in eastern Canada. Lines 8 and 9 are currently tolled on a separate basis and comprise a relatively small proportion of total Canadian Mainline revenues. Line 9B was idled in late 2013 and is being reversed and expanded as part of the Company’s Eastern Access initiative. CTS revenues include transportation revenues, the largest component, as well as allowance oil and revenues from receipt and delivery charges. Transportation revenues include revenues for volumes delivered off the Canadian Mainline at Gretna and on to the Lakehead System, to which Canadian Mainline IJT residual tolls apply, and revenues for volumes delivered to other western Canada delivery points, to which the CLT applies. Despite the many factors that affect Canadian Mainline revenues, the primary determinants of those revenues will be throughput volume ex-Gretna, the United States dollar Canadian Mainline IJT Residual Benchmark Toll and the effective foreign exchange rate at which resultant revenues are converted into Canadian dollars. The Company currently utilizes derivative financial instruments to hedge foreign exchange rate risk on United States dollar denominated revenues. The exact relationship between the primary determinants and actual Canadian Mainline revenues will vary somewhat from quarter to quarter but is expected to be relatively stable on average for a year, absent a systematic shift in receipt and delivery point mix or in crude oil type mix. The largest components of operating and administrative expense are employee related costs, pipeline integrity, repairs and maintenance, rents and leases and property taxes. Operating and administrative costs are relatively insensitive to throughput volumes. The primary drivers of future increases in operating costs are expected to be normal escalation in wage rates, prices for purchased services, the addition of new facilities and more extensive integrity, ORM and maintenance programs. Canadian Mainline – Average Deliveries (thousands of barrels per day) 5 9 9 , 1 7 3 7 , 1 6 4 6 , 1 7 3 5 , 1 4 5 5 , 1 10 11 12 13 14 Power, the most significant variable operating cost, is subject to variations in operating conditions, including system configuration, pumping patterns and pressure requirements; however, the primary determinants of this cost are the power prices in various jurisdictions and throughput volume. The relationship of power consumption to throughput volume is expected to be roughly proportional over a moderate range of volumes. The Company currently utilizes derivative financial instruments to hedge power prices. Depreciation and amortization expense will adjust over time as a result of additions to property, plant and equipment due to new facilities, including integrity capital expenditures. Canadian Mainline income taxes reflect current income taxes only. Under the CTS, the Company retains the ability to recover deferred income taxes under an NEB order governing flow-through income tax treatment and, as such, an offsetting regulatory asset related to deferred income taxes is recognized as incurred. No other material regulatory assets or liabilities are recognized under the terms of the CTS. The preceding financial overview includes expectations regarding future events and operating conditions that the Company believes are reasonable based on currently available information; however, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to change. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 67 Regional Oil Sands System Regional Oil Sands System includes two long haul pipelines, the Athabasca Pipeline and the Waupisoo Pipeline and two large terminals: the Athabasca Terminal located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta and the Cheecham Terminal, located 70 kilometres (45 miles) south of Fort McMurray where the Waupisoo Pipeline initiates. The Regional Oil Sands System also includes the Wood Buffalo Pipeline, Woodland Pipeline and Norealis Pipeline which provide access for oil sands production from near Fort McMurray to the Cheecham Terminal as well as variety of other facilities such as the MacKay River, Christina Lake, Surmont and Long Lake laterals and related facilities. The Athabasca Pipeline is a 540-kilometre (335-mile) synthetic and heavy oil pipeline. Built in 1999, it links the Athabasca oil sands in the Fort McMurray region to a pipeline hub at Hardisty, Alberta. The Athabasca Pipeline’s capacity is 570,000 bpd, depending on the viscosity of crude being shipped, after completion of a pipeline expansion in December 2013. The Company has a long-term (30-year) take-or-pay contract with a major shipper on the Athabasca Pipeline that commenced in 1999. Revenues are recorded based on the contract terms negotiated with the major shipper, rather than the cash tolls collected. Regional Oil Sands System Athabasca and Wood Buffalo Pipelines Norealis and Woodland Pipelines Fort McMurray Cheecham Athabasca Pipeline Waupisoo Pipeline Edmonton Hardisty Kerrobert Calgary The Waupisoo Pipeline is a 380-kilometre (236-mile) synthetic and heavy oil pipeline that entered service in 2008 and provides access to the Edmonton market for oil sands producers. The Waupisoo Pipeline initiates at Enbridge’s Cheecham Terminal and terminates at its Edmonton Mainline Terminal. The pipeline has a capacity of 415,000 bpd, depending on crude slate, and can ultimately be expanded to 600,000 bpd. Enbridge has a long-term (25-year) take-or-pay commitment with multiple shippers on the Waupisoo Pipeline who collectively have contracted for approximately three-quarters of the capacity. Prior to December 10, 2012, Regional Oil Sands System included the Hardisty Storage Caverns which included four salt caverns totalling 3.5 million barrels of storage capacity. The capacity at the facilities is fully subscribed under long-term contracts that generate revenues from storage and terminalling fees. Along with the Hardisty Contract Terminals, the Hardisty Storage Caverns were transferred to the Fund in December 2012. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions for details of the transfer. Results of Operations Regional Oil Sands System adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $181 million compared with $170 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted earnings growth was primarily driven by contributions from the Norealis Pipeline which was completed in April 2014, higher throughput on the Athabasca Pipeline and higher capital expansion fee revenue from the Waupisoo Pipeline. Partially offsetting the increase in adjusted earnings were higher depreciation expense from a larger asset base and higher operating and administrative, interest and tax expenses from increased operational activities. Adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $170 million compared with $110 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in adjusted earnings was due to higher contracted volumes on the Athabasca Pipeline, higher capital expansion fees on the Waupisoo Pipeline and earnings from new assets placed into service in late 2012, including the Woodland and Wood Buffalo pipelines. Partially offsetting these earnings increases were higher operating and administrative costs, higher depreciation expense due to the commissioning of new assets and the absence of Hardisty Caverns earnings following the sale to the Fund in the fourth quarter of 2012. Regional Oil Sands System – Average Deliveries (thousands of barrels per day) 3 0 7 3 3 5 4 1 4 4 3 3 1 9 2 10 11 12 13 14 68 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Line 37 Crude Oil Release On June 22, 2013, Enbridge reported a release of light synthetic crude oil on its Line 37 pipeline approximately two kilometres north of Enbridge’s Cheecham Terminal. Line 37 connects facilities in the Long Lake area to the Cheecham Terminal. The Company estimated to approximately 400,000 bpd, depending on crude oil slate. In late 2014, a second line was placed into service to more than double the existing capacity to 850,000 bpd. Seaway Pipeline also includes a 161-kilometre (100-mile) pipeline from the ECHO Terminal in Houston, Texas to the Port Arthur/Beaumont, Texas refining centre. the volume of the release at approximately 1,300 barrels, caused Flanagan South Pipeline by unusually high water levels in the region that triggered ground movement on the right-of-way. The oil released from Line 37 was recovered and on July 11, 2013, Line 37 returned to service at reduced operating pressure. Normal operating pressure was restored on Line 37 on July 29, 2013 after finalization of geotechnical analysis. Flanagan South is a 950-kilometre (590-mile), 36-inch diameter interstate crude oil pipeline that originates at the Company’s terminal at Flanagan, Illinois and terminates in Cushing, Oklahoma. Flanagan South and associated pumping stations were completed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the majority of the pipeline parallels Spearhead As a precaution, on June 22, 2013, the Company shut down the Pipeline’s right-of-way. Flanagan South has an initial design capacity pipelines that share a corridor with Line 37, including the Athabasca, of approximately 600,000 bpd; however, in its initial years, it is not Waupisoo, Wood Buffalo and Woodland pipelines. Following extensive expected to operate at its full design capacity. engineering and geotechnical analysis, all of the lines except Woodland Pipeline were returned to service by July 19, 2013. The Woodland Pipeline had been in the process of line fill at the time of the shutdown; line fill activities were completed in the third quarter of 2013. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company’s earnings reflected remediation and long-term stabilization costs of approximately $4 million and $56 million after-tax and before insurance recoveries. Lost revenues associated with the shutdown of Line 37 and the pipelines sharing a corridor with Line 37 were minimal. At the time of the Line 37 crude oil release, Enbridge carried liability insurance for sudden and accidental pollution events, subject to a $10 million deductible. The integrity and stability costs associated with remediating the impact of the high water levels were precautionary in nature and not covered by insurance. Enbridge expects to record receivables for amounts claimed for recovery pursuant to its insurance policies during the period that it deems realization of the claim for recovery to be probable. For the year ended December 31, 2014, insurance recoveries of $8 million after-tax were recognized in connection with the Line 37 crude oil release. The cost estimates exclude any potential fines or penalties resulting from the ongoing investigation from a provincial governmental agency. Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines include Enbridge’s 50% interest in Seaway Pipeline and whole ownership of the recently completed Flanagan South. Seaway Pipeline Results of Operations Seaway and Flanagan South Pipelines adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $74 million compared with earnings of $48 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Higher adjusted earnings reflected the incremental earnings associated with first oil received on Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline Twin in December 2014. Also positively impacting adjusted earnings were higher average tolls on Seaway Pipeline. Partially offsetting the increased adjusted earnings were higher operating expense and financing costs from an increased asset base. Seaway Pipeline earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $48 million compared with earnings of $24 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The higher contribution reflected a full year of operations and incremental available capacity on the pipeline in 2013 as noted above. Despite the increased capacity, actual throughput experienced in 2013 was curtailed due to constraints on third party takeaway facilities and during the latter part of the year due to loss of spot volume shipments as a result of a lower spread between crude oil prices at Cushing, Oklahoma and the Gulf Coast. Partially offsetting the earnings increase was higher financing costs and higher depreciation expense from an increased asset base. Seaway Pipeline Regulatory Matter Seaway Pipeline filed an application for market-based rates in December 2011. Initially, the FERC rejected the application in March 2012 and Seaway Pipeline appealed to the District of Columbia Circuit. In response, the FERC set the application for further proceedings and the appeal was stayed. Since the FERC had not issued a ruling on this application, Seaway Pipeline filed In 2011, Enbridge acquired a 50% interest in the 1,078-kilometre for initial rates in order to have rates in effect by the in-service date. (670-mile) Seaway Pipeline, including the 805-kilometre (500-mile), The uncommitted rate on Seaway Pipeline was challenged by 30-inch diameter long-haul system between Cushing, Oklahoma and several shippers. During the evidentiary stage, FERC staff filed Freeport, Texas, as well as the Texas City Terminal and Distribution evidence stating that the committed and uncommitted rates are System which serves refineries in the Houston and Texas City areas. subject to review and adjustment. Seaway Pipeline filed a Petition Seaway Pipeline also includes 6.8 million barrels of crude oil tankage for Declaratory Order (PDO) requesting the FERC confirm that on the Texas Gulf Coast. The flow direction of Seaway Pipeline was reversed in May 2012, enabling it to transport crude from the oversupplied hub in Cushing, it will honour and uphold existing contracts. The FERC issued a decision denying the PDO on procedural grounds but stated that it will uphold its longstanding policy of honouring contracts. Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. Further pump station additions The FERC hearings concluded with all parties filing their respective and modifications were completed in January 2013, increasing briefs. In September 2013, a decision from the Administrative capacity available to shippers from an initial 150,000 bpd to up Law Judge (ALJ) was released finding that the committed and Management’s Discussion & Analysis 69 uncommitted rates on Seaway Pipeline should be reduced to reflect the ALJ’s findings on the various cost of service inputs. Seaway Pipeline filed a brief with the FERC on October 15, 2013, challenging the ALJ’s decision and asking for expedited ruling by the FERC on the committed rates. In February 2014, the FERC issued its decision upholding its policy to honour contracts and ordered the ALJ to revise her decision accordingly. On May 9, 2014, the ALJ issued an initial decision on remand reiterating her previous findings and did not change her decision. Briefings have concluded and the full record was sent to the FERC for its final decision, which is still pending. In relation to the original market based rate application, the FERC issued its decision rejecting Seaway Pipeline’s application for market based rates in February 2014 and announced a new methodology for determining whether a pipeline has market power and invited Seaway Pipeline to refile its market based rate application consistent with the new policy. In December 2014, Seaway Pipeline filed a new market based rate application. No procedural schedule has been set. Southern Lights Pipeline The 180,000 bpd, 20-inch diameter Southern Lights Pipeline was placed into service on July 1, 2010, transporting diluent from Chicago, Illinois to Edmonton, Alberta. Enbridge receives tariff revenues under long-term contracts with committed shippers. Tariffs provide for recovery of all operating and debt financing costs plus a ROE of 10%. Uncommitted volumes, up to a specified amount, generate tariff revenues that are fully credited to all shippers. Enbridge retains 25% of uncommitted tariff revenues on volumes above the specified amount, with the remainder being credited to shippers. As part of Enbridge’s sponsored vehicle strategy, in November 2014, the Fund subscribed for and purchased Class A units of Enbridge’s subsidiaries that indirectly own the Canadian and United States segments of the Southern Lights Pipeline. The Class A units, which are non-voting and do not confer any governance or ownership rights in Southern Lights Pipeline, provide a defined cash flow stream to the Fund and a related financing cost to Southern Lights Pipeline. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. Results of Operations Southern Lights Pipeline earnings were $49 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Earnings were comparable between the two fiscal years, however, due to offsetting factors. Higher recovery of negotiated depreciation rates in 2014 transportation tolls were offset by higher interest expense associated with the issuance of Class A units to the Fund. Southern Lights Pipeline earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $49 million compared with $42 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in earnings reflected higher recovery of negotiated depreciation rates in 2013 transportation tolls. Spearhead Pipeline Spearhead Pipeline is a long-haul pipeline that delivers crude oil from Flanagan, Illinois a delivery point on the Lakehead System to Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline was originally placed into service in March 2006 and an expansion was completed in May 2009, increasing Spearhead Pipeline – Average Deliveries (thousands of barrels per day) capacity from 125,000 bpd to 193,300 bpd. Initial committed shippers and expansion shippers currently account for more than 70% of the 193,300 bpd capacity on Spearhead Pipeline. Both the initial committed shippers and expansion shippers were required to enter into 10-year shipping commitments at negotiated rates that were offered during the open season process. The balance of the capacity is currently available to uncommitted shippers on a spot basis at FERC approved rates. Results of Operations Adjusted earnings for Spearhead Pipeline were $31 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. 2014 adjusted earnings reflected a combination of higher throughput and tolls, as well as lower pipeline integrity expenditures that were more prominent in 2013. These positive factors were offset by incremental power costs associated with higher throughput and by higher administrative expense. Adjusted earnings for Spearhead Pipeline were $31 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with $37 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. 6 8 1 2 7 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 2 8 Higher contributions from increased throughput due to higher demand at Cushing, Oklahoma 10 11 12 13 14 for further transportation on Seaway Pipeline to the Gulf Coast refining market were more 70 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report than offset by higher operating expense, predominantly higher Market fundamentals, such as commodity prices and price pipeline integrity expenditures. Operating margins were also differentials, weather, gasoline price and consumption, alternative compressed in 2013 due to an increase in power costs that energy sources and global supply disruptions outside of Enbridge’s resulted from transporting a mix of heavier crude. control can impact both the supply of and demand for crude oil Feeder Pipelines and Other and other liquid hydrocarbons transported on Enbridge’s pipelines. However, the long-term outlook for Canadian crude oil production Feeder Pipelines and Other primarily includes the Company’s indicates a growing source of potential supply of crude oil. 85% interest in Olympic Pipe Line Company (Olympic), the largest refined products pipeline in the State of Washington, transporting approximately 290,000 bpd of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. It also includes the NW System, which transports crude oil from Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories to Zama, Alberta, interests in a number of liquids pipelines in the United States, including the Toledo Pipeline, which connects with the EEP mainline at Under certain contracts, committed shippers are provided with relief from their take-or-pay payment obligations to the extent such shippers are unable to ship committed volumes on a pipeline solely as a result of Canadian Mainline apportionment. Enbridge seeks to mitigate utilization risks within its control. The market access expansion initiatives, which have had components Stockbridge, Michigan, and business development costs related placed into service over the past several years, and those currently to Liquids Pipelines activities. Prior to December 10, 2012, Feeder Pipelines and Other also included the Hardisty Contract Terminals, which is comprised of 19 tanks with a working capacity of approximately 7.5 million barrels of storage capacity. Along with the Hardisty Storage Caverns, the Hardisty Contract Terminals were transferred to the Fund in December 2012. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions for details of the transfer. Results of Operations Feeder Pipelines and Other adjusted earnings were $23 million compared with $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in adjusted earnings in Feeder Pipelines and Other reflected higher tolls and throughput on the Toledo Pipeline, incremental earnings from Eddystone completed in April 2014, higher tankage revenues and lower business development costs not eligible for capitalization. Partially offsetting the increase in adjusted earnings were lower average tolls on Olympic. Feeder Pipelines and Other adjusted earnings were $12 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with $10 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The earnings increase was primarily attributable to higher volumes and tolls on Olympic. Business Risks under development have and are expected to reduce capacity bottlenecks and enhance access to markets for customers. Liquids Pipelines also seeks to optimize capacity and throughput on its existing assets by working with the shipper community to enhance scheduling efficiency and communications as well as makes continuous improvements to scheduling models and timelines to maximize throughput. Further to the day-to-day improvements sought by the Company, in 2014, Enbridge and EEP announced the $7.5 billion L3R Program. Expected to be completed in late 2017, this project will not increase the overall capacity of the mainline system, but will instead support the safety and operational reliability of the overall system and enhance the flexibility on the mainline system allowing the Company to further optimize throughput. Throughput risk is partially mitigated by provisions in the CTS agreement, which allow Enbridge to adjust the applicable L3R Program surcharge if volumes fall below defined thresholds or to negotiate an amendment to the agreement in the event certain minimum threshold volumes are not met. Operational and Economic Regulation Operational regulation risks relate to failing to comply with applicable operational rules and regulations from government organizations and could result in fines or operating restrictions or an overall increase in operating and compliance costs. Regulatory scrutiny over the integrity of Liquids Pipelines assets The risks identified below are specific to the Liquids Pipelines has the potential to increase operating costs or limit future projects. business. General risks that affect the Company as a whole are Potential regulatory changes could have an impact on the Company’s described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – future earnings and the cost related to the construction of new General Business Risks. Asset Utilization projects. The Company believes operational regulation risk is mitigated by active monitoring and consulting on potential regulatory requirement changes with the respective regulators or through Enbridge is exposed to throughput risk under the CTS on the industry associations. The Company also develops robust response Canadian Mainline and under certain tolling agreements applicable plans to regulatory changes or enforcement actions. While the to other Liquids Pipelines assets. A decrease in volumes transported Company believes the safe and reliable operation of its assets can directly and adversely affect revenues and earnings. Factors such and adherence to existing regulations is the best approach to as changing market fundamentals, capacity bottlenecks, operational managing operational regulatory risk, the potential remains for incidents, regulatory restrictions, system maintenance and increased regulators to make unilateral decisions that could have a financial competition can all impact the utilization of Enbridge’s assets. impact on the Company. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 71 The Company’s liquids pipelines also face economic regulatory risk. Other competing carriers available to ship western Canadian liquid Broadly defined, economic regulation risk is the risk regulators or hydrocarbons to markets in Canada and the United States represent other government entities change or reject proposed or existing competition to the Company’s liquids pipelines network. Competition commercial arrangements including permits and regulatory also arises from proposed pipelines that seek to access markets approvals for new projects. The Canadian Mainline and other currently served by the Company’s liquids pipelines, such as proposed liquids pipelines are subject to the actions of various regulators, projects to the Gulf Coast or eastern markets. Competition also exists including the NEB and the FERC, with respect to the tariffs and from proposed projects enhancing infrastructure in the Alberta regional tolls of those operations. The changing or rejecting of commercial oil sands market. Additionally, volatile crude price differentials and arrangements, including decisions by regulators on the applicable insufficient pipeline capacity on either Enbridge or other competitor tariff structure or changes in interpretations of existing regulations pipelines can make transportation of crude oil by rail competitive, by courts or regulators, could have an adverse effect on the particularly to markets not currently serviced by pipelines. Company’s revenues and earnings. Delays in regulatory approvals could result in cost escalations and constructions delays, which also negatively impact the Company’s operations. The Company believes that its liquids pipelines continue to provide attractive options to producers in the WCSB due to its competitive tolls and flexibility through its multiple delivery and storage points. The Company believes that economic regulatory risk is reduced Enbridge’s current complement of growth projects to expand through the negotiation of long-term agreements with shippers market access and to enhance capacity on the Company’s pipeline that govern the majority of the segment’s assets. The Company system combined with the Company’s commitment to project also involves its legal and regulatory teams in the review of new execution is expected to further provide shippers reliable and projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations as well long-term competitive solutions for oil transportation. The Company’s as in the establishment of tariffs and tolls on new and existing existing right-of-way for the Canadian Mainline also provides a pipelines. However, despite the best efforts of the Company to competitive advantage as it can be difficult and costly to obtain rights mitigate economic regulation risk, there remains a risk that a of way for new pipelines traversing new areas. The Company also regulator could overturn long-term agreements between the employs long-term agreements with shippers, which also mitigate Company and shippers or deny the approval and permits for competition risk by ensuring consistent supply to the Company’s new projects. Competition liquids pipelines network. Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Risk Competition may result in a reduction in demand for the Company’s The CTS agreement for the Canadian Mainline exposes the services, fewer project opportunities or assumption of risk that Company to risks related to movements in foreign exchange rates results in weaker or more volatile financial performance than and interest rates. Foreign exchange risk arises as the Company’s expected. Competition among existing pipelines is based primarily IJT under the CTS is charged in United States dollars. These risks on the cost of transportation, access to supply, the quality and have been substantially managed through the Company’s hedging reliability of service, contract carrier alternatives and proximity program by using financial contracts to fix the prices of United States to markets. dollars and interest rates. Certain of these financial contracts do not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting and, therefore, the Company’s earnings are exposed to associated changes in the mark-to-market value of these contracts. 72 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Gas Distribution Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (EGD) Other Gas Distribution and Storage Adjusted earnings EGD – (warmer)/colder than normal weather EGD – gas transportation costs out-of-period adjustment EGD – tax rate changes EGD – recognition of regulatory asset Earnings attributable to common shareholders Adjusted earnings from Gas Distribution were $177 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $176 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. EGD 2014 results reflect the approval of its five-year customized IR Plan by the OEB. EGD adjusted earnings increased slightly due to customer growth and lower depreciation expense under a new approach for determining depreciation and future removal and site restoration reserves. Partially offsetting these positive factors were lower rates and the resumption of the earnings sharing mechanism. Gas Distribution earnings were impacted by the following adjusting items: • EGD earnings for each period were adjusted to reflect the impact of weather. • EGD earnings for 2013 reflected an out-of-period correction to gas transportation costs that had previously been deferred. • EGD earnings for 2012 reflected the impact of unfavourable tax rate changes on deferred income tax liabilities. • EGD earnings for 2012 included the recognition of a regulatory asset related to recovery of other postretirement benefit obligations (OPEB) costs pursuant to an OEB rate order. Refer to Gas Distribution – Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. – Incentive Rate Plan. 2014 2013 2012 158 19 177 36 – – – 213 156 20 176 9 (56) – – 129 149 27 176 (23) – (9) 63 207 Gas Distribution Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) 7 0 2 3 1 2 3 7 1 6 7 1 6 7 1 7 7 1 9 2 1 2 6 1 0 5 1 ) 8 8 ( 10 11 12 13 14 ■ GAAP Earnings ■ Adjusted Earnings Management’s Discussion & Analysis 73 Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. EGD is Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and has been in operation for more than 160 years. It serves over two million customers in central and eastern Ontario and parts of northern New York State. EGD’s utility operations are regulated by the OEB and the New York State Public Service Commission. Incentive Rate Plan In July 2013, EGD filed an application with the OEB for the setting of rates through a customized IR Plan for the period of 2014 through to 2018. EGD continued to apply 2013 rates in 2014, pursuant to a November 2013 interim rate order, until a final rate order for 2014 rates was issued by the OEB. A decision from the OEB was provided on July 17, 2014, with a subsequent decision and rate order provided on August 22, 2014. The OEB approved the customized IR Plan, with modifications, for 2014 through 2018 inclusive of the requested capital investment amounts and an incentive mechanism providing the opportunity to earn above the allowed ROE. The OEB’s decision provides the methodology for establishing rates for the distribution of natural gas for a five-year period from 2014 through 2018. The customized IR Plan provides EGD the framework needed for anticipated investment in its Ontario natural gas distribution system and incentivizes the Company to implement productivity efficiencies that benefit customers. The OEB approved final 2014 rates to be implemented with the October 2014 Quarterly Rate Adjustment Mechanism, with an effective date of January 1, 2014. Within annual rate proceedings for 2015 through 2018, the customized IR Plan requires allowed revenues, and Enbridge Gas Distribution – Number of Active Customers (thousands) 1 8 9 , 1 7 9 9 , 1 2 3 0 2 , 5 6 0 2 , 8 9 0 2 , 10 11 12 13 14 corresponding rates, to be updated annually for select items including the rate of return to be earned on the equity component of its rate base. The annual updates reduce forecast risk and ensure rates reflect current market conditions. The OEB also approved the adoption of a new approach for determining net salvage percentages to be included within EGD’s approved depreciation rates, as compared with the traditional approach previously employed. The new approach results in lower net salvage percentages for EGD, and therefore lowers depreciation rates and future removal and site restoration reserves. In order to align the interest of customers with the Company’s shareholders, an earnings sharing mechanism was included as part of the customized IR Plan, whereby any return over the allowed rate of return for a given year under the customized IR Plan is to be shared equally with customers. For the year ended December 31, 2014, EGD recognized $12 million as a return of revenues to customers in relation to the earnings sharing mechanism. EGD’s 2013 rates were set pursuant to an OEB approved settlement agreement and decision (the 2013 Settlement) related to its 2013 cost of service rate application. The 2013 Settlement retained the previous deemed equity level but provided for an increase in the allowed ROE. The 2013 Settlement further retained the flow-through nature of the cost of natural gas supply and several other cost categories. There was no earnings sharing mechanism under the 2013 Settlement. The 2013 Settlement allowed EGD to recognize revenue and a corresponding regulatory asset relating to OPEB as it established the right to recover previous OPEB costs of approximately $89 million ($63 million after-tax) over a 20-year time period commencing in 2013. The 2013 Settlement further provided for OPEB and pension costs, determined on an accrual basis, to be recovered in rates. Prior to 2013, EGD operated under a five-year revenue cap IR mechanism, with rates calculated using a formula approved by the OEB based on revenue per customer. Under this mechanism, the Company was allowed to earn and fully retain 100 basis points (bps) over the base return. Any return over 100 bps was required to be shared with customers on an equal basis. For the year ended December 31, 2012, EGD recognized $10 million as a return of revenues to customers in relation to the earnings sharing mechanism. Results of Operations EGD adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $158 million compared with $156 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. EGD adjusted earnings reflected the impact of the OEB decision on EGD’s customized IR Plan which was approved with modifications by the OEB in July 2014. EGD operated the first half of 2014 under OEB approved interim distribution rates. On August 22, 2014, an OEB Rate Order under the customized IR Plan approved the final rates with an effective date of January 1, 2014. 74 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report The slight increase in EGD year-over-year adjusted earnings reflected customer growth, lower employee related and other costs and the impact of the approved customized IR Plan. The customized IR Plan approved a new approach for determining depreciation and future removal and site restoration reserves, which resulted in a lower depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2014. These positive effects were partially offset by reduced rates and the resumption of the earnings sharing mechanism under the customized IR Plan, as well as lower shared savings mechanism revenues. EGD adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $156 million compared with $149 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Higher adjusted earnings reflected customer growth, the absence of the earnings sharing under the 2013 Settlement and higher shared savings mechanism revenues, which resulted from exceeding targets on delivery of energy efficiency programs. Also favourably impacting adjusted earnings was the recovery of pension costs allowed to be passed on to customers under the 2013 Settlement, whereas previously these costs were partially disallowed under the 2012 IR mechanism. Partially offsetting the favourable adjusted earnings increase was lower revenues from non-regulated operations. Other Gas Distribution and Storage Other Gas Distribution includes natural gas distribution utility operations in Quebec and New Brunswick, the most significant being Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc. (EGNB) which is wholly-owned and operated by the Company. EGNB owns the natural gas distribution franchise in the province of New Brunswick and has approximately 11,000 customers and is regulated by the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (EUB). Results of Operations Other Gas Distribution and Storage earnings were $19 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $20 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Lower earnings included a loss from EGNB related to a contract, which expired in October 2014, to sell natural gas to the province of New Brunswick. Due to an Gas Distribution CANADA Gaz Métro Gaz Métro Enbridge Gas Enbridge Gas New Brunswick New Brunswick Gazifère Gazifère Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Toronto Toronto Moncton Moncton Quebec City Quebec City Montreal Montreal Enbridge Gas Enbridge Gas Distribution Distribution abnormally cold winter in the first quarter of 2014, costs associated Chicago Chicago with the fulfilment of the contract were higher than the revenues received. Higher distribution volumes and higher rates that became effective in May 2014 partially offset the decreased earnings in EGNB. Other Gas Distribution and Storage earnings were $20 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with $27 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in earnings reflected lower rates from a revised rate setting methodology that UNITED STATES OF AMERICA became effective October 1, 2012 in EGNB. The earnings decrease was partially offset by new rates that became effective August 1, 2013 which allowed EGNB to fully recover its revenue requirement and drove higher earnings in the second half of 2013. Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc. – Regulatory Matters On December 9, 2011, the Government of New Brunswick tabled and then subsequently passed legislation related to the regulatory process for setting rates for gas distribution within the province. The legislation permitted the government to implement new regulations that could affect the franchise agreement between EGNB and the province, impact prior decisions by the province’s independent regulator and influence the regulator’s future decisions. A final rates and tariffs regulation was subsequently enacted by the Government of New Brunswick on April 16, 2012. Based on the amended rate setting methodology and specific conditions outlined therein, EGNB no longer met the criteria for the continuation of rate-regulated accounting. As a result, the Company eliminated from its Consolidated Statements of Financial Position a deferred regulatory asset of $180 million and a regulatory asset with respect to capitalized operating costs of $103 million, net of an income tax recovery of $21 million. As the final rates and tariffs regulation published on April 16, 2012 provided further evidence of a condition that existed on December 31, 2011, the charge totalling $262 million, after-tax, was reflected as a subsequent event in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed in May 2012. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 75 The Company commenced legal proceedings against the management control, but that were necessary for the maintenance Government of New Brunswick, seeking damages for breach of of its services. The customized IR Plan also includes a mechanism contract, in April 2012. The Company also commenced a separate to reassess the customized IR Plan and return to cost of service if application to the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench to there are significant and unanticipated developments that threaten quash the Government’s rates and tariffs regulation in May 2012. the sustainability of the customized IR Plan. The above noted terms The Company’s application was initially dismissed, but on appeal it set out in the settlement agreement mitigate the Company’s risk to was ultimately successful, in part. The Court of Appeal ruled that the factors beyond management’s control. part of the rates and tariffs regulation that caps rates according to a maximum revenue-to-cost ratio was beyond the regulation-making Natural Gas Cost Risk authority of the New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor-in-Council. EGD does not profit from the sale of natural gas nor is it at risk for The Court of Appeal upheld the portion of the regulation that the difference between the actual cost of natural gas purchased and requires EGNB to charge customers the lower of market or cost- the price approved by the OEB for inclusion in distribution rates. This based rates. As a result of this outcome, EGNB applied on June 14, difference is deferred as a receivable from or payable to customers 2013 to the EUB for new rates, effective July 1, 2013, for commercial until the OEB approves its refund or collection. EGD monitors the and industrial customers. On July 26, 2013, the EUB granted EGNB’s balance and its potential impact on customers and may request application for new rates, but with an effective date of August 1, 2013. interim rate relief to recover or refund the natural gas cost differential. The EUB’s decision enabled EGNB to fully recover its revenue requirement from August 1, 2013 until the next rate period. EGNB’s 2014 rate application was approved in April 2014 by the EUB and its application for 2015 rates was approved in December 2014. On February 4, 2014, EGNB commenced a further legal proceeding against the Government of New Brunswick. The action seeks damages for improper extinguishment of the deferred regulatory asset that was previously eliminated from EGNB’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, as discussed above. There is no assurance that any of EGNB’s legal proceedings against the Province of New Brunswick will be successful or will result in any recovery. Business Risks The risks identified below are specific to Gas Distribution business. General risks that affect the Company as a whole are described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. Economic Regulation The utility operations of Gas Distribution are regulated by the OEB and EUB among others. Regulators’ future actions may differ from current expectations, or future legislative changes may impact the regulatory environments in which Gas Distribution operates. To the extent that the regulators’ future actions are different from current expectations, the timing and amount of recovery or refund of amounts recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, or that would have been recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position in absence of the effects of While the cost of natural gas does not impact EGD’s earnings, it does affect the amount of EGD’s investment in gas in storage. The OEB also determines the timing of payment or collection from customers which can have an impact on EGD’s working capital during the period in which costs are expected to be recovered. EGNB is also subject to natural gas cost risk as increases in natural gas prices that cannot be charged to customers could negatively impact earnings. Volume Risk Since customers are billed on a volumetric basis, EGD’s ability to collect its total revenue requirement (the cost of providing service) depends on achieving the forecast distribution volume established in the rate-making process. The probability of realizing such volume is contingent upon four key forecast variables: weather, economic conditions, pricing of competitive energy sources and growth in the number of customers. Weather is a significant driver of delivery volumes, given that a significant portion of EGD’s customer base uses natural gas for space heating. Distribution volume may also be impacted by the increased adoption of energy efficient technologies, along with more efficient building construction, that continue to place downward pressure on consumption. In addition, conservation efforts by customers may further contribute to a decline in annual average consumption. Sales and transportation of gas for customers in the residential and small commercial sectors account for approximately 80% of total distribution volume. Sales and transportation service to large volume commercial and industrial customers is more susceptible to prevailing regulation, could be different from the amounts that are eventually economic conditions. As well, the pricing of competitive energy sources recovered or refunded. The Company seeks to mitigate economic regulation risk by maintaining regular and transparent communication with regulators and intervenors on rate negotiations. The terms of rate negotiations affects volume distributed to these sectors as some customers have the ability to switch to an alternate fuel. Customer additions from all market sectors are important as continued expansion adds to the total consumption of natural gas. are also reviewed by the Company’s legal, regulatory and finance Even in those circumstances where EGD attains its total forecast teams. The approval of the five-year customized IR Plan also provides distribution volume, it may not earn its expected ROE due to a level of stability by having a longer-term agreement with the other forecast variables, such as the mix between the higher OEB which allows EGD to recover its expected capital investments margin residential and commercial sectors and the lower margin under the agreement, as well as an opportunity to earn above the industrial sector. EGNB is also subject to volume risk as the impact OEB allowed ROE. Under the customized IR Plan, EGD is permitted of weather conditions on demand for natural gas could result in to recover, with OEB approval, certain costs that were beyond earnings fluctuations. 76 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) Aux Sable Energy Services Alliance Pipeline US Vector Pipeline Canadian Midstream Enbridge Offshore Pipelines (Offshore) Other Adjusted earnings Aux Sable – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains Energy Services – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) Offshore – gain on sale of non-core assets Offshore – asset impairment loss Other – changes in unrealized derivative fair value loss Earnings/(loss) attributable to common shareholders Adjusted earnings from Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services were $136 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $203 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $176 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Unfavourable market conditions in Aux Sable and Energy Services contributed to lower adjusted earnings in 2014. Lower fractionation margins and lower volumes at upstream processing plants contributed to lower Aux Sable earnings over the past two years. In Energy Services, narrowing location spreads and less favourable conditions in certain markets accessed by committed transportation capacity, combined with associated unrecovered demand charges, drove lower adjusted earnings after a very strong 2013 fiscal year. Partially offsetting the decrease were positive contributions from the Company’s Canadian midstream assets and new renewable energy investments. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services earnings/(loss) were impacted by the following adjusting items: • Aux Sable earnings for 2012 period reflected changes in the fair value of unrealized derivative financial instruments related to the Company’s forward gas processing risk management position. • Energy Services earnings/(loss) for each period reflected changes in unrealized fair value gains and losses related to the revaluation of financial derivatives used to manage the profitability of transportation and storage transactions and the revaluation of inventory. • Energy Services adjusted earnings for 2014 excluded a realized loss of $117 million incurred to close out certain forward derivative financial contracts intended to hedge the value of committed physical transportation capacity in certain markets accessed by Energy Services, but determined to be no longer effective in doing so. 2014 2013 2012 28 35 41 15 23 (2) (4) 136 – 424 57 – – 617 49 75 43 22 12 (2) 4 203 – (206) – – (61) (64) 68 40 39 22 – (3) 10 176 10 (537) – (105) – (456) Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) 7 1 6 2 2 3 0 8 1 6 7 1 3 0 2 6 3 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 ) 6 5 4 ( ) 4 6 ( 10 11 12 13 14 ■ GAAP Earnings ■ Adjusted Earnings • Energy Services adjusted earnings for 2013 excluded a realized loss of $58 million incurred to close out derivative contracts intended to hedge forecasted Energy Services transactions which did not occur. • Offshore earnings for 2014 included a gain from the disposal of non-core assets. • Offshore loss for 2012 was impacted by an asset impairment loss related to certain of its assets, predominantly located within the Stingray and Garden Banks corridors. Refer to Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services – Enbridge Offshore Pipelines – Asset Impairment. • Other loss for 2013 reflected changes in unrealized fair value loss on the long-term power price derivative contracts acquired to hedge expected revenues and cash flows from Blackspring Ridge. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 77 Aux Sable Results of Operations Enbridge owns a 42.7% interest in Aux Sable US and a 50% interest Aux Sable earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 in Aux Sable Canada (together, Aux Sable). Aux Sable US owns and were $28 million compared with $49 million for the year ended operates a NGL extraction and fractionation plant outside Chicago, December 31, 2013. Aux Sable earnings reflected lower fractionation Illinois near the terminus of Alliance Pipeline. The plant extracts NGL margins which decreased contributions from the upside sharing from the liquids-rich natural gas transported on Alliance Pipeline as mechanism, partially offset by an increase in propane volumes necessary for Alliance Pipeline to meet gas quality specifications produced at the Channahon Plant. Lower volumes at upstream of downstream transmission and distribution companies and to take processing plants and higher administrative expense also had a advantage of positive fractionation spreads. negative impact on Aux Sable earnings. Aux Sable US sells its NGL production to a single counterparty Aux Sable adjusted earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 under a long-term contract. Aux Sable receives a fixed annual fee were $49 million compared with adjusted earnings of $68 million and a share of any net margin generated from the business in excess for the year ended December 31, 2012. The decrease in adjusted of specified natural gas processing margin thresholds (the upside sharing mechanism). In addition, Aux Sable is compensated for all earnings was mainly attributable to lower fractionation margins and lower ethane processing volumes due to ethane rejections. Lower operating, maintenance and capital costs associated with its facilities fractionation margins resulted in a decrease in contributions from subject to certain limits on capital costs. The counterparty supplies all make-up gas and fuel gas requirements of the Aux Sable plant. The contract is for an initial term of 20 years, expiring March 31, 2026, and may be extended by mutual agreement for 10-year terms. Aux Sable also owns and operates facilities upstream of Alliance Pipeline that deliver liquids-rich gas volumes into the pipeline for further processing at the Aux Sable plant. These facilities include the Palermo Conditioning Plant and the Prairie Rose Pipeline in the Bakken area of North Dakota, owned by Aux Sable US and the Septimus Gas Plant and the Septimus Pipeline in the Montney area of British Columbia, owned by Aux Sable Canada. Aux Sable Canada has contracted capacity of the Septimus Pipeline and the Septimus Gas Plant to a producer under a 10-year take-or- pay contract which provides for a return on and of invested capital. Actual operating costs are recovered from the producer. In 2014, the majority of capacity at the Palermo Gas Plant and the Prairie Rose Pipeline was contracted to producers under take-or-pay contracts. Several producers’ contract commitments will decline over the next few years while certain producer contract commitments will continue through 2020 under long-term take or pay contracts or with life-of-lease reserve dedication. Additional revenues are earned by Aux Sable based on a sharing of available NGL margin with producers. the upside sharing mechanism in Aux Sable’s production sales agreement compared with the prior year. Aux Sable Feedstock Supply Aux Sable extracts and sells NGL from natural gas shipped on Alliance Pipeline under current long-term transportation contracts and also secures NGL feedstock for its Channahon plant through rich-gas premium contracts with producers. Commencing December 1, 2015, when gas transportation services under Alliance Pipeline’s proposed new service offerings are scheduled to start, Aux Sable has contracted for additional liquids-rich gas supplies with producers. Aux Sable producers have entered into a variety of precedent transportation agreements with Alliance Pipeline for its  new transportation services. Aux Sable has entered into certain gas purchase and sales contracts with several counterparties at Alliance Pipeline’s proposed Alberta Transfer Point. Any commodity price exposure created from Aux Sable’s gas purchase and resale business is closely monitored and must comply with its formal risk management policies that are consistent with the Company’s risk management practices. For further details on Alliance Pipeline Recontracting, refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Alliance Pipeline Recontracting. In September 2014, Aux Sable received a Notice of Violation (NOV) Business Risks from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The risks identified below are specific to Aux Sable. General for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act related to the Leak risks that affect the entire Company are described under Risk Detection and Repair program, and related provisions of the Clean Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. Air Act permit for Aux Sable’s Channahon, Illinois facility. As part of the ongoing process of responding to the NOV, Aux Sable Commodity Price Risk discovered what it believes to be additional exceedance of currently Aux Sable’s margin earned through the upside sharing mechanism permitted limits for Volatile Organic Material. Aux Sable is engaged is subject to commodity price risk arising from the price differential in discussions with the EPA to evaluate the potential impact and between the cost of natural gas and margins achieved from the ultimate resolution of these issues. At this time, the Company is sale of extracted NGL after the fractionation process. These risks unable to reasonably estimate the financial impact, if any, which may be mitigated by Aux Sable or through the Company’s risk might result from discussions with the EPA. management activities. 78 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Asset Utilization A decrease in gas volumes or a decrease in the NGL content of the gas stream delivered by Alliance Pipeline to the Aux Sable plant can directly and adversely affect the margin earned through the upside sharing mechanism. Alliance Pipeline is well-positioned to deliver incremental liquids-rich gas production from new developments in the Montney, Duvernay and Bakken regions, thereby mitigating volume risk. In addition, Aux Sable attracts liquids-rich gas to Alliance Pipeline through inducement and rich-gas premium contracts with producers. Energy Services Energy Services provides energy supply and marketing services to North American refiners, producers and other customers. Crude oil and NGL marketing services are provided by Tidal Energy. This business transacts at many North American market hubs and provides its customers with various services, including transportation, storage, supply management, hedging programs and product exchanges. Tidal Energy is primarily a physical barrel marketing company focused on capturing value from quality, time and location differentials when opportunities arise. To execute these strategies, Energy Services may lease storage or rail cars, as well as hold nomination or contractual rights on both third party and Enbridge- owned pipelines and storage facilities. Tidal Energy also provides natural gas marketing services, including marketing natural gas to optimize commitments on certain natural gas pipelines. Additionally, Tidal Energy provides natural gas supply, transportation, balancing the decrease in adjusted earnings experienced during the first nine months of the year. Also positively contributing to adjusted earnings were favourable natural gas location differentials caused by abnormal winter weather conditions during the first quarter of 2014. Energy Services adjusted earnings are dependent on market conditions and results achieved in one period may not be indicative of results achieved in future periods. Energy Services adjusted earnings were $75 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with $40 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in adjusted earnings reflected wide location and crude grade differentials which gave rise to a greater number of and more profitable margin opportunities during the first half of 2013. These physical marketing opportunities began to diminish in the third quarter and culminated in a fourth quarter adjusted loss for Energy Services. Market conditions contributing to the fourth quarter adjusted loss included physical constraints which limited physical movement of barrels, such as pipeline apportionment and refinery outages, narrowing location spreads among markets physically accessed by Tidal Energy’s committed transportation capacity and narrowing grade differentials which limited tank management opportunities. Although profitability declined in most lines of business, the loss in the fourth quarter of 2013 primarily related to losses realized on financial contracts intended to hedge the value of committed physical transportation capacity, but which were not effective in doing so in the last three months of the year. and storage for third parties, leveraging its natural gas marketing Business Risks expertise and access to transportation capacity. The risks identified below are specific to Energy Services. General Any commodity price exposure created from Tidal Energy’s physical risks that affect the entire Company are described under Risk business is closely monitored and must comply with the Company’s Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. formal risk management policies. To the extent transportation costs and other fees exceed the basis (location) differential, earnings will Commodity Price Risk be negatively affected. Results of Operations Energy Services generates margin by capitalizing on quality, time and location differentials when opportunities arise. Volatility in commodity prices and changing marketing conditions could limit Energy Services adjusted earnings were $35 million for the year ended margin opportunities. Furthermore, commodity prices could have December 31, 2014 compared with $75 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Adjusted earnings decreased in 2014 compared with a very strong 2013 due to narrowing location spreads and less favourable conditions in certain markets accessed by committed transportation capacity, combined with associated unrecovered demand charges. Additionally, the 2014 adjusted earnings reflected losses realized in the first quarter of 2014 on certain financial contracts intended to hedge the value of committed transportation capacity, but which were not effective in doing so. During the second and fourth quarters of 2014, the Company closed out a forward component of these derivative contracts which had been determined to be no longer effective. Partially offsetting the decrease in adjusted earnings were more negative earnings impacts if the cost of the commodity is greater than resale prices achieved by the Company. Energy Services activities are conducted in compliance with and under the oversight of the Company’s formal risk management policies, including the implementation of hedging programs to manage exposure to changes in commodity prices, inclusive of exposures inherent within forecasted transactions. To the extent a forecasted transaction does not occur as anticipated, hedge ineffectiveness or termination may result. Certain financial contracts may not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting; therefore, the Company’s earnings are exposed to associated changes in the mark-to-market value of these contracts. Competition favourable conditions in certain markets in the fourth quarter of 2014 Energy Services earnings are generated from arbitrage opportunities that gave rise to wider location and crude grade differentials and which, by their nature, can be replicated by other competitors. enabled Energy Services to capture more profitable margin and An increase in market participants looking for similar arbitrage tank management arbitrage opportunities. Due in large part to the opportunities could have an impact on the Company’s earnings. The continued positive effects of these arbitrage opportunities, Energy Company’s efforts to mitigate competition risk includes diversification Services 2014 fourth quarter adjusted earnings increased compared of its marketing business by trading at the majority of major hubs in with the equivalent 2013 period which helped to partially offset North America and establishing long-term relationships with clients. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 79 Alliance Pipeline US Alliance Pipeline, which includes both the Canadian (Alliance Pipeline Canada) and United States (Alliance Pipeline US) portions of the pipeline system, consists of approximately 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) of integrated, high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline and approximately 860 kilometres (534 miles) of lateral pipelines and related infrastructure. Alliance Pipeline transports liquids-rich natural gas from northeast British Columbia, northwest Alberta and the Bakken area in North Dakota to Channahon, Illinois. Alliance Pipeline US and Alliance Pipeline Canada have firm service shipping contract capacity to deliver 1.466 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) and 1.325 bcf/d, respectively. Alliance Pipeline connects with the Aux Sable NGL extraction and fractionation plant. Natural gas transported on Alliance Pipeline downstream of the Aux Sable plant can be delivered to two local natural gas distribution systems in the Chicago area and five interstate natural gas pipelines, providing shippers with access to natural gas markets in the midwestern and eastern United States and eastern Canada. In September 2013, Alliance US completed construction of the Tioga Lateral Pipeline (Tioga Lateral) which facilitates delivery of natural gas from the Tioga field processing plant in the Bakken to downstream markets. In November 2014, Enbridge’s 50% ownership of the Alliance Pipeline US was transferred to the Fund with earnings contributions from Alliance Pipeline US prospectively reflected within the Sponsored Investments section effective November 7, 2014. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions for details of the transfer. Effective November 7, 2014 the Fund owns 50% of Alliance Pipeline US along with its previous 50% ownership of Alliance Pipeline Canada. For business risks specific to the Alliance Pipeline refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Business Risks – Alliance Pipeline. Results of Operations Alliance Pipeline US earnings were $41 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with earnings of $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in Alliance Pipeline US earnings reflected the impact of the transfer of Alliance Pipeline US to the Fund in November 2014 and the corresponding absence of earnings. Prior to November 7, 2014, the date of the transfer, Alliance Pipeline US earnings increased compared with the equivalent 2013 period and reflected an increase in depreciation expense recovered in tolls, as well as earnings from the Tioga Lateral which was placed into service in September 2013. Alliance Pipeline US earnings were $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with earnings of $39 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in earnings in 2013 compared with 2012 reflected an increase in depreciation expense recovered through tolls and earnings related to the Tioga Lateral. Vector Pipeline Vector, which includes both the Canadian and United States portions of the pipeline system, consists of 560 kilometres (348 miles) of mainline natural gas transmission pipeline between the Chicago, Illinois hub and a storage complex at Dawn, Ontario. Vector’s primary Vector Pipeline US – Average Throughput Volumes (millions of cubic feet per day) sources of supply are through interconnections with Alliance Pipeline and the Northern Border Pipeline in Joliet, Illinois. Vector has the capacity to deliver a nominal 1.3 bcf/d and is operating at or near capacity. The Company provides operating services to and holds a 60% joint venture interest in Vector. Results of Operations Vector earnings were $15 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with earnings of $22 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The year-over-year decrease in Vector earnings reflected lower depreciation expense recognized in tolls, partially offset by increased demand for natural gas due to abnormal winter weather conditions experienced in the first quarter of 2014. 5 2 5 , 1 4 3 5 , 1 4 9 4 , 1 6 5 4 , 1 8 1 4 , 1 80 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 10 11 12 13 14 Transportation Contracts The total long haul capacity of Vector is approximately 94% committed through November 2015. Approximately 55% of the long haul capacity is committed through firm negotiated rate transportation contracts with shippers and approved by the FERC, while the remaining committed capacity is sold at market rates. In December 2014, shippers under negotiated rate transportation contracts which represent 20% of the system’s long haul capacity elected to extend their commitments through December 1, 2017 and preserve the option to extend their contracts on an annual basis. Vector is entitled to additional compensation from negotiated rate transportation shippers that terminate their contracts prior to the November 30, 2020 expiry date. Vector has recently signed precedent agreements with both the proposed NEXUS pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners L.P.’s Rover Pipeline project, to provide transportation service to the Dawn natural gas market hub. Both projects are in the development stage and are subject to FERC approval. Transportation service is provided through a number of different forms of service agreements, such as Firm Transportation Service and Interruptible Transportation Service. Vector is an interstate natural gas pipeline with FERC and NEB approved tariffs that establish the rates, terms and conditions governing its service to customers. On the United States portion of Vector, maximum tariff rates are determined using a cost of service methodology and maximum tariff changes may only be implemented upon approval by the FERC. For 2014, the FERC-approved maximum tariff rates included an underlying weighted average after-tax ROE component of 11.2%. On the Canadian portion, Vector is required to file its negotiated tolls calculation with the NEB on an annual basis. Tolls are calculated on a levelized basis that include a rate of return incentive mechanism based on construction costs and are subject to a rate cap. In 2014, maximum tolls include an ROE component of 10.5% after-tax. Business Risks The risks identified below are specific to Vector. General risks that affect the entire Company are described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. For risks specific to Alliance Pipeline refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Business Risks – Alliance Pipeline. Asset Utilization Natural Gas Pipelines Currently, natural gas pipeline capacity out of the WCSB exceeds supply, due to the low price of natural gas and increased production from new shale gas developments. Vector has been minimally impacted by this excess supply environment to date mainly because Fort St. John Fort St. John of long-term capacity contracts extending primarily to November 2015. However, excess supply and depressed natural gas prices could lead to a reduction or deferral of investment in upstream gas development and could negatively impact re-contracting beyond Edmonton Edmonton this term until further development of Marcellus/Utica sourced gas. Vector has entered into precedent agreements to provide transport CANADA Alliance Pipeline (Canada) Alliance Pipeline (Canada) service to two proposed greenfield pipeline projects that will extend Regina Regina back to the Marcellus/Utica supply basin. These arrangements, scheduled to commence in 2017, will effectively fill all available capacity from current contract roll-offs scheduled through 2019. Competition Vector faces competition for pipeline transportation services to its delivery points from new supply sources and traditional low cost pipelines, which could offer transportation that is more desirable to shippers because of cost, supply location, facilities or other factors. Vector has mitigated this risk by entering into long-term firm transportation contracts and the effectiveness of these contracts is evidenced by the increased utilization of the pipeline since its construction, despite the presence of transportation alternatives. Superior Superior Alliance Pipeline (US) Alliance Pipeline (US) Toronto Toronto Sarnia Sarnia UNITED STATES O F AMERICA Chicago Chicago Vector Pipeline Vector Pipeline Management’s Discussion & Analysis 81 Vector also faces potential competition from new sources of natural Phase 1 of Cabin is currently 98% completed. Cabin producers gas, such as the Marcellus and Utica shale formation, which are in are expected to request the Company to commission and start-up close proximity to the Chicago Hub. The further development of Phase 1 once natural gas price recovers to a more economic level these shale formations could provide an alternate source of gas to to support the Horn River Basin’s dry gas production. Phase 2 the Chicago Hub as well as decrease the northeastern region of the construction is approximately 40% complete and is in preservation United States’ reliance on natural gas imports from Canada. However, mode awaiting producer’s requests for completion. In December the emergence of the Marcellus and Utica shale plays also provides 2012, the Company started earning fees on its total investment potential opportunities to expand service on Vector. made to date on both Phases 1 and 2. Construction of Pipestone Economic Regulation and Sexsmith and related facilities were completed in 2014. The United States portion of Vector is subject to regulation by Results of Operations the FERC. If tariff rates are protested, the timing and amount of Canadian Midstream earnings were $23 million for the year ended any recovery or refund of amounts recorded on the Consolidated December 31, 2014 compared with earnings of $12 million for the Statements of Financial Position could be different from the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in earnings reflected amounts that are eventually recovered or refunded. In addition, higher fees earned from the Company’s investments in Cabin, future profitability of the entities could be negatively impacted. Pipestone and Sexsmith. Pipestone earnings were higher due The FERC has intensified its oversight of financial reporting, risk standards and affiliate rules and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials to incremental earnings from the final phase placed into-service in 2014 and higher volumes that exceeded take or pay levels. Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issued new pipeline standards Business Risks and regulations on managing gas pipeline integrity. The Company continues ongoing dialogue with regulatory agencies and participates in industry groups to ensure it is informed of emerging issues in a timely manner. Canadian Midstream The risks identified below are specific to Canadian Midstream. General risks that affect the Company as a whole are described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. Asset Utilization Canadian Midstream consists of the Company’s 71% investment in Cabin located 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia in the Horn River Basin, as well as its 100% interest in Pipestone and varying interests (55% to 100%) in Sexsmith and its related sour gas gathering, compression and NGL handling facilities, Pipestone and Sexsmith are located within the liquids-rich PRA region which has seen significant development by area producers. In 2014, throughput volumes exceeded take-or-pay levels as available capacity was sold to third parties. located in the PRA region of northwest Alberta. The Company is Cabin is located in the prolific Horn River Basin, one of the largest the operator of Cabin. The Canadian Midstream investments are underpinned by 20-year take-or-pay contracts with producers. Return on and of capital is based on the actual costs to purchase or construct the facilities. The Company is not impacted by throughput volumes; however, the Company shares in revenues obtained from available capacity sold to third parties or on volumes that exceed producer take-or-pay levels. Operating costs are passed through to producers. gas shale plays in North America. The current low gas price environment has slowed development due to the remote location and the lack of NGL content to supplement producer economics. Accelerated development of the Horn River is expected to be primarily tied to the development of LNG exports currently being pursued by Cabin producers. 82 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Enbridge Offshore Pipelines Offshore is comprised of 11 active natural gas gathering and FERC-regulated transmission pipelines and one active oil pipeline with a capacity of 60,000 bpd, in four major corridors in the Gulf of Mexico, extending to deepwater developments. These pipelines include almost 2,100 kilometres (1,300 miles) of underwater pipe and onshore facilities with total capacity of approximately 6.5 bcf/d. Offshore currently moves approximately 40% of total offshore gas production and 60% of deepwater gas production through its systems in the Gulf of Mexico. Results of Operations Enbridge Offshore Pipelines U N I T E D S T A T E S OF A M E R I C A Dallas Dallas Offshore adjusted loss was $2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Offshore losses reflected persistent weak gas volumes due to decreased production in Houston Houston New Orleans New Orleans the Gulf of Mexico. Offshore adjusted earnings also reflected the absence of earnings from the disposals of certain non-core assets that were finalized in March and November 2014, respectively. Partially offsetting the adjusted losses were incremental earnings from the completion of the Jack St. Malo portion of the WRGGS in December 2014 and cost savings achieved from the Company’s decision not to renew windstorm insurance coverage effective May 2013. Offshore results are expected to improve with a full year of the Jack St. Malo portion of WRGGS and the expected 2015 third quarter completion and in-service of both the Big Foot gas portion of WRGGS and the Big Foot Pipeline. M E X I C O For the year ended December 31, 2013, Offshore incurred an adjusted loss of $2 million compared with an adjusted loss of $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Positive factors impacting the change in Offshore results included the Venice Condensate Stabilization Expansion (Venice) placed into service in November 2013, cost savings achieved from the Company’s election not to renew windstorm insurance coverage and lower depreciation expense. However, more than offsetting these positive factors were persistent weak gas volumes on the majority of Offshore’s pipelines due to decreased production in the Gulf of Mexico. Transportation Contracts The primary shippers on the Offshore systems are producers who execute life-of-lease commitments in connection with transmission and gathering service contracts. In exchange, Offshore provides firm capacity for the contract term at an agreed upon rate. The firm capacity made available generally reflects the lease’s maximum sustainable production. The transportation contracts allow the shippers to define a maximum daily quantity (MDQ) over the expected production life. Some contracts have minimum throughput volumes that are subject to ship-or-pay criteria, but also provide the shippers with flexibility, subject to advance notice criteria, to modify the projected MDQ schedule to match current delivery expectations. The majority of long-term transport rates are market-based, with revenue generation directly tied to actual production deliveries. Some of the systems operate under a cost-of-service methodology, including certain lines under FERC regulation. Enbridge Offshore Pipelines – Average Throughput Volumes (millions of cubic feet per day) 2 6 9 , 1 5 9 5 , 1 0 4 5 , 1 6 6 4 , 1 2 1 4 , 1 10 11 12 13 14 The business model to be utilized for the WRGGS, Big Foot Pipeline, Venice, Heidelberg Pipeline and Stampede Pipeline projects differs from the historic model. These new projects have a base level return that is locked in through either ship-or-pay commitments or fixed demand charge payments. If volumes reach a producer’s anticipated levels, the return on these projects may increase. In addition, Enbridge has minimal capital cost risk on these projects and commercial agreements continue to contain life-of-lease commitments. The WRGGS and Big Foot Pipeline project agreements provide for recovery of actual capital costs to complete the project in fees payable by producers over the contract term. The Stampede Pipeline project provides for a capital cost risk sharing mechanism whereby Enbridge is exposed to a portion of the capital costs in excess of an agreed upon target. Conversely, Enbridge can recover in fees from producers a portion of the capital cost savings below the agreed upon target. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 83 Adjustments are allowed for many of Heidelberg Pipeline’s project Natural Disaster Incidents variables that impact its cost, with Enbridge bearing the residual capital cost risk after these adjustments have been applied. Asset Impairment In December 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $166 million ($105 million after-tax) related to certain of its Offshore assets, predominantly located within the Stingray and Garden Banks corridors in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company had been pursuing Adverse weather, such as hurricanes and tropical storms, may impact Offshore’s financial performance directly or indirectly. Direct impacts may include damage to offshore facilities resulting in lower throughput, as well as inspection and repair costs. Indirect impacts may include damage to third party production platforms, onshore processing plants and pipelines that may decrease throughput on offshore systems. alternative uses for these assets; however, due to changing competitive The occurrence of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico increases conditions in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company concluded that the cost and availability of insurance coverage. On May 1, 2013, such alternatives were no longer likely to proceed. In addition, unique to the Company elected not to renew windstorm coverage on its these assets is their significant reliance on natural gas production from Offshore asset portfolio. The Company expects to reassess the shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico that have been challenged market for windstorm coverage and revisit the possible purchase by macro-economic factors including prevalence of onshore shale gas of coverage in future years as the Company’s portfolio of Offshore production, hurricane disruptions, additional regulation and the low assets is expected to increase. Enbridge facilities are engineered natural gas commodity price environment. to withstand hurricane forces and constant monitoring of weather Business Risks allows for timely evacuation of personnel and shutdown of facilities; however, damages to assets or injuries to personnel may still occur. The risks identified below are specific to Offshore. General risks that affect the Company as a whole are described under Risk Other Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. Other includes 1,300 MW of net renewable power generating Asset Utilization capacity out of the net enterprise-wide portfolio of 1,600 MW. The balance of the portfolio is held by the Fund. Also included A decrease in gas volumes transported by Offshore natural gas in Other is the Montana-Alberta Tie-Line (MATL), the Company’s pipelines can directly affect revenues and earnings. Low natural first power transmission asset. gas prices, in part due to the prevalence of onshore shale gas, have resulted in reduced investment in exploration activities and producing infrastructure. Offshore diversifies its risk of declining gas production through the construction of crude oil pipelines. To date, crude oil prices have supported stable offshore investment; however, a decline in crude oil prices for a sustained period of time could change the potential for future investment opportunities. Further, a sustained decline in either natural gas or crude oil commodity prices could also impact the ability of the Company to recover its investment in long-lived offshore assets. Competition There is competition for new and existing business in the Gulf of Mexico, with multiple parties competing to construct and operate export pipelines for future deepwater discoveries. Offshore has been able to capture key opportunities, often allowing it to more fully utilize existing capacity. Offshore’s gas pipelines serve a majority of the strategically located deepwater host platforms, positioning it favourably to make incremental investments for new platform connections and receive additional transportation volumes from new developments that may be tied back to existing host To optimize funding of its enterprise-wide slate of growth projects, Enbridge may, from time to time, drop down assets to its sponsored vehicles. In 2012, Greenwich Wind Energy Project (Greenwich), Amherstburg Solar Project (Amherstburg) and Tilbury Solar Project (Tilbury) were transferred to the Fund. Earnings contributions from these assets, net of noncontrolling interests, are reflected within Sponsored Investments from the date the assets were transferred to the Fund. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. Results of Operations Adjusted loss from Other was $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with adjusted earnings of $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in adjusted earnings reflected lower southbound revenues on MATL combined with its higher depreciation expense and financing costs and higher business development costs not eligible for capitalization within Other. Partially offsetting the decrease in adjusted earnings was the positive impact of new wind farms placed into service over the past two years. platforms. Offshore is also able to construct pipelines to transport Adjusted earnings from Other for the year ended December 31, 2013 crude oil, diversifying the risk of declining gas production, were $4 million compared with $10 million for the year ended as demonstrated with the Big Foot Pipeline, Heidelberg Pipeline December 31, 2012. The decrease in adjusted earnings was attributable and Stampede Pipeline projects. Due to natural production decline, to the transfer of certain renewable energy assets to the Fund in offshore pipelines often have available capacity, resulting in December 2012, as well as lower contributions from the Cedar Point significant competition for new developments in the Gulf of Mexico. Wind Energy Project due to lower wind resources. Partially offsetting Competitive dynamics may impact the ability of the Company the decrease in adjusted earnings were earnings from Lac Alfred, to recover its investment in long-lived offshore assets. which commenced commercial operations in phases in 2013. 84 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Lac Alfred and Massif du Sud Wind Projects In September 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase additional interests in the 300-MW Lac Alfred and the 150-MW Massif du Sud from existing partner, EDF EN Canada Inc. Under the agreement, Enbridge invested approximately $225 million to acquire an additional 17.5% interest in Lac Alfred and an additional 30% interest in Massif du Sud. The Lac Alfred transaction closed in October 2014 and Enbridge now holds a 67.5% interest in Lac Alfred. The Massif du Sud transaction closed in December 2014 and Enbridge now holds an 80% interest in Massif du Sud. Sponsored Investments Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP) Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership (EELP) Enbridge Income Fund (the Fund) Adjusted earnings EEP – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) EEP – leak remediation costs EEP – make-up rights adjustment EEP – asset impairment loss EEP – employee severance costs EEP – leak insurance recoveries EEP – tax rate differences/changes EEP – gain on sale of non-core assets EEP – NGL trucking and marketing investigation costs EEP – prior period adjustment The Fund – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains The Fund – drop down transaction costs Earnings attributable to common shareholders 2014 2013 2012 197 107 125 429 5 (12) (1) (2) (1) – – – – – 3 (2) 419 165 38 110 313 (6) (44) – – – 6 (3) 2 – – – – 141 38 85 264 (2) (9) – – – 24 – – (1) 7 – – 268 283 Adjusted earnings from Sponsored Investments were $429 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $313 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $264 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in adjusted earnings reflected new assets placed into service in EEP, primarily the Line 6B replacement and expansion, along with higher throughput on EEP’s Lakehead and North Dakota System. Enbridge also benefitted from the completion of Line 6B replacement and expansion through its 75% interest in EELP. Within the Fund, higher earnings were primarily driven by an increased asset base and associated earnings impact from the completion of asset drop down from Enbridge. Sponsored Investments earnings were impacted by the following adjusting items: • Earnings from EEP for each period included changes in unrealized fair value gains and losses on derivative financial instruments. • Earnings from EEP for each period included charges related to estimated costs, before insurance recoveries, associated with the Line 6B crude oil release. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases – Line 6B Crude Oil Release. Sponsored Investments Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) 9 2 4 9 1 4 3 1 3 8 6 2 3 8 42 6 2 8 6 2 3 4 2 4 0 2 6 9 • Earnings from EEP for 2014 included a make-up rights adjustment. • Earnings from EEP for 2014 included an asset impairment loss. 10 11 12 13 14 ■ GAAP Earnings ■ Adjusted Earnings • Earnings from EEP for 2014 included unusual employee severance costs triggered by redundancies in EEP’s natural gas and NGL businesses. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 85 • Earnings from EEP for 2013 and 2012 included insurance recoveries associated with the Line 6B crude oil release. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases – Line 6B Crude Oil Release. • Earnings from EEP for 2013 included an out-of-period, non-cash deferred income tax adjustment related to a tax law change. Equity Restructuring In June 2014, EEP and Enbridge announced an agreement to restructure EEP’s equity with the objective of enhancing the economics of EEP’s investment projects and growth opportunities, while at the same time re-establishing EEP as a strong sponsored vehicle and as an effective source of funding for Enbridge via future asset monetization. • Earnings from EEP for 2013 included a gain on sale of Effective July 1, 2014, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. (EECI), non-core assets. • Earnings from EEP for 2012 reflected charges for legal and accounting costs associated with an investigation at a NGL trucking and marketing subsidiary, which was concluded in the first quarter of 2012. • Earnings from EEP for 2012 reflected a non-recurring out-of-period adjustment. • Earnings from the Fund for 2014 included unrealized fair value gains on derivative financial instruments. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge and the General Partner (GP) of EEP, irrevocably waived its then existing incentive distribution rights (IDR) in excess of its 2% GP interest in exchange for 66.1 million Class D units and 1,000 Incentive Distribution Units (IDU) (collectively, the Equity Restructuring). The GP share of incremental cash distributions decreased from 48% of all distributions in excess of US$0.4950 per unit per quarter down to 23% of all distributions in excess of EEP’s quarterly distribution of US$0.5435 per unit per quarter. The Class D units carry a distribution equal to the quarterly distribution on the Class A common units. The 2014 third and fourth quarter distributions on the Class D units were adjusted • Earnings from the Fund for 2014 included costs incurred in relation to a transaction to transfer natural gas and diluent to provide Enbridge with an aggregate distribution in 2014 equal to the distribution on its IDR as if the Equity Restructuring had not pipeline interests to the Fund. See Sponsored Investments – occurred. The IDU is not entitled to a distribution initially and in Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop the event of any decrease in the Class A common unit distribution Down Transactions. Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. below US$0.5435 per unit in any quarter during the next five years, the distribution on the Class D units will be reduced to the amount which would have been received by Enbridge under the IDR as if EEP owns and operates crude oil and liquid petroleum transportation the Equity Restructuring had not occurred. The Class D units have a notional value per unit equivalent to the closing market price of the Class A common units on June 17, 2014 (Notional Value) and have the same voting rights as the Class A common units. The Class D units are convertible on a one-for-one basis into Class A common units at any time on or after the fifth anniversary of the closing date, at the holder’s option. In the event of a liquidation event (or any merger or other extraordinary transaction), the Class D unitholders will have a preference in liquidation equal to 20% of the Notional Value, with such preference being increased by an additional 20% on each anniversary of the closing date, resulting in a liquidation preference equal to 100% of the Notional Value on the fourth anniversary of the closing date. The Class D units will be redeemable after 30 years in whole or in part at EEP’s option for either a cash amount equal to the Notional Value per unit or newly issued Class A common units with an aggregate market value at redemption equal to 105% of the aggregate Notional Value of the Class D units being redeemed. and storage assets; natural gas and NGL gathering, treating, processing, transportation assets; and marketing assets in the United States. Significant assets include the Lakehead System, which is the extension of the Canadian Mainline in the United States, the Mid-Continent Crude Oil System consisting of an interstate crude oil pipeline and storage facilities, a crude oil gathering system and interstate pipeline system in North Dakota and natural gas assets located primarily in Texas. Subsidiaries of Enbridge provide services to EEP in connection with the operation of its liquids assets, including the Lakehead System. Economic Interest Enbridge’s ownership interest in EEP is impacted by EEP’s issuance and sale of its Class A common units. To the extent Enbridge does not fully participate in these offerings, the Company’s economic interest in EEP is reduced. At December 31, 2014, Enbridge’s economic interest in EEP was 33.7% (2013 – 20.6%; 2012 – 21.8%). The Company’s average economic interest in EEP during 2014 was 27.3% (2013 – 21.1%; 2012 – 23.0%). The increase in Enbridge’s economic interest in EEP largely reflected the impact of the restructuring of EEP’s equity in 2014 as discussed below. Additionally, Enbridge also holds a US$1.2 billion investment in EEP preferred units. For further discussion, refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – EEP Preferred Unit Private Placement and Joint Funding Option Exercise. 86 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. Norman Norman Wells Wells NW System NW System Zama Zama Fort McMurray Fort McMurray Athabasca System Athabasca System Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty CANADA Blaine Blaine Seattle Seatlle Calgary Calgary Portland Portland Regina Regina Cromer Cromer Gretna Gretna Minot Clearbrook Clearbrook North Dakota System North Dakota System Superior Superior Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Lakehead System Lakehead System Casper Casper Sarnia Sarnia UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Chicago Chicago Toledo Toledo Patoka Patoka Woodriver Woodriver Midcoast Energy Partners Midcoast Energy Partners Natural Gas Assets Natural Gas Assets M E X I C O Cushing Cushing Ozark Pipeline Ozark Pipeline Dallas Dallas Tinsley Pipeline Tinsley Pipeline Louisiana Liquids Louisiana Liquids Pipeline Pipeline Houston Houston New Orleans New Orleans Enbridge Inc. Liquids pipelines Gas pipelines Management’s Discussion & Analysis 87 Unitholders including Enbridge GP Interest 98% 85% 75% 50% 2% 15% 25% 50% Unitholders including Enbridge GP Interest 98% 75% 2% 25% Distributions EEP makes quarterly distributions of its available cash to its common unitholders. Under the Partnership Agreement, EECI as GP receives incremental incentive cash distributions, which represent incentive income on the portion of cash distributions (on a per unit basis) that exceed certain target thresholds. Prior to the Equity Restructuring, distributions to common unitholders and the GP were made on the basis of the following target thresholds: Quarterly cash distributions per unit: Up to US$0.2950 per unit First target – US$0.2950 per unit up to $0.3500 per unit Second target – US$0.3500 per unit up to $0.4950 per unit Over second target – cash distributions greater than US$0.4950 per unit Following the Equity Restructuring on July 1, 2014, distributions to common unitholders and the GP are made as follows: Quarterly cash distributions per unit: Up to US$0.5345 per unit First target – cash distributions over US$0.5345 per unit In July 2014, EEP increased its quarterly distribution from US$0.5435 per unit to common unitholders to US$0.5550. On December 23, 2014, EEP announced it would further increase its quarterly distribution to US$0.5700 per unit to common unitholders following the announcement that the Alberta Clipper Drop Down was finalized. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Alberta Clipper Drop Down. In 2014, Enbridge received from EEP, incentive distributions of US$39 million (2013 – US$130 million; 2012 – US$116 million). Also in 2014, Enbridge received distributions of US$108 million from Class D units which were issued under the Equity Restructuring discussed above. Results of Operations Adjusted earnings from EEP were $197 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $165 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Within EEP’s liquids business, adjusted earnings increased primarily as a result of new assets placed into service during 2013 and 2014, combined with higher throughput and tolls on its major liquids pipelines. New assets placed into service included the replacement and expansion of Line 6B as part of Enbridge and EEP’s Eastern Access initiative, as well as the Line 6B 75-mile replacement program. Within EEP’s North Dakota system, the Bakken Expansion and Access programs, which enhance crude oil gathering capabilities in the Bakken region, have also been a significant contributor to adjusted earnings growth. Positive factors experienced by Canadian Mainline as noted earlier also resulted in higher throughput on EEP’s Lakehead System. Partially offsetting the increase in adjusted earnings in EEP’s liquids business were incremental power costs associated with higher throughput, higher depreciation expense from an increased asset base and higher operating and administrative costs primarily associated with a larger workforce partially offset by lower pipeline integrity costs. EEP delayed its annual April 1 tariff filing for its Lakehead System as it was in negotiations with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers concerning certain components of the tariff rate structure. The toll application was filed with the FERC on June 27, 2014, and effective August 1, 2014, the Lakehead System Toll increased from US$2.17 per barrel to US$2.49 per barrel. Within EEP’s natural gas and NGL businesses, which it holds directly and indirectly through its partially- owned subsidiary, MEP, lower volumes mainly due to decreased drilling activity had a negative impact on adjusted earnings. Finally, EEP’s contribution to Enbridge’s adjusted earnings reflected higher earnings from Enbridge’s May 2013 investment in preferred units of EEP, higher incentive distributions and distributions from Class D units which were issued under the Equity Restructuring. 88 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Adjusted earnings from EEP were $165 million for the year ended which Enbridge funded two-thirds of the capital costs in return for December 31, 2013 compared with $141 million for the year ended a corresponding economic interest in the earnings and cash flow December 31, 2012. The adjusted earnings increased primarily from the investment. The line is being expanded in two phases to a due to distributions received from Enbridge’s May 2013 investment capacity of 800,000 bpd through the addition of increased pumping in preferred units of EEP and higher incentive distributions. Also horsepower. The required expansion investments are subject to contributing to higher adjusted earnings were contributions from separate joint funding arrangements between Enbridge and EEP EEP’s liquids business due to higher tolls on EEP’s major liquids and were not included as part of the above noted drop-down pipeline assets and the positive impact of new assets placed into transaction. Refer to Growth Projects – Commercially Secured service. Partially offsetting the increase in adjusted earnings were Projects – Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – lower volumes on the North Dakota system due to wide crude oil Lakehead System Mainline Expansion. price differentials that made transportation by rail competitive, although tightening crude oil price differentials in the second half Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases of 2013 resulted in some volumes returning to the North Dakota Line 6B Crude Oil Release system. EEP’s adjusted earnings also reflected costs related to the completion of hydrostatic testing on Line 14 of its Lakehead System, as well as higher depreciation expense associated with new assets placed into service. Also offsetting the adjusted earnings increase were lower NGL prices and volumes in EEP’s natural gas and NGL businesses and higher operating and administrative expense, primarily from an increased workforce. Alberta Clipper Drop Down In September 2014, Enbridge and EEP announced Enbridge’s proposal to transfer its 66.7% interest in the United States segment of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline, held through a wholly-owned Enbridge subsidiary in the United States, to EEP. At the time of the announcement, EEP already owned the remaining 33.3% interest in the United States segment of Alberta Clipper. On January 2, 2015, the drop down closed for aggregate consideration of US$1 billion, consisting of approximately US$694 million of Class E equity units issued to Enbridge by EEP and the repayment of approximately US$306 million of indebtedness owed to Enbridge. The terms of the transfer were reviewed and recommended by an independent committee of EEP. The Class E units issued to Enbridge are entitled to the same distributions as the Class A common units held by the public and are convertible into Class A common units on a one-for-one basis at Enbridge’s option. However, the Class E units are not entitled to distributions with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2014. On July 26, 2010, a release of crude oil on Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System was reported near Marshall, Michigan. EEP estimates that approximately 20,000 barrels of crude oil were leaked at the site, a portion of which reached the Talmadge Creek, a waterway that feeds the Kalamazoo River. The released crude oil affected approximately 61 kilometres (38 miles) of shoreline along the Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River waterways, including residential areas, businesses, farmland and marshland between Marshall and downstream of Battle Creek, Michigan. In response to the release, a unified command structure was established under the jurisdiction of the EPA, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment and other federal, state and local agencies. EEP continues to perform necessary remediation, restoration and monitoring of the areas affected by the Line 6B crude oil release. All the initiatives EEP is undertaking in the monitoring and restoration phase are intended to restore the crude oil release area to the satisfaction of the appropriate regulatory authorities. On March 14, 2013, EEP received an order from the EPA which defined the scope requiring additional containment and active recovery of submerged oil relating to the Line 6B crude oil release. EEP submitted its initial proposed work plan required by the EPA on April 4, 2013 and resubmitted the work plan on April 23, 2013 and again on May 1, 2013 based on EPA comments. The EPA approved the Submerged Oil Recovery and Assessment (SORA) work plan with modification on May 8, 2013. EEP incorporated the modification and submitted an approved The Class E units are redeemable at EEP’s option after 30 years, if not SORA on May 13, 2013. At this time, EEP has completed substantially converted earlier by Enbridge. The units had a liquidation preference all of the SORA. equal to their notional value at December 23, 2014 of US$38.31 per unit, which was determined based on the trailing five-day volume-weighted average price of EEP’s Class A common units. As of December 31, 2014, regulatory authority transferred from the EPA to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). EEP is now working with the MDEQ who has oversight over the The aggregate consideration of US$1 billion corresponds to an submerged oil reassessment, sheen management and sediment trap approximate 10.7 times multiple of expected 2015 Alberta Clipper monitoring and maintenance activities through a Kalamazoo River Earnings before, interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). Residual Oil Monitoring and Maintenance Work Plan. If after two years, the cumulative adjusted EBITDA of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is more than five percent below the EBITDA projections for those years, a number of Class E units representing US$50 million of value will be cancelled by EEP effective as of April 1, 2017 for no consideration. As at December 31, 2014, EEP’s total cost estimate for the Line 6B crude oil release was US$1.2 billion ($193 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), which is an increase of US$86 million ($12 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) as compared with December 31, 2013. On May 28, 2014, the MDEQ’s Water Resource The United States segment of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline is a Division approved EEP’s Schedule of Work for the remainder of 2014. 523-kilometre (325-mile), 36-inch diameter crude oil pipeline from The total cost increase of US$86 million during the year ended the United States border near Neche, North Dakota to Superior, December 31, 2014, is primarily related to the MDEQ approved Wisconsin. The initial capacity of the line is 450,000 bpd and was Schedule of Work, completion of the dredge activities near Ceresco constructed under the terms of a joint funding agreement under and Morrow Lake and estimated civil penalties under the Clean Management’s Discussion & Analysis 89 Water Act of the United States (Clean Water Act), as described December 31, 2014, costs related to Line 6B exceeded the limits of below under Legal and Regulatory Proceedings. the coverage available under this insurance policy. Additionally, fines Expected losses associated with the Line 6B crude oil release included those costs that were considered probable and that could be reasonably estimated at December 31, 2014. Despite the efforts EEP has made to ensure the reasonableness of its estimates, there continues to be the potential for EEP to incur additional costs in connection with this crude oil release due to variations in any or all of the cost categories, including modified or revised requirements and penalties would not be covered under the existing insurance policy. As at December 31, 2014, EEP has recorded total insurance recoveries of US$547 million ($80 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) for the Line 6B crude oil release out of the US$650 million aggregate limit. EEP will record receivables for additional amounts it claims for recovery pursuant to its insurance policies during the period it deems recovery to be probable. from regulatory agencies, in addition to fines and penalties and In March 2013, EEP and Enbridge filed a lawsuit against the insurers expenditures associated with litigation and settlement of claims. of the remaining US$145 million coverage, as one particular insurer Line 6A Crude Oil Release is disputing the recovery eligibility for costs related to EEP’s claim on the Line 6B crude oil release and the other remaining insurers assert A release of crude oil from Line 6A of EEP’s Lakehead System was that their payment is predicated on the outcome of the recovery from reported in an industrial area of Romeoville, Illinois on September 9, that insurer. EEP received a partial recovery payment of US$42 million 2010. EEP estimates that approximately 9,000 barrels of crude oil from the other remaining insurers and has since amended its lawsuit were released, of which approximately 1,400 barrels were removed such that it now includes only one insurer. from the pipeline as part of the repair. Some of the released crude oil went onto a roadway, into a storm sewer, a waste water treatment facility and then into a nearby retention pond. All but a small amount of the crude oil was recovered. EEP completed excavation and replacement of the pipeline segment and returned it to service on September 17, 2010. EEP continues to monitor the areas affected by the crude oil release from Line 6A of its Lakehead System for any additional requirements; however, the cleanup, remediation and restoration of the areas affected by the release have been completed. On October 21, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board publicly posted their final report related to the Line 6A crude oil release that occurred in Romeoville, Illinois, which states the probable cause of the crude oil release was erosion caused by a leaking water pipe resulting from an improperly installed third-party water service line below EEP’s oil pipeline. Of the remaining US$103 million coverage limit, US$85 million is the subject matter of the lawsuit against the one insurer while the recovery of the remaining US$18 million is awaiting resolution of that lawsuit. While EEP believes those costs are eligible for recovery, there can be no assurance that EEP will prevail in the lawsuit. Enbridge renewed its comprehensive property and liability insurance programs under which the Company is insured through April 30, 2015 with a liability aggregate limit of US$700 million, including sudden and accidental pollution liability. The deductible applicable to oil pollution events was increased to US$30 million per event, from the previous US$10 million. In the unlikely event multiple insurable incidents which in aggregate exceed coverage limits occur within the same insurance period, the total insurance coverage will be allocated among Enbridge entities on an equitable basis based on an insurance allocation agreement among Enbridge and its subsidiaries. As at December 31, 2014, the total estimated cost for the Line 6A crude Legal and Regulatory Proceedings oil release is now approximately US$51 million ($7 million after-tax A number of United States governmental agencies and regulators attributable to Enbridge) before insurance recoveries and excluding have initiated investigations into the Line 6B crude oil release. fines and penalties, which is an increase of US$3 million (nil after-tax Approximately seven actions or claims are pending against Enbridge, attributable to Enbridge) as compared to December 31, 2013 primarily EEP or their affiliates in United States federal and state courts due to additional legal expenses. These costs included emergency in connection with the Line 6B crude oil release, including direct response, environmental remediation and cleanup activities with the actions and actions seeking class status. Based on the current crude oil release. EEP is pursuing recovery of the costs associated status of these cases, the Company does not expect the outcome with the Line 6A crude oil release from third parties; however, there of these actions to be material. can be no assurance that any such recovery will be obtained. Insurance Recoveries EEP is included in the comprehensive insurance program that is maintained by Enbridge for its subsidiaries and affiliates which renews throughout the year. On May 1 of each year, the insurance program is up for renewal and includes commercial liability insurance coverage that is consistent with coverage considered customary for its industry and includes coverage for environmental incidents excluding costs for fines and penalties. At December 31, 2014, included in EEP’s estimated costs related to the Line 6B crude oil release is US$48 million in fines and penalties. Of this amount, US$3.7 million related to civil penalties assessed by the PHMSA, which EEP paid during the third quarter of 2012. The total also included an amount of US$40 million related to civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. While no final fine or penalty has been assessed or agreed to date, EEP believes that, based on the best information available at this time, the US$40 million represents an estimate of the minimum amount which may be assessed, excluding costs of injunctive relief that may be agreed A majority of the costs incurred in connection with the crude oil to with the relevant governmental agencies. Given the complexity release for Line 6B are covered by Enbridge’s comprehensive of settlement negotiations, which EEP expects will continue, and insurance policy that expired on April 30, 2011, which had an the limited information available to assess the matter, EEP is unable aggregate limit of US$650 million for pollution liability for Enbridge to reasonably estimate the final penalty which might be incurred or and its affiliates. Including EEP’s remediation spending through to reasonably estimate a range of outcomes at this time. Injunctive 90 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report relief is likely to include further measures directed toward interest, an approximate 52% limited partner interest and all IDR in enhancing spill prevention, leak detection, emergency response MEP. However, EEP’s direct interest in entities or partnerships holding to environmental events. The cost of compliance with such the natural gas and NGL midstream operations reduced from 61% to measures could be significant. Discussions with governmental 48%, with the remaining ownership held by MEP. The completion of agencies regarding fines, penalties and injunctive relief are ongoing. these transactions resulted in a partial monetization of EEP’s natural One claim related to Line 6A crude oil release has been filed against Enbridge, EEP or their affiliates by the State of Illinois in the Illinois state court in connection with this crude oil release, and the parties are currently operating under an agreed interim order. Lakehead System Line 14 Crude Oil Release On July 27, 2012, a release of crude oil was detected on Line 14 of EEP’s Lakehead System near Grand Marsh, Wisconsin. The estimated volume of oil released was approximately 1,700 barrels. EEP received a Corrective Action Order (CAO) from the PHMSA on July 30, 2012, followed by an amended CAO on August 1, 2012. Upon restart of Line 14 on August 7, 2012, PHMSA restricted the operating pressure to 80% of the pressure in place at the time immediately prior to the incident. During the fourth quarter of 2013, EEP received approval from the PHMSA to remove the pressure restrictions and to return to normal operating pressures for a period of 12 months. In December 2014, the PHMSA again considered the status of the pipeline in light of information they acquired throughout 2014. On December 9, 2014, EEP received a letter from the PHMSA approving its request to continue the normal operation of Line 14 without pressure restrictions. The total estimated cost for the repair and remediation associated gas and NGL midstream business through sale to noncontrolling interests (being MEP’s public unitholders). The proceeds from the drop down provided EEP a cost-effective funding alternative to execute its current liquids pipeline organic growth program. Intercompany Accounts Receivable Sale On June 28, 2013, certain of EEP’s subsidiaries entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the Receivables Agreement) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge, whereby Enbridge will purchase on a monthly basis certain trade and accrued receivables of such subsidiaries through December 2016. Pursuant to the Receivables Agreement, as amended on September 20, 2013, and again on December 2, 2013, at any one point the accumulated purchases, net of collections, shall not exceed US$450 million. The primary objective of the accounts receivable transaction is to further enhance EEP’s available liquidity and its cash available from operations for payment of distributions during the next few years until EEP’s large growth capital commitments are permanently funded, as well as to provide an annual saving in EEP’s cost of funding during this period. EEP Preferred Unit Private Placement and Joint Funding Option Exercise with the Line 14 crude oil release remains at approximately In May 2013, Enbridge invested US$1.2 billion in preferred units US$10 million ($1 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), inclusive of EEP to reduce the amount of near-term external funding required of approximately US$2 million of lost revenues and excluding any by EEP to fund its share of the Company’s organic growth program. fines and penalties. Despite the efforts EEP has made to ensure the Concurrent with the issuance, EEP also announced it expected to reasonableness of its estimate, changes to the estimated amounts exercise its option in each of the Eastern Access and Lakehead associated with this release are possible as more reliable information System Mainline Expansion joint funding agreements to reduce its becomes available. EEP will be pursuing claims under Enbridge’s economic interest and associated funding in the respective projects. comprehensive insurance policy, although it does not expect any On June 28, 2013, EEP exercised each of the options and both recoveries to be significant. Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. – Initial Public Offering and Drop Down of Additional Interests EEP holds its natural gas and NGL midstream assets through a projects are now being funded 75% by Enbridge and 25% by EEP. EEP will retain the option to increase its economic interest back up to 40% in each project within one year of the final project in-service dates. Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. Share Issuance combination of direct holding and indirect holdings through MEP, Enbridge’s ownership in EEP is held through a combination of direct a publicly listed partnership trading on the New York Stock Exchange. interest, including a 2% GP interest, and indirect interest through In May 2013, EEP formed MEP as its wholly-owned subsidiary. Subsequently, on November 13, 2013, MEP completed its initial public Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (EEM). In 2013, EEM completed two separate issuances of Listed Shares. In March 2013, EEM offering of 18.5 million Class A common units representing limited completed the issuance of 10.4 million Listed Shares for net partner interests and subsequently issued an additional 2.8 million proceeds of approximately US$273 million and in September 2013, Class A common units pursuant to an underwriters’ over-allotment EEM completed a further issuance of 8.4 million Listed Shares for net option. MEP received proceeds of approximately US$355 million. proceeds of approximately US$236 million. Enbridge did not purchase Upon finalization of the offering, MEP’s initial assets consisted of an any of the offered shares. EEM subsequently used the net proceeds approximate 39% ownership interest in EEP’s natural gas and NGL from each of the offerings to invest in an equal number of i-units of EEP. midstream business. EEP retained a 2% GP interest, an approximate 52% limited partner interest and all IDR in MEP, in addition to its 61% direct interest in the natural gas and NGL midstream assets. In connection with these issuances, the Company made capital contributions of US$6 million and US$5 million in March and September 2013, respectively, to maintain its 2% GP interest in On July 1, 2014, EEP completed the sale of an additional 12.6% EEP. The proceeds from the issuances were used by EEP to repay limited partnership interest in its natural gas and NGL midstream commercial paper, to finance a portion of its capital expansion business to MEP for cash proceeds of US$350 million. Upon program relating to its core liquids and natural gas systems and finalization of this transaction, EEP continued to retain a 2% GP for general partnership purposes. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 91 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership Business Risks EELP holds assets that are jointly funded by Enbridge and EEP. The risks identified below are specific to EEP and EELP. General Included within EELP is the United States segment of Alberta Clipper risks that affect the Company as a whole are described under Risk Pipeline. The United States portion of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline Management and Financial Instruments – General Business Risks. connects with the Canadian portion of Alberta Clipper Pipeline at the border near Neche, North Dakota and provides transportation service Asset Utilization to Superior, Wisconsin. Enbridge funded 66.7% of the project’s equity Asset utilization risk for EEP’s liquids business shares similar risk requirements through EELP, while 66.7% of the debt funding was characteristics to Liquids Pipelines as changing market fundamentals, made through EEP. On January 2, 2015, an agreement to drop down capacity bottlenecks, operational incidents, regulatory restrictions, Enbridge’s 66.7% interest in the United States segment of Alberta system maintenance and increased competition can all impact the Clipper to EEP was finalized. Refer to Sponsored Investments – utilization of EEP’s assets. The profitability of EEP’s liquids business Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Alberta Clipper Drop Down. depends to some extent on the throughput of products transported Also within EELP is Enbridge’s partnership interest in both the Eastern Access and Lakehead Mainline Expansion projects. In 2012, on its pipeline systems, and a decrease in volumes transported can directly and adversely affect revenues and earnings. EELP amended and restated its limited partnership agreement to Market fundamentals, such as commodity prices and price establish a series of additional partnership interests in both the differentials, weather, gasoline price and consumption, alternative Eastern Access and Lakehead Mainline Expansion projects. Both of energy sources and global supply disruptions, outside of EEP’s these projects will be funded 75% by Enbridge and 25% by EEP. For control can impact both the supply of and demand for crude oil and further details on the respective projects, refer to Growth Projects – other liquid hydrocarbons transported on EEP’s pipelines. However, Commercially Secured Projects – Sponsored Investments – Enbridge the long-term outlook for Canadian crude oil production, particularly Energy Partners, L.P. – Eastern Access and Growth Projects – from western Canada, and increasing United States domestic Commercially Secured Projects – Sponsored Investments – Enbridge production are expected to maintain a steady supply of crude oil. Energy Partners, L.P. – Lakehead System Mainline Expansion. Results of Operations Earnings from EELP were $107 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with $38 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Higher earnings reflected contributions from assets recently placed into service, most notably the expansion of Line 6B from 240,000 bpd to 500,000 bpd completed in phases during 2014 as part of the Company’s Eastern Access Program. EEP seeks to mitigate utilization constraints within its control. The market access and expansion projects under development are expected to reduce capacity bottlenecks and introduce new markets for customers. In conjunction with Liquids Pipelines, EEP seeks to optimize capacity and throughput on its existing assets by working with the shipper community to enhance scheduling efficiency and communications, as well as making continuous improvements to scheduling models and timelines to maximize throughput. Higher earnings from Eastern Access also reflected a higher EEP’s natural gas gathering assets are also subject to market surcharge rate due to the Lakehead System filing delay and fundamentals affecting natural gas, NGL and related products. other true-up adjustments. Also positively impacting earnings Commodity prices impact the willingness of natural gas producers were higher tolls on Alberta Clipper. Earnings from EELP were $38 million for both the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. EELP earnings were comparable between years due to offsetting factors. Alberta Clipper earnings decreased and reflected lower tolls, which took effect April 1, 2013. to invest in additional infrastructure to produce natural gas and, with current low natural gas prices, infrastructure plans have been increasingly deferred or cancelled. These assets are also subject to competitive pressures from third-party and producer-owned gathering systems. Variations in Alberta Clipper earnings from the regulated allowed Supply for the marketing operations depends to a large extent on return on rate base are recovered from or refunded to shippers in the natural gas reserves and rate of drilling within the areas served the following year. The decrease in Alberta Clipper earnings were by the natural gas business. Demand is typically driven by weather- offset by the positive impact of incremental revenues from several related factors, with respect to power plant and utility customers, and small components of the Eastern Access project which were placed industrial demand. EEP’s marketing business uses third party storage into service in 2013, including the Line 5 expansion. to balance supply and demand factors. 92 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Operational and Economic Regulation Operational regulation risks relate to failing to comply with applicable operational rules and regulations from government organizations and could result in fines or operating restrictions or an overall increase in pipelines. However, despite the best efforts on the Company to mitigate economic regulation risk, there remains a risk that a regulator could overturn long-term agreements between the Company and shippers or deny the approval and permits for new projects. operating and compliance costs. Competition Regulatory scrutiny over the integrity of EEP’s assets has the EEP’s Lakehead System, the United States portion of the liquids potential to increase operating costs or limit future projects. Potential pipelines mainline, is a major crude oil export conduit from the WCSB. regulatory changes could have an impact on EEP’s future earnings Other existing competing carriers and pipeline proposals to ship and the cost related to the construction of new projects. The Company western Canadian liquids hydrocarbons to markets in the United believes operational regulation risk is mitigated by active monitoring States represent competition for the Lakehead System, including and consulting on potential regulatory requirement changes with the proposed projects expected to serve the Gulf Coast market. EEP’s respective regulators or through industry associations. The Company Mid-Continent and North Dakota systems also face competition from also develops robust response plans to regulatory changes or existing competing pipelines, proposed future pipelines and existing enforcement actions. While the Company believes the safe and and alternative gathering facilities, predominately rail. Competition reliable operation of its assets and adherence to existing regulations for EEP’s storage facilities includes large integrated oil companies is the best approach to managing operational regulatory risk, the and other midstream energy partnerships. potential remains for regulators to make unilateral decisions that could have a financial impact on EEP. Other interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines (or their affiliates) and other midstream businesses that gather, treat, EEP’s economic regulation is driven primarily through its ownership process and market natural gas or NGL represent competition of interstate oil pipelines and certain activities within its intrastate to EEP’s natural gas segment. The level of competition varies natural gas pipelines, which are regulated by the FERC or state depending on the location of the gathering, treating and processing regulators. The changing or rejecting of commercial arrangements, facilities. However, most natural gas producers and owners have including decisions by regulators on the applicable tariff structure alternate gathering, treating and processing facilities available to or changes in interpretations of existing regulations by courts or them, including those owned by competitors that are substantially regulators, could have an adverse effect on EEP’s revenues and larger than EEP. earnings. Delays in regulatory approvals could result in cost escalations and constructions delays, which also negatively impact EEP’s operations. Additionally, while EEP’s gas gathering pipelines are not currently subject to FERC rate regulation, proposals to more actively regulate intrastate gathering pipelines are currently EEP’s marketing segment has numerous competitors, including large natural gas marketing companies, marketing affiliates of pipelines, major oil and natural gas producers, independent aggregators and regional marketing companies. being considered in certain of the states in which EEP operates. Commodity Price Risk In addition, the FERC has also taken an interest in regulating gas gathering systems that connect into interstate pipelines. EEP’s gas processing business is subject to commodity price risk arising from movements in natural gas and NGL prices and The Company believes that economic regulatory risk is reduced differentials. These risks have been managed by using physical through the negotiation of long-term agreements with shippers. and financial contracts to fix the prices of natural gas and NGL. The Company also involves its legal and regulatory teams in the review Certain of these financial contracts do not qualify for cash flow of new projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations as hedge accounting; therefore, EEP’s earnings are exposed to well as in the establishment of tariffs and tolls on new and existing associated changes in the mark-to-market value of these contracts. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 93 Enbridge Income Fund The Fund has investments in three core businesses: renewable and alternative power generation (Green Power); crude oil and liquids pipeline transportation and storage (Liquids Transportation and Storage); and a 50% interest in Alliance Pipeline (Natural Gas Transmission). Within Green Power, the Fund has interests in over 500 MW of net renewable and alternative power generation capability. Liquids Transportation and Storage operates a crude oil gathering system and trunkline pipeline in southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba, connecting to Enbridge’s mainline pipeline to the United States (the Saskatchewan System). The Fund’s Liquids Transportation and Storage also includes the Canadian portion of the Bakken Expansion Program, interests in Southern Lights Pipeline, and the Hardisty Contract Terminals and Hardisty Storage Caverns located near Hardisty, Alberta. Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions In November 2014, the Fund completed the acquisition of Enbridge’s 50% interest in Alliance Pipeline US and the subscription for and purchase of Class A units of Enbridge’s subsidiaries that indirectly own the Canadian and United States segments of the Southern Lights Pipeline. The Class A units, which are non-voting and do not confer any governance or ownership rights in Southern Enbridge Income Fund Fort St. John Fort St. John Fort McMurray Fort McMurray CANADA Edmonton Edmonton Hardisty Hardisty Calgary Calgary Southern Lights Southern Lights South Prairie South Prairie Region Region Superior Superior Alliance Alliance NRGreen waste-heat power generation Liquids pipelines Gas pipelines Crude Oil Storage Wind assets Solar assets Toronto Toronto Sarnia Sarnia ChicagoChicago Manhattan Manhattan Lights Pipeline, will provide a defined cash flow stream to the Fund. Total consideration for the transaction was approximately $1.8 billion. Enbridge received on closing approximately $421 million in cash and $461 million in the form of preferred units of Enbridge Commercial Trust (ECT), a subsidiary of the Fund. Under the agreement, Enbridge provided bridge debt financing (Bridge Financing) to the Fund in the form of an $878 million long-term note payable by the Fund and bearing interest of 5.5% per annum. In November 2014, the Fund issued $1,080 million of medium-term notes with a portion of these proceeds used to fully repay the Bridge Financing to Enbridge. The Fund also issued $421 million of trust units to ENF to fund the cash component of the consideration. Enbridge applied approximately $84 million of cash to acquire additional common shares of ENF, thereby maintaining its 19.9% interest in ENF. Enbridge’s overall economic interest in the Fund was reduced from 67.3% to 66.4% upon completion of the transaction. In December 2012, the Fund acquired the Hardisty Storage Caverns, Hardisty Contract Terminals and the Greenwich, Amherstburg and Tilbury projects from Enbridge and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.2 billion, financed in part by the issuance of additional ordinary trust units of the Fund to ENF and ECT preferred units to Enbridge. ENF in turn issued additional common shares to the public and to Enbridge. Enbridge also provided Bridge Financing to the Fund for the balance of the purchase price, which was repaid in December 2012. Enbridge’s overall economic interest in the Fund was reduced from 69.2% to 67.7% upon completion of the transaction. The asset transfers described above occurred between entities under common control of Enbridge, and the intercompany gains realized by the selling entities in each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012 have been eliminated from the Consolidated Financial Statements of Enbridge. However, as these transactions involved the sale of shares and partnership units, all tax consequences have remained in consolidated earnings and resulted in charges of $157 million and $56 million in 2014 and 2012, respectively. Through these transactions, which essentially resulted in a partial monetization of the assets by Enbridge through sale to noncontrolling interests (being ENF’s public shareholders), Enbridge realized a source of funds of $323 million and $213 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2012, respectively, as presented within Financing Activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 94 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report In December 2014, Enbridge also announced a proposed transfer of Alliance Pipeline Recontracting Canadian Liquids Pipelines and certain renewable energy assets to the Fund. For further details, refer to Canadian Restructuring Plan. Results of Operations Adjusted earnings for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $125 million compared with $110 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The increase in adjusted earnings reflects the incremental earnings from Enbridge’s transfer of natural gas and diluent pipeline interests to the Fund in November 2014 as well as strong performance from the Fund’s liquids business. Partially offsetting the increase in adjusted earnings were lower wind resources across several of the Fund’s wind farms and higher interest expense associated with an increase in external debt issued in 2014 to support the acquisition of the natural gas and diluent pipeline interests. Finally, adjusted earnings were also positively impacted by higher preferred unit distributions received from the Fund. On July 15, 2013, Alliance Pipeline announced that beginning on August 15, 2013, customers could express interest in shipping on the Alliance Pipeline for periods following the December 2015 expiry of the majority of the existing contracts. Alliance Pipeline outlined the services to be offered as well as the precedent agreement process to be followed. On May 22, 2014, Alliance Canada filed an application with the NEB for regulatory approval of its new services offering and the related tolls and tariff provisions required to implement the new services. Alliance US intends to file an application with the FERC in mid-2015 regarding its new services offering. Given its unique ability to cost-effectively transport liquids-rich natural gas, and the supply growth in basins it runs through, it is expected that the Alliance Pipeline will be well-utilized for the foreseeable future as evidenced by good progress made in securing precedent agreements with shippers. As of February 2015, over 90% of total targeted capacity, a combination of receipt and full path, has been secured with an Earnings for the Fund for the year ended December 31, 2013 average contract length of almost five years. were $110 million compared with $85 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in earnings was attributable Incentive and Management Fees to earnings from crude oil storage and renewable energy assets Enbridge receives an annual base management fee for administrative acquired from Enbridge and its wholly-owned subsidiaries in and management services it provides to the Fund, plus incentive fees. December 2012. Earnings were also positively impacted by higher Incentive fees are paid to Enbridge based on cash distributions paid preferred unit distributions received from the Fund and earnings by the Fund that exceed a base distribution amount. In 2014, the from the Bakken Expansion Program, which commenced operations Company received incentive fees of $23 million (2013 – $20 million; in March 2013. Partially offsetting these sources of earnings growth 2012 – $12 million) before income taxes. Enbridge also provides was higher interest expense and a one-time charge recognized management services to ENF. No additional fee is charged to ENF in the first quarter of 2013 related to the write-off of a regulatory for these services provided the Fund is paying a fee to Enbridge. deferral balance for which recoverability is no longer probable. Business Risks Westspur Settlement The risks identified below are specific to the Fund’s three core On April 1, 2013, the Fund announced it concluded a settlement businesses: Green Power; Liquids Transportation and Storage; (the Settlement) with a group of shippers resulting in new tolls on and Alliance Pipeline. General risks that affect the entire Company the Westspur System. At the request of certain shippers that did are described under Risk Management and Financial Instruments – not execute the settlement, the NEB did not remove the interim General Business Risks. status from the historical tolls and made the new tolls interim as well. A modified agreement was subsequently entered into with Green Power substantially all of the shippers, and such shippers requested the Asset Utilization NEB make both the historical tolls and the new tolls (collectively, the Tolls) final. On February 6, 2014, the NEB ordered the Tolls final. Earnings from Green Power assets are highly dependent on weather and atmospheric conditions as well as continued operational availability The Settlement establishes a toll methodology for an initial term of these energy producing assets. While the expected energy yields of five years, with additional one year renewal terms unless otherwise for Green Power projects are predicted using long-term historical terminated. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Tolls on the Westspur System will be fixed and increased annually with reference to an data, wind and solar resources will be subject to natural variation from year to year and from season to season. Any prolonged reduction inflation index, subject to throughput remaining within a prescribed in wind or solar resources at any of the Green Power facilities could volume band close to volumes recently transported on the Westspur lead to decreased earnings for the Fund. Additionally, inefficiencies or System. The Settlement resulted in the discontinuance of rate- interruptions of Green Power facilities due to operational disturbances regulated accounting for the Westspur System and the Fund could also impact earnings. The Company may mitigate the risk of recorded an after-tax write-down of approximately $12 million operational availability by establishing Operations and Maintenance ($4 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) in the first quarter of contracts with the original equipment manufacturers that include a 2013 related to a deferred regulatory asset that will not be collected negotiated operational performance asset guarantee. The Company under the terms of the Settlement. also monitors the operational performance and reliability of the assets on a 24-hour basis. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 95 Liquids Transportation and Storage Asset Utilization to tariffs, tolls and facilities impact earnings and the success of expansion projects. Delays in regulatory approvals could result in cost escalations and construction delays. Changes in regulation, Asset utilization risk for the Fund’s liquids business shares similar including decisions by regulators on the applicable tariff structure risk characteristics to Liquids Pipelines as changing market or changes in interpretations of existing regulations by courts or fundamentals, capacity bottlenecks, including insufficient capacity regulators, could adversely affect the results of operations of the downstream on the Canadian Mainline, operational incidents, Fund and could adversely impact the timing and amount of recovery regulatory restrictions, system maintenance and increased or settlement of regulatory balances. competition can all impact the utilization of the Fund’s assets. The Fund is also exposed to throughput risk under certain tolling agreements applicable to the Saskatchewan System assets. The Company believes that economic regulatory risk is reduced through the negotiation of long-term agreements with shippers. The Company also involves its legal and regulatory teams in the review Market fundamentals, such as commodity prices and price of new projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations as differentials, weather, gasoline price and consumption, alternative energy sources and global supply disruptions, outside of the Fund’s well as in the establishment of tariffs and tolls on new and existing pipelines. However, despite the best efforts of the Company to mitigate control can impact both the supply of and demand for crude oil and economic regulation risk, there remains a risk that a regulator could other liquid hydrocarbons transported on the Saskatchewan System. overturn long-term agreements between the Company and shippers The Fund seeks to mitigate utilization risks within its control, including working with the shipper community on its tolling agreements. Additionally, volume risk is somewhat mitigated for the Westspur System due to the fact that toll surcharges or discounts will be applied should throughput increase or decrease on a sustained basis outside a pre-defined band set as defined in the agreement. Competition Liquids Transportation and Storage, including the Saskatchewan System, faces competition in pipeline transportation from other pipelines as well as other forms of transportation, most notably rail. These alternative transportation options could charge rates or provide service to locations that result in greater netbacks for shippers, thereby reducing shipments on the Saskatchewan System or resulting in pressure to reduce tolls. The Saskatchewan System’s right-of-way and expansion efforts provide a competitive advantage. Operational and Economic Regulation Operational regulation risks relate to failing to comply with applicable operational rules and regulations from government organizations and could result in fines or operating restrictions or an overall increase in operating and compliance costs. Regulatory scrutiny over the integrity of the Fund’s assets has the potential to increase operating costs or limit future projects. or deny the approval and permits for new projects. Alliance Pipeline Asset Utilization Currently, natural gas pipeline capacity out of the WCSB exceeds supply. Alliance Pipeline to date has been relatively unaffected by the excess supply environment, as substantially all of its long-term capacity contracts extend until late 2015. However, excess capacity and depressed natural gas and crude prices have led to the prospect of a reduction or deferral of investment in upstream gas development, and could negatively impact the ability of Alliance Pipeline to recontract when its newly secured contracts expire beyond 2015. Additionally, increased supply from new shale developments including the Marcellus and Utica shale plays could displace gas from the WCSB to the United States midwest, further increasing re-contracting risk. Re-contracting risk is partially mitigated as Alliance Pipeline is well-positioned to deliver incremental liquids-rich gas production from developments in the Montney, Duvernay and Bakken regions to the Aux Sable NGL fractionation plant. Alliance Pipeline is also engaged with market participants in developing new receipt facilities and services to expand its reach in transporting liquids-rich gas to premium markets. As noted above, Alliance Pipeline recontracting efforts are well advanced. Potential regulatory changes could have an impact on the Fund’s Competition future earnings and the cost related to the construction of new projects. The Company believes operational regulation risk is mitigated by active monitoring and consulting on potential regulatory requirement changes with the respective regulators or through industry associations. The Company also develops robust response plans to regulatory changes or enforcement actions. While the Company believes the safe and reliable operation of its assets and adherence to existing regulations is the best approach to managing operational regulatory risk, the potential remains for regulators to make unilateral decisions that could have a financial impact on the Fund. Alliance Pipeline faces competition for pipeline transportation services to the Chicago area from both existing and proposed pipeline projects to transport gas from existing and new gas developments throughout North America. Any new or upgraded pipelines could either allow shippers greater access to natural gas markets or offer natural gas transportation services that are more desirable than those provided by Alliance Pipeline because of location, facilities or other factors. In addition, any new or upgraded pipelines could charge tolls or rates or provide transportation services to locations that result in greater net profit for shippers, with the effect of reducing future supply for Alliance Pipeline. The ability of Alliance In relation to economic regulations, certain pipelines within Pipeline to cost-effectively transport liquids-rich gas serves to the Saskatchewan System are subject to the actions of various enhance its competitive position as evidenced by the successful regulators, including the NEB. Actions of the regulators related recontracting to date. 96 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Economic Regulation Alliance Pipeline is subject to regulation by the NEB in Canada and the FERC in the United States. If tolls, rates, or tariffs are protested, the timing and amount of recovery or refund of amounts recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position could be different from the amounts that are eventually recovered or refunded. In addition, future profitability of the entities could be negatively impacted. On a yearly basis, following consultation with shippers, Alliance Pipeline files its annual rates with the NEB and FERC for approval. Corporate Earnings (millions of Canadian dollars) Noverco Inc. (Noverco) Other Corporate Adjusted loss Noverco – changes in unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) Noverco – equity earnings adjustment Other Corporate – changes in unrealized derivative fair value loss Other Corporate – tax on intercompany gains on sale of assets Other Corporate – gain on sale of investment Other Corporate – drop down transaction costs Other Corporate – foreign tax recovery Other Corporate – impact of tax rate changes Other Corporate – asset impairment loss Other Corporate – unrealized foreign exchange loss on translation of intercompany balances, net 2014 2013 2012 43 (69) (26) (5) – (378) (157) 14 (6) – – – – 54 (82) (28) 4 – (306) – – – 4 18 (6) – 27 (57) (30) (10) (12) (22) (56) – – 29 (11) – (17) (129) Loss attributable to common shareholders (558) (314) Total adjusted loss from Corporate was $26 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with adjusted losses of $28 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $30 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. Excluding the impact of a small one-time gain on sale of an investment in the first quarter of 2013 and an equity earnings true-up adjustment also recognized in the first quarter of 2013, Noverco adjusted earnings were slightly higher in 2014 compared with 2013 and mainly reflected stronger operating earnings from Gaz Metro Limited Partnership (Gaz Metro). Higher volumes within Gaz Metro’s Quebec-based gas distribution franchise area, contributions from a full year of operations of power distribution assets acquired by Noverco in mid-2012, along with the gain on sale and equity earnings true-up adjustment noted above, drove higher Noverco adjusted earnings in 2013 compared with 2012. Adjusted loss in Corporate continued to reflect higher preference share dividends from an increase in the number of preference shares outstanding over the past two years; however, this was largely offset in 2014 by lower net Corporate segment finance costs. Corporate loss was impacted by the following adjusting items: • Noverco earnings for each period included changes in unrealized fair value gains and losses on derivative financial instruments. • Noverco earnings for 2012 included an unfavourable equity earnings adjustment related to prior periods. • Other Corporate loss for each period included changes in the unrealized fair value losses on derivative financial instruments primarily related to forward foreign exchange risk management positions. • Other Corporate loss for 2014 and 2012 were impacted by tax on intercompany gains on sales. See Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. • Other Corporate loss for 2014 included a gain on sale of an investment. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 97 • Other Corporate loss for 2014 included transaction costs associated with the proposed Canadian Liquids Pipelines financial restructuring plan, refer to Canadian Restructuring Plan and costs incurred in relation to a transaction to transfer natural gas and diluent pipeline interests to the Fund. See Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. • Other Corporate loss for 2013 and 2012 were reduced by recovery of taxes related to a historical foreign investment. • Other Corporate loss for 2013 and 2012 were impacted by tax rate changes. • Other Corporate loss for 2013 included charges related to asset impairment losses. • Other Corporate loss for 2012 included net unrealized foreign exchange loss on the translation of foreign-denominated intercompany balances. Noverco Results of Operations Noverco adjusted earnings decreased to $43 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 from $54 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Noverco adjusted earnings included returns on the Company’s preferred share investment as well as its equity earnings from Noverco’s underlying gas and power distribution investments. Excluding the impact of a small one-time gain on sale of an investment in the first quarter of 2013 and an equity earnings true-up adjustment also recognized in the first quarter of 2013, Noverco adjusted earnings were slightly higher for the year ended December 31, 2014 and reflected stronger operating earnings from Gaz Metro and higher preferred share dividend income. Noverco adjusted earnings were $54 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with $27 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increase in adjusted earnings was primarily attributable to higher volumes within Gaz Metro’s Quebec-based gas distribution franchise area, contributions from a full year of operations of power distribution assets acquired in mid-2012 and the impact of a small one-time gain on sale of an investment in the first quarter of Enbridge owns an equity interest in Noverco through ownership of 2013 together with an equity earnings true-up adjustment recognized 38.9% of its common shares and an investment in preferred shares. in the first quarter of 2013. Partially offsetting the adjusted earnings Noverco is a holding company that owns approximately 71% of increase was a lower ROE allowed by the regulator for Gaz Metro. Gaz Metro, a natural gas distribution company operating in the Noverco’s investment in power distribution operations is subject to province of Quebec with interests in subsidiary companies operating seasonality, similar to gas distribution operations, with the majority gas transmission, gas distribution and power distribution businesses of its annual earnings achieved during the colder months of the first in the province of Quebec and the state of Vermont. Noverco also quarter. This seasonal pattern heightens the effect of the earnings holds, directly and indirectly, an investment in Enbridge common increase attributable to the power distribution acquisition since the shares. In 2014, 2013 and 2012, the board of directors of Noverco 2013 results included the first quarter, whereas 2012 did not given authorized the sale of a portion of its Enbridge common share that the acquisition took place mid-year. holding to rebalance Noverco’s asset mix. Other Corporate In 2014, Noverco sold 1.3 million Enbridge common shares through a secondary offering. Unlike the 2013 and 2012 transactions discussed below, Enbridge did not receive a dividend from Noverco for its share of the net after-tax proceeds. On May 28, 2013, Noverco sold 15 million Enbridge common shares through a secondary offering. Enbridge’s share of the net after-tax proceeds of approximately Corporate also consists of the new business development activities, general corporate investments and financing costs not allocated to the business segments. Other corporate costs include dividends on preference shares as such dividends are a deduction in determining earnings attributable to common shareholders. $248 million was received as dividends from Noverco on June 4, 2013 Results of Operations and was used to pay a portion of the Company’s quarterly dividend on September 1, 2013. A portion of this dividend did not qualify for the enhanced dividend tax credit in Canada and, accordingly, was not designated as an “eligible dividend”. The dividend was a “qualified dividend” for United States tax purposes. On March 22, 2012, Noverco sold 22.5 million Enbridge common Other Corporate adjusted loss was $69 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 compared with an adjusted loss of $82 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease in adjusted loss reflected lower net Corporate segment finance costs and lower income taxes partially offset by higher preference share dividends from an increase in the number of preference shares outstanding shares through a secondary offering. Enbridge’s share of the proceeds and higher operating and administrative costs. Other Corporate adjusted loss was $82 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared with an adjusted loss of $57 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. The increased loss was attributable to dividends paid on additional preference shares issued, partially offset by lower net Corporate segment finance costs and lower operating and administrative costs. of approximately $317 million was received as a dividend from Noverco on May 18, 2012 and was used to pay a portion of the Company’s quarterly dividend on June 1, 2012. This portion of the quarterly dividend did not qualify for the enhanced dividend tax credit in Canada and, accordingly, was not designated as an “eligible dividend”. The dividend was a “qualified dividend” for United States tax purposes. A significant portion of the Company’s earnings from Noverco is in the form of dividends on its preferred share investments which are based on the yield of 10-year Government of Canada bonds plus a margin of 4.3% to 4.4%. 98 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Preference Share Issuances Since July 2011, the Company has issued 260 million preference shares for gross proceeds of approximately $6,527 million with the following characteristics. See Outstanding Share Data. (Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated) Series B5 Series D5 Series F5 Series H5 Series J5 Series L5 Series N5 Series P5 Series R5 Series 15 Series 35 Series 55 Series 75 Series 95 Series 115 Series 135 Series 155 Gross Proceeds $500 million $450 million $500 million $350 million US$200 million US$400 million $450 million $400 million $400 million US$400 million $600 million US$200 million $250 million $275 million $500 million $350 million $275 million Initial Yield 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% Dividend 1 Per Share Base Redemption Value 2 Redemption and Right to Conversion Option Date 2,3 Convert Into 3,4 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 US$1.00 US$1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 US$1.00 $1.00 US$1.10 $1.10 $1.10 $1.10 $1.10 $1.10 $25 $25 $25 $25 US$25 US$25 $25 $25 $25 US$25 $25 US$25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 June 1, 2017 March 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2018 June 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 December 1, 2018 March 1, 2019 June 1, 2019 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 December 1, 2019 March 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 Series C Series E Series G Series I Series K Series M Series O Series Q Series S Series 2 Series 4 Series 6 Series 8 Series 10 Series 12 Series 14 Series 16 1 The holder is entitled to receive a fixed, cumulative, quarterly preferential dividend per year, as declared by the Board of Directors of the Company. 2 The Company may at its option, redeem all or a portion of the outstanding Preference Shares for the Base Redemption Value per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Redemption Option Date and on every fifth anniversary thereafter. 3 The holder will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to convert their shares into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of a specified series on the Conversion Option Date and every fifth anniversary thereafter. 4 Holders will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to: $25 x (number of days in quarter/365) x (90-day Government of Canada treasury bill rate + 2.4% (Series C), 2.4% (Series E), 2.5% (Series G), 2.1% (Series I), 2.7% (Series O), 2.5% (Series Q), 2.5% (Series S), 2.4% (Series 4), 2.6% (Series 8), 2.7% (Series 10), 2.6% (Series 12), 2.7% (Series 14) or 2.7% (Series 16); or US$25 x (number of days in quarter/365) x (three-month United States Government treasury bill rate + 3.1% (Series K), 3.2% (Series M), 3.1% (Series 2) or 2.8% (Series 6)). 5 For dividends declared, see Liquidity and Capital Resources – Financing Activities. Common Share Issuance On June 24, 2014, the Company completed the issuance of 7.9 million Common Shares for gross proceeds of approximately $400 million and on July 8, 2014, issued a further 1.2 million Common Shares pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option for gross proceeds of approximately $60 million. The proceeds were used to fund the Company’s growth projects, reduce short term indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes. On April 16, 2013, the Company completed the issuance of 13 million Common Shares for gross proceeds of approximately $600 million. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 99 Following the Equity Restructuring, Enbridge and EEP announced in September 2014 a proposed drop down of Enbridge’s 66.7% interest in the United States segment of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline to EEP, which subsequently closed in January 2015. Aggregate consideration for the transaction was US$1 billion, consisting of approximately US$694 million of Class E equity units issued to Enbridge by EEP and the repayment of approximately US$306 million of indebtedness owed to Enbridge. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Alberta Clipper Drop Down. In November 2014, Enbridge finalized an agreement to transfer natural gas and diluent pipeline interest to the Fund, a transaction that provided Enbridge approximately $1.2 billion of net funding for its growth capital program. Refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Income Fund – Enbridge Income Fund Drop Down Transactions. Finally, in December 2014, Enbridge announced the Canadian Restructuring Plan which accelerates the sponsored vehicle financing strategy. The Canadian Restructuring Plan contemplates the drop down of approximately $17 billion of Enbridge’s Canadian Liquids Pipelines business and certain renewable energy assets to the Fund and is targeted to close mid-2015. For further details, refer to Canadian Restructuring Plan. In accordance with its funding plan, the Company completed the following issuances in 2014: • Corporate – $460 million of common shares; $1,400 million of preference shares; $1,530 million of medium-term notes; US$1,500 million of senior notes; • Liquids Pipelines – Southern Lights Pipeline – $352 million and US$1,061 million of private placement notes; • Gas Distribution – EGD – $730 million of medium-term notes; • Sponsored Investments – The Fund – $1,080 million of medium- term notes; MEP – US$400 million of private senior notes. Liquidity and Capital Resources The maintenance of financial strength and flexibility is fundamental to Enbridge’s growth strategy, particularly in light of the record level of capital projects currently secured or under development. Access to timely funding from capital markets could be limited by factors outside Enbridge’s control, including but not limited to financial market volatility resulting from economic and political events both inside and outside North America. To mitigate such risks, the Company actively manages financial plans and strategies to ensure it maintains sufficient liquidity to meet routine operating and future capital requirements. In the near term, the Company generally expects to utilize cash from operations and the issuance of debt, commercial paper and/or credit facility draws to fund liabilities as they become due, finance capital expenditures, fund debt retirements and pay common and preference share dividends. Furthermore, the Company targets to maintain sufficient standby liquidity to bridge fund through protracted capital markets disruptions. However, until the Canadian Restructuring Plan is complete, which is targeted for mid-2015, the Company may not access the public markets as regularly as in recent previous years. The Company has sufficient liquidity through committed credit facilities with a diversified group of banks and institutions which, if necessary, enables the Company to fund all anticipated requirements for approximately one year without accessing the capital markets. The Company’s financing plan is regularly updated to reflect evolving capital requirements and financial market conditions and identifies a variety of potential sources of debt and equity funding alternatives, including utilization of its sponsored vehicles through which it can monetize assets, with the objective of diversifying funding sources and maintaining access to low cost capital. In 2014, Enbridge continued to actively employ its sponsored vehicles to enhance its enterprise-wide funding program. Following a series of actions in 2013 by Enbridge to enhance liquidity at EEP for the next several years until its growth capital commitments are permanently funded, Enbridge took a further step in June 2014 to re-establish EEP as a cost-effective sponsored vehicle by restructuring EEP’s equity. The Equity Restructuring is expected to benefit Enbridge in the longer term by lowering EEP’s cost of capital and improving its growth outlook, thus increasing the incentive distributions to Enbridge and enhancing its ability to undertake drop down transactions and third party acquisitions. For further detail to the Equity Restructuring, refer to Sponsored Investments – Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. – Equity Restructuring. 100 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report To ensure ongoing liquidity and to mitigate the risk of capital market disruption, Enbridge also bolstered its committed bank credit facilities in 2014. In addition to ensuring adequate liquidity, the Company actively manages its bank funding sources to optimize pricing and other terms. The following table provides details of the Company’s committed credit facilities at December 31, 2014 and 2013. (millions of Canadian dollars) Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Sponsored Investments Corporate Total committed credit facilities 2 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 Maturity Dates Total Facilities Draws 1 Available 2016 2016 – 2019 2016 – 2019 2016 – 2019 300 1,008 4,531 12,772 18,611 163 943 2,745 6,223 10,074 137 65 1,786 6,549 8,537 Total Facilities 300 707 4,781 11,775 17,563 1 Includes facility draws, letters of credit and commercial paper issuances that are back-stopped by the credit facility. 2 On August 18, 2014, long-term private debt was issued for $352 million and US$1,061 million related to Southern Lights project financing. The proceeds were utilized to repay the construction credit facilities on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Excluded from December 31, 2014 total facilities above was Southern Lights project financing facilities of $28 million (2013 – $1,570 million). Included in the 2013 facilities for Southern Lights were $63 million for debt service reserve letters of credit. In addition to the committed credit facilities noted above, the Company also has $361 million (2013 – $35 million) of uncommitted demand credit facilities, of which $80 million (2013 – $17 million) was unutilized as at December 31, 2014. The Company’s net available liquidity of $9,291 million at December 31, 2014 was inclusive of $1,261 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and net of bank indebtedness of $507 million as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The Company’s credit facility agreements include standard events of default and covenant provisions whereby accelerated repayment may be required if the Company were to default on payment or violate certain covenants. As at December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants and expects to continue to comply with such covenants. Strong growth in internal cash flow, ready access to liquidity from diversified sources and a stable business model have enabled Enbridge to obtain and maintain a strong credit profile. The Company actively monitors and manages key financial metrics with the objective of sustaining investment grade credit ratings from the major credit rating agencies and ongoing access to bank funding and term debt capital on attractive terms. Key measures of financial strength that are closely managed include the ability to service debt obligations from operating cash flow and the ratio of debt to total capital. As at December 31, 2014, the Company’s debt capitalization ratio was 63.1% compared with 58.2% as at December 31, 2013. The Company invests a portion of its surplus cash in short-term investment grade instruments with creditworthy counterparties. Short-term investments were $308 million as at December 31, 2014 compared with $85 million as at December 31, 2013. Surplus cash at December 31, 2014 provides financing flexibility and will be used to fund the Company’s growth projects. There are no material restrictions on the Company’s cash with the exception of cash in trust of $47 million related to cash collateral and for specific shipper commitments. Cash and cash equivalents held by EEP and the Fund are generally not readily accessible by Enbridge until distributions are declared and paid by these entities, which occurs quarterly for EEP and monthly for the Fund. Further, cash and cash equivalents held by certain foreign subsidiaries may not be readily accessible for alternative uses by Enbridge. Excluding current maturities of long-term debt, at December 31, 2014 and 2013 the Company had a negative working capital position of $296 million and $967 million, respectively, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities. In both periods, the major contributing factor is the funding the Company’s growth capital program. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 101 Despite this negative working capital, the Company has significant net available liquidity through committed credit facilities and other sources as previously discussed, which allow the funding of liabilities as they become due. As at December 31, 2014, the net available liquidity totalled $9,291 million. In addition, it is anticipated that any current maturities of long-term debt will be refinanced upon maturity. December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Cash and cash equivalents 1 Accounts receivable and other 2 Inventory Assets held for sale 3 Bank indebtedness Short-term borrowings Accounts payable and other 4 Interest payable Environmental liabilities Working capital 1 Includes Restricted cash. 2 Includes Accounts receivable from affiliates. 3 Net of current liabilities held for sale. 4 Includes Accounts payable to affiliates. Operating Activities 2014 2013 1,308 5,745 1,148 – (507) (1,041) (6,524) (264) (161) (296) 790 5,021 1,115 17 (338) (374) (6,710) (228) (260) (967) Cash generated from operating activities was $2,547 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $3,341 million; 2012 – $2,874 million). Excluding the timing effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities, the Company has delivered a growing cash flow stream over the last two years. The Company’s cash flows from operating activities have been positively impacted in part by new Liquids Pipelines and Sponsored Investments assets placed into service over the past three years, as well as strong operating performance from the Company’s core businesses, which included higher throughput from growing crude oil supply from western Canada and higher downstream refinery demand as discussed in Performance Overview. Partially offsetting these positive factors for 2014 were higher financing costs as the Company significantly advanced its funding and liquidity strategy in support of its long-term growth plan, as well as lower common dividends paid by Noverco compared with 2013. During the year ended December 31, 2014, no common dividends were paid by Noverco, whereas in 2013 a one-time common dividend of $248 million (2012 – $317 million) was paid upon realization of a gain on the disposition of a portion of its investment in Enbridge shares. Enbridge’s operating assets and liabilities fluctuate in the normal course due to various factors including fluctuations in commodity prices and sales volumes within Energy Services and Gas Distribution, the timing of tax payments, payment of power deposits to support the Company’s growth projects, general variations in activity levels within the Company’s businesses as well as timing of cash receipts and payments. Cash Provided by Operating Activities (millions of Canadian dollars) 1 7 3 3 , 1 4 3 3 , 4 7 8 2 , 7 4 5 2 , 7 7 8 , 1 10 11 12 13 14 In 2014, the year-over-year change in cash from operating activities was impacted by an unfavourable variance of $1,312 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities, mainly attributable to fluctuations in crude oil prices in the marketing and liquids businesses during the fourth quarter resulting in lower accounts payable balances, as well as increases in natural gas prices and colder than normal weather in the gas distribution business during the first quarter which resulted in the Company accumulating a significant regulatory receivable. In 2013, the year-over-year change in cash from operating activities was impacted by a favourable variance of $251 million for changes in operating assets and liabilities, mainly attributable to higher activity in the Company’s marketing and gas distribution businesses, which had higher accounts payable balances resulting from higher purchases, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory balances. 102 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Investing Activities Cash used in investing activities was $11,891 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $9,431 million, 2012 – $6,204 million) which represents an increase on a year-over-year basis primarily due to additions to property, plant and equipment associated with the construction of the Company’s expansion initiatives as described in Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects. A summary of additions to property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows: Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Total capital expenditures 2014 2013 2012 5,914 603 678 3,269 60 10,524 4,359 533 744 2,565 34 8,235 1,926 445 933 1,886 4 5,194 Other notable investing activities during 2014, 2013 and 2012 included the funding of various investments in joint ventures, primarily the Seaway Pipeline Twinning/Extension projects and the Texas Express NGL System. Additionally, investing activities included Capital Expenditures (millions of Canadian dollars) the acquisition of interests in various projects, most notably Magic Valley and Wildcat wind farms in 2014, and Silver State North Solar Project and Pipestone and Sexsmith in 2012. Financing Activities Cash generated from financing activities was $9,770 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $5,070 million, 2012 – $4,395 million). The cash inflow from financing activities has increased over the 2012 to 2014 time frame as the Company executed its funding and liquidity strategy in support of its long-term growth plan. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company increased its overall debt by $9,000 million (2013 – $3,392 million, 2012 – $1,795 million). The most significant contributor of the increase was the issuance of medium-term and senior notes, net of repayments, of $5,573 million during 2014 (2013 – $2,185 million, 2012 – $1,850 million) and the securement of additional credit facilities together with increased draws on such facilities and commercial paper, net of repayments, of $2,693 million during 2014 (2013 – $1,557 million, 2012 – $307 million of net repayments). Furthermore, the Company issued preference shares during 2014 for net proceeds of $1,365 million (2013 – $1,428 million, 2012 – $2,634 million), as well as common shares for net proceeds of $478 million (2013 – $628 million, 2012 – $465 million). The additional preference and common shares outstanding during the year together with an 11% increase in the common share dividend rate, gave rise to an increase in dividends paid in 2014 compared with 2013 and 2012. Financing activities also included transactions between the Company’s Sponsored Investments and their public unitholders, also referred to as noncontrolling interests. During 2014, EEP, MEP and the Fund made distributions, net of contributions, of $79 million. During 2013 and 2012, sponsored vehicles received contributions, net of distributions, of $474 million and $191 million, primarily as a result of their equity issuances to the public. 4 2 5 0 1 , 5 3 2 8 , 4 9 ,1 5 12 13 14 ■ Liquids Pipelines ■ Gas Distribution ■ Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services ■ Sponsored Investments ■ Corporate Management’s Discussion & Analysis 103 Participants in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan receive a 2% discount on the purchase of common shares with reinvested dividends. For the year ended December 31, 2014, dividends declared were $1,177 million (2013 – $1,035 million), of which $749 million (2013 – $674 million) were paid in cash and reflected in financing activities. The remaining $428 million (2013 – $361 million) of dividends declared were reinvested pursuant to the plan and resulted in the issuance of common shares rather than a cash payment. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, 36.4% and 34.9%, respectively, of total dividends declared were reinvested. On December 3, 2014, the Enbridge Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends. All dividends are payable on March 1, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 16, 2015. Common Shares Preference Shares, Series A Preference Shares, Series B Preference Shares, Series D Preference Shares, Series F Preference Shares, Series H Preference Shares, Series J Preference Shares, Series L Preference Shares, Series N Preference Shares, Series P Preference Shares, Series R Preference Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares, Series 3 Preference Shares, Series 5 Preference Shares, Series 7 Preference Shares, Series 9 Preference Shares, Series 11 Preference Shares, Series 13 Preference Shares, Series 15 Contractual Obligations $0.46500 $0.34375 $0.25000 $0.25000 $0.25000 $0.25000 US$0.25000 US$0.25000 $0.25000 $0.25000 $0.25000 US$0.25000 $0.25000 US$0.27500 $0.27500 $0.27500 $0.27500 $0.27500 $0.27500 Payments due under contractual obligations over the next five years and thereafter are as follows: (millions of Canadian dollars) Long-term debt 1 Capital and operating leases Long-term contracts Pension obligations 2 Total contractual obligations Total 35,457 1,250 15,065 109 51,881 Less than 1 year 1 – 3 years 3 – 5 years 2,043 120 5,965 109 8,237 4,263 222 3,026 – 7,511 2,817 128 1,952 – 4,897 After 5 years 26,334 780 4,122 – 31,236 1 Excludes interest. Changes to the planned funding requirements are dependent on the terms of any debt refinancing agreements. 2 Assumes only required payments will be made into the pension plans in 2015. Contributions are made in accordance with independent actuarial valuations as at December 31, 2014. Contributions, including discretionary payments, may vary pending future benefit design and asset performance. 104 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Capital Expenditure Commitments The Company has signed contracts for the purchase of services, pipe and other materials totalling $4,401 million which are expected to be paid over the next five years. Contingencies United States Legal and Regulatory Proceedings A number of United States governmental agencies and regulators have initiated investigations into the Line 6B crude oil release. Approximately seven actions or claims are pending against Enbridge, EEP or their affiliates in United States federal and state courts in to reasonably estimate the final penalty which might be incurred or to reasonably estimate a range of outcomes at this time. Injunctive relief is likely to include further measures directed toward enhancing spill prevention, leak detection and emergency response to environmental events. The cost of compliance with such measures could be significant. Discussions with governmental agencies regarding fines, penalties and injunctive relief are ongoing. One claim related to Line 6A crude oil release has been filed against Enbridge, EEP or their affiliates by the State of Illinois in the Illinois state court in connection with this crude oil release, and the parties are currently operating under an agreed interim order. connection with the Line 6B crude oil release, including direct actions Tax Matters and actions seeking class status. Based on the current status of these cases, the Company does not expect the outcome of these actions to be material. At December 31, 2014, included in EEP’s estimated costs related to the Line 6B crude oil release is US$48 million in fines and penalties. Of this amount, US$3.7 million related to civil penalties assessed by the PHMSA, which EEP paid during the third quarter of 2012. The total also included an amount of US$40 million related to civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. While no final fine or penalty Enbridge and its subsidiaries maintain tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions. While fully supportable in the Company’s view, these tax positions, if challenged by tax authorities, may not be fully sustained on review. Other Litigation The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various other legal and regulatory actions and proceedings which arise in the normal has been assessed or agreed to date, EEP believes that, based course of business, including interventions in regulatory proceedings on the best information available at this time, the US$40 million and challenges to regulatory approvals and permits by special interest represents an estimate of the minimum amount which may be groups. While the final outcome of such actions and proceedings assessed, excluding costs of injunctive relief that may be agreed cannot be predicted with certainty, Management believes that the to with the relevant governmental agencies. Given the complexity resolution of such actions and proceedings will not have a material of settlement negotiations, which EEP expects will continue, and impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results the limited information available to assess the matter, EEP is unable of operations. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 105 Outstanding Share Data 1 Preference Shares Preference Shares, Series A Preference Shares, Series B Preference Shares, Series D Preference Shares, Series F Preference Shares, Series H Preference Shares, Series J Preference Shares, Series L Preference Shares, Series N Preference Shares, Series P Preference Shares, Series R Preference Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares, Series 3 Preference Shares, Series 5 Preference Shares, Series 7 Preference Shares, Series 9 Preference Shares, Series 11 Preference Shares, Series 13 Preference Shares, Series 15 Common Shares Common Shares – issued and outstanding (voting equity shares) Stock Options – issued and outstanding (18,239,010 vested) 1 Outstanding share data information is provided as at February 9, 2015. Number Conversion Option Date 2,3 Redemption and Right to Convert Into 3 5,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 14,000,000 8,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 24,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 20,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 – June 1, 2017 March 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2018 June 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 December 1, 2018 March 1, 2019 June 1, 2019 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 December 1, 2019 March 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 – Series C Series E Series G Series I Series K Series M Series O Series Q Series S Series 2 Series 4 Series 6 Series 8 Series 10 Series 12 Series 14 Series 16 Number 852,086,414 35,241,492 2 All preference shares are non-voting equity shares. Preference Shares, Series A may be redeemed any time at the Company’s option. For all other series of Preference Shares, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or a portion of the outstanding Preference Shares for the Base Redemption Value per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Redemption Option Date and on every fifth anniversary thereafter. 3 The holder will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to convert their shares into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of a specified series on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion Option Date and every fifth anniversary thereafter at an ascribed issue price equal to the Base Redemption Value. 106 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Quarterly Financial Information 2014 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total (millions of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) Revenues Earnings attributable to common shareholders Earnings per common share Diluted earnings per common share Dividends paid per common share EGD – warmer/(colder) than normal weather Changes in unrealized derivative fair value (gains)/loss 10,521 10,026 390 0.48 0.47 756 0.92 0.91 8,297 (80) (0.10) (0.10) 8,797 88 0.11 0.10 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500 0.3500 (33) 190 (4) (430) 2 396 (1) 164 37,641 1,154 1.39 1.37 1.40 (36) 320 2013 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total (millions of Canadian dollars, except for per share amounts) Revenues Earnings attributable to common shareholders Earnings per common share Diluted earnings per common share Dividends paid per common share EGD – warmer/(colder) than normal weather Changes in unrealized derivative fair value (gains)/loss 7,897 250 0.32 0.31 7,730 42 0.05 0.05 8,998 421 0.52 0.51 8,293 (267) (0.33) (0.33) 0.3150 0.3150 0.3150 0.3150 6 207 (2) 246 – (223) (13) 613 32,918 446 0.55 0.55 1.26 (9) 843 Several factors impact comparability of the Company’s financial results on a quarterly basis, including, but not limited to, seasonality in the Company’s gas distribution businesses, fluctuations in market prices such as foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, disposals of investments or assets and the timing of in-service dates of new projects. A significant part of the Company’s revenues are generated from its energy services operations. Revenues from these operations depend on activity levels, which vary from year to year depending on market conditions and commodity prices. Commodity prices do not directly impact earnings since these earnings reflect a margin or percentage of revenues that depends more on differences in commodity prices between locations and points in time than on the absolute level of prices. EGD and the Company’s other gas distribution businesses are subject to seasonal demand. A significant portion of gas distribution customers use natural gas for space heating; therefore, volumes delivered and resulting revenues and earnings typically increase during the winter months of the first and fourth quarters of any given year. Revenues generated by EGD and other gas distribution businesses also vary from quarter-to-quarter with fluctuations in the price of natural gas, although earnings remain neutral due to the flow-through nature of these costs. The Company actively manages its exposure to market risks including, but not limited to, commodity prices and foreign exchange rates. To the extent derivative instruments used to manage these risks are non-qualifying for the purposes of applying hedge accounting, changes in unrealized fair value gains and losses on these instruments will impact earnings. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 107 In addition to the impacts of weather in EGD’s franchise area and Finally, the Company is in the midst of a substantial growth changes in unrealized gains and losses outlined above, significant capital program and the timing of construction and completion of items impacted the consolidated quarterly earnings included: growth projects may impact the comparability of quarterly results. • Included in the fourth quarter of 2014 was the tax impact of an asset transfer between entities under common control of Enbridge. The intercompany gain realized by the selling entity has been eliminated from the Consolidated Financial Statements of Enbridge. However, as the transaction involved sale of partnership units, the tax consequences has remained in consolidated earnings and resulted in a charge of $157 million. • Included in first and fourth quarter earnings for 2014 were $43 million and $14 million after-tax gain on the disposal of non-core Offshore assets. Earnings in the first quarter of 2014 also included a $14 million after-tax gain on the sale of an Alternative and Emerging Technologies investment within the Corporate segment. • Included in earnings is the Company’s share of after-tax leak remediation costs associated with the Line 6B crude oil release. Remediation costs of $5 million and $12 million were recognized in the second and third quarters of 2014; and $24 million, $6 million, $5 million and $9 million were recognized in the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2013. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recognized an out-of-period adjustment of $5 million to reduce Enbridge’s share of leak remediation costs recognized in the third quarter of 2014. Earnings also included insurance recoveries associated with the Line 6B crude oil release of $6 million in the second quarter of 2013. • Included in earnings are after-tax costs of $4 million in the third quarter of 2014 as well as $40 million, $13 million and $3 million incurred respectively in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2013, in connection with the Line 37 crude oil release which occurred in June 2013. Earnings also reflected insurance recoveries associated with the Line 37 crude oil release of $4 million recognized in the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2014, respectively. The Company’s capital expansion initiatives, including construction commencement and in-service dates, are described in Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects and Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development. Related Party Transactions Other than the drop down transactions between Enbridge and its sponsored vehicles previously mentioned, all related party transactions are undertaken in the normal course of business and, unless otherwise noted, are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties. Vector, a joint venture, contracts the services of Enbridge to operate the pipeline. Amounts for these services, which are charged at cost in accordance with service agreements, were $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $6 million; 2012 – $6 million). Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Distribution, Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services and Sponsored Investment have committed and uncommitted transportation arrangements with several joint venture affiliates that are accounted for using the equity method. Total amounts charged to the Company for transportation services for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $256 million (2013 – $222 million; 2012 – $127 million). Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Distribution and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services made natural gas and NGL purchases of $315 million (2013 – $99 million; 2012 – $15 million) from several joint venture affiliates during the year ended December 31, 2014 Natural gas sales of $58 million (2013 – $10 million; 2012 – $7 million) were made by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services to several joint venture affiliates during the year ended December 31, 2014. Amounts receivable from affiliates include a series of loans to Vector totalling $183 million (2013 – $181 million), included in Deferred amounts and other assets, which require quarterly interest payments at annual interest rates from 4% to 8%. 108 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Risk Management and Financial Instruments Market Risk The Company’s earnings, cash flows and other comprehensive income (OCI) are subject to movements in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices and the Company’s share price (collectively, market risk). Formal risk management policies, The Company’s earnings and cash flows are also exposed to variability in longer term interest rates ahead of anticipated fixed rate debt issuances. Forward starting interest rate swaps are used to hedge against the effect of future interest rate movements. The Company has implemented a program to significantly mitigate its exposure to long-term interest rate variability on select forecast term debt issuances through 2019 via execution of floating to fixed interest rate swaps with an average swap rate of 4.1%. processes and systems have been designed to mitigate these risks. The Company also monitors its debt portfolio mix of fixed and The following summarizes the types of market risks to which the Company is exposed and the risk management instruments used to mitigate them. The Company uses a combination of qualifying and non-qualifying derivative instruments to manage the risks noted below. Foreign Exchange Risk variable rate debt instruments to maintain a consolidated portfolio of debt within its Board of Directors approved policy limit of a maximum of 25% floating rate debt as a percentage of total debt outstanding. The Company uses primarily qualifying derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk. Commodity Price Risk The Company generates certain revenues, incurs expense and holds a number of investments and subsidiaries that are denominated in currencies other than Canadian dollars. As a result, the Company’s earnings, cash flows and OCI are exposed to fluctuations resulting from foreign exchange rate variability. The Company’s earnings and cash flows are exposed to changes in commodity prices as a result of ownership interests in certain assets and investments, as well as through the activities of its energy services subsidiaries. These commodities include natural gas, crude oil, power and NGL. The Company employs financial derivative instruments to fix a portion of the variable price exposures that arise from physical The Company has implemented a policy whereby, at a minimum, transactions involving these commodities. The Company uses it hedges a level of foreign currency denominated earnings exposures primarily non-qualifying derivative instruments to manage commodity over a five year forecast horizon. A combination of qualifying and price risk. non-qualifying derivative instruments is used to hedge anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expense, and to manage Equity Price Risk variability in cash flows. The Company hedges certain net investments Equity price risk is the risk of earnings fluctuations due to changes in United States dollar denominated investments and subsidiaries in the Company’s share price. The Company has exposure to its using foreign currency derivatives and United States dollar own common share price through the issuance of various forms denominated debt. Interest Rate Risk of stock-based compensation, which affect earnings through revaluation of the outstanding units every period. The Company uses equity derivatives to manage the earnings volatility derived The Company’s earnings and cash flows are exposed to short-term from one form of stock-based compensation, restricted stock units. interest rate variability due to the regular repricing of its variable rate The Company uses a combination of qualifying and non-qualifying debt, primarily commercial paper. Pay fixed-receive floating interest derivative instruments to manage equity price risk. rate swaps and options are used to hedge against the effect of future interest rate movements. The Company has implemented a program to significantly mitigate the impact of short-term interest rate volatility on interest expense through 2019 via execution of floating to fixed interest rate swaps with an average swap rate of 2.1%. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 109 The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s consolidated earnings and consolidated comprehensive income, before the effect of income taxes. Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Amount of unrealized gains/(loss) recognized in OCI Cash flow hedges Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Net investment hedges Foreign exchange contracts Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to earnings (effective portion) Foreign exchange contracts1 Interest rate contracts 2 Commodity contracts3 Other contracts4 Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) Interest rate contracts2 Commodity contracts3 Amount of gains/(loss) from non-qualifying derivatives included in earnings Foreign exchange contracts1 Interest rate contracts2 Commodity contracts3 Other contracts4 2014 2013 2012 8 (1,086) 50 13 (113) (1,128) 8 101 4 (7) 106 216 (6) 210 (936) 4 1,031 7 106 56 814 (9) (2) (81) 778 (8) 107 1 – 100 51 (3) 48 (738) (10) (496) (3) (1,247) (12) (46) 52 (3) 1 (8) 1 (1) (3) 2 (1) 23 (3) 20 120 (2) (765) (2) (649) 1 Reported within Transportation and other services revenues and Other income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 2 Reported within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 3 Reported within Transportation and other services revenues, Commodity costs and Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 4 Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Liquidity Risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations, including commitments and guarantees, as they become due. In order to manage this risk, the Company forecasts cash requirements over a 12 month rolling time period to determine whether sufficient funds will be available. The Company’s primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are funds generated from operations, the issuance of commercial paper and draws under committed credit facilities and long-term debt, which includes debentures and medium-term notes. The Company maintains current shelf prospectuses with securities regulators, which enables, subject to market conditions, ready access to either the Canadian or United States public capital markets. However, until the Canadian Restructuring Plan is complete, which is targeted for mid-2015, the Company may not access the public markets as regularly as recent previous years. The Company has sufficient liquidity through committed credit facilities with a diversified group of banks and institutions which, if necessary, enables the Company to fund all anticipated requirements for approximately one year without accessing the capital markets. The Company is in compliance with all the terms and conditions of its committed credit facilities as at December 31, 2014. As a result, all credit facilities are available to the Company and the banks are obligated to fund and have been funding the Company under the terms of the facilities. 110 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Credit Risk General Business Risks Entering into derivative financial instruments may result in exposure Strategic and Commercial Risks to credit risk. Credit risk arises from the possibility that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations. In order to mitigate this risk, Public Opinion the Company enters into risk management transactions primarily Public opinion or reputation risk is the risk of negative impacts on with institutions that possess investment grade credit ratings. the Company’s business, operations or financial condition resulting Credit risk relating to derivative counterparties is mitigated by credit from changes in the Company’s reputation with stakeholders, special exposure limits and contractual requirements, frequent assessment interest groups, political leadership, the media or other entities. of counterparty credit ratings and netting arrangements. Public opinion may be influenced by certain media and special interest The Company generally has a policy of entering into individual International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. agreements, or other similar derivative agreements, with the majority of its derivative counterparties. These agreements provide for the net settlement of derivative instruments outstanding with specific counterparties in the groups’ negative portrayal of the industry in which Enbridge operates as well as their opposition to development projects, such as Northern Gateway. Potential impacts of a negative public opinion may include loss of business, delays in project execution, legal action, increased regulatory oversight or delays in regulatory approval and higher costs. event of bankruptcy or other significant credit event, and would reduce Reputation risk often arises as a consequence of some other risk the Company’s credit risk exposure on derivative asset positions event, such as in connection with operational, regulatory or legal outstanding with the counterparties in these particular circumstances. risks. Therefore, reputation risk cannot be managed in isolation from Credit risk also arises from trade and other long-term receivables, and is mitigated through credit exposure limits and contractual other risks. The Company manages reputation risk by: • having health, safety and environment management systems in requirements, assessment of credit ratings and netting arrangements. place, as well as policies, programs and practices for conducting Within Gas Distribution, credit risk is mitigated by the large and safe and environmentally sound operations with an emphasis on diversified customer base and the ability to recover an estimate for the prevention of any incidents; doubtful accounts through the ratemaking process. The Company actively monitors the financial strength of large industrial customers and, in select cases, has obtained additional security to minimize • having formal risk management policies, procedures and systems in place to identify, assess and mitigate risks to the Company; the risk of default on receivables. Generally, the Company classifies • operating to the highest ethical standards, with integrity, and provides for receivables older than 30 days as past due. honesty and transparency, and maintaining positive relationships The maximum exposure to credit risk related to non-derivative with customers, investors, employees, partners, regulators and financial assets is their carrying value. other stakeholders; Fair Value Measurements The Company uses the most observable inputs available to estimate the fair value of its derivatives. When possible, the Company estimates the fair value of its derivatives based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company uses estimates from third party brokers. For non-exchange traded derivatives classified in Levels 2 and 3, the Company uses standard valuation techniques to calculate the estimated fair value. These • having strong corporate governance practices, including a Statement on Business Conduct, which requires all employees to certify their compliance with Company policy on an annual basis, and whistleblower procedures, which allow employees to report suspected ethical concerns on a confidential and anonymous basis; and • pursuing socially responsible operations as a longer-term corporate strategy (implemented through the Company’s methods include discounted cash flows for forwards and swaps CSR Policy, Climate Change Policy, Aboriginal and and Black-Scholes-Merton pricing models for options. Depending Native American Policy and the Neutral Footprint Initiative). on the type of derivative and nature of the underlying risk, the Company uses observable market prices (interest, foreign exchange, commodity and share) and volatility as primary inputs to these valuation techniques. Finally, the Company considers its own credit default swap spread, as well as the credit default swap spreads associated with its counterparties, in its estimation of fair value. The Company’s actions noted above are the key mitigation action against negative public opinion; however, the public opinion risk can not be mitigated solely by the Company’s individual actions. The Company actively works with other stakeholders in the industry to collaborate and work closely with government and Aboriginal communities to enhance the public opinion of the Company, as well as the industry in which it operates. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 111 Project Execution Planning and Investment Analysis As the Company increases its slate of growth projects, it continues The Company evaluates expansion projects, acquisitions and to focus on completing projects safely, on-time and on-budget. divestitures on an ongoing basis. Planning and investment analysis However, the Company faces the challenge of scaling the business is highly dependent on accurate forecasting assumptions and to manage an unprecedented number of commercially secured to the extent that these assumptions do not materialize, financial growth projects. The Company’s ability to successfully execute performance may be lower or more volatile than expected. Volatility the development of its organic growth projects may be influenced and unpredictability in the economy, both locally and globally, change by capital constraints, third-party opposition, changes in shipper in cost estimates, project scoping and risk assessment could result support over time, delays in or changes to government and regulatory in a loss in profits for the Company. Large scale acquisitions may approvals, cost escalations, construction delays, inadequate involve significant pricing and integration risk. resources, in-service delays and increasing complexity of projects (collectively, Execution Risk). The planning and investment analysis process involves all levels of management and Board of Directors’ review to ensure alignment Early stage project risks include right-of-way procurement, special across the Company. A centralized corporate development interest group opposition, Crown consultation and environmental group rigorously evaluates all major investment proposals with and regulatory permitting. Cost escalations or missed in-service consistent due diligence processes, including a thorough review dates on future projects may impact future earnings and cash flows of the asset quality, systems and financial performance of the and may hinder the Company’s ability to secure future projects. assets being assessed. Construction delays due to regulatory delays, third-party opposition, contractor or supplier non-performance and weather conditions may Human Resources impact project development. The Company strives to be an industry leader in project execution through Major Projects and through this group the Company aims to mitigate project execution risk. Major Projects is centralized and has a clearly defined governance structure and process for all major projects, with dedicated resources organized to lead and execute each major project. Like many other companies in the energy sector, Enbridge faces a risk that it will be unable to attract and retain the necessary skilled people resources to fulfill its growth plan. Factors that could impact Enbridge’s ability to secure these resources include labour shortages and the shortage of technically skilled workers; rates of retirement and turnover and the ability to successfully transfer knowledge; and retaining Enbridge’s reputation as a great employer. As the Company continues through a sustained period of growth, attracting and Capital constraints and cost escalation risks are mitigated through retaining adequate personnel who adhere to Enbridge’s values structuring of commercial agreements, typically where shippers will be critical to achieving the Company’s growth plan. retain complete or a share of capital cost excess. Detailed cost tracking and centralized purchasing is used on all major projects to Operational and Economic Regulation facilitate optimum pricing and service terms. Strategic relationships Many of the Company’s operations are regulated and are subject to have been developed with suppliers and contractors and those both operational and economic regulatory risk. The nature and degree selected are chosen based on the Company’s strict adherence to of regulation and legislation affecting energy companies in Canada safety including robust safety standards embedded in contracts and the United States has changed significantly in past years and with suppliers. The Company has assessed work volumes for the there is no assurance that further substantial changes will not occur. next several years across its major projects to optimize the expected costs, supply of services, material and labour to execute the projects. Underpinning this approach is Major Project’s Project Lifecycle Gating Control tool which helps to ensure schedule, cost, safety and quality objectives are on track and met for each stage of a project’s development and construction. Operational regulation risks relate to failing to comply with applicable operational rules and regulations from government organizations and could result in fines or operating restrictions or an overall increase in operating and compliance costs. Regulatory scrutiny over the Company’s assets has the potential to increase operating costs or limit future projects. Potential regulatory changes could have an Consultations with regulators are held in-advance of project impact on the Company’s future earnings and the cost related to construction to enhance understanding of project rationale and the construction of new projects. The Company believes operational ensure applications are compliant and robust, while at all times regulation risk is mitigated by active monitoring and consulting maintaining a strong focus on integrity and public safety. The on potential regulatory requirement changes with the respective Company also actively involves its legal and regulatory teams to regulators or through industry associations. The Company also work closely with Major Projects to engage in open dialogue with develops robust response plans to regulatory changes or enforcement government agencies, regulators, land owners, Aboriginal groups actions. While the Company believes the safe and reliable operation and special interest groups to identify and develop appropriate of its assets and adherence to existing regulations is the best responses to their concerns regarding the Company’s projects. approach to managing operational regulatory risk, the potential remains for regulators to make unilateral decisions that could have a financial impact on the Company. 112 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report The Company’s also faces economic regulatory risk. Broadly defined, The Company maintains comprehensive insurance coverage for economic regulation risk is the risk regulators or other government its subsidiaries and affiliates that it renews annually. The insurance entities change or reject proposed or existing commercial program includes coverage for commercial liability that is considered arrangements including permits and regulatory approvals for new customary for its industry and includes coverage for environmental projects. The changing or rejecting of commercial arrangements, incidents. The total insurance coverage will be allocated on an equitable including decisions by regulators on the applicable tariff structure basis in the unlikely event multiple insurable incidents exceeding or changes in interpretations of existing regulations by courts or the Company’s coverage limits are experienced by Enbridge and two regulators, could have an adverse effect on the Company’s revenues Enbridge subsidiaries covered by the same policy within the same and earnings. Delays in regulatory approvals could result in cost insurance period. escalations and constructions delays, which also negatively impact the Company’s operations. Public, Worker and Contractor Safety The Company believes that economic regulatory risk is reduced through the negotiation of long-term agreements with shippers that govern the majority of its operations. The Company also involves its legal and regulatory teams in the review of new projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations as well as in the establishment of tariffs and tolls for these assets. Enbridge retains dedicated professional staff and maintains strong relationships with customers, Several of the Company’s pipeline systems run adjacent to populated areas and a major incident could result in injury to members of the public. A public safety incident could result in reputational damage to the Company, material repair costs or increased costs of operating and insuring the Company’s assets. In addition, given the natural hazards inherent in Enbridge’s operations, its workers and contractors are subject to personal safety risks. intervenors and regulators to help minimize economic regulation Safety and operational reliability are the most important priorities at risk. However, despite the best efforts on the Company to mitigate Enbridge. Enbridge’s mitigation efforts to reduce the likelihood and economic regulation risk, there remains a risk that a regulator could severity of a public safety incident are executed primarily through overturn long-term agreements between the Company and shippers its ORM Plan and emergency response preparedness, as described or deny the approval and permits for new projects. above in Environmental Incident. The Company also actively engages Operational Risks Environmental Incident An environmental incident could have lasting reputational impacts to Enbridge and could impact its ability to work with various stakeholders. In addition to the cost of remediation activities (to the stakeholders through public safety awareness activities to ensure the public is aware of potential hazards and understands the appropriate actions to take in the event of an emergency. Enbridge also actively engages first responders through education programs that endeavour to equip first responders with the skills and tools to safely and effectively respond to a potential incident. extent not covered by insurance), environmental incidents may lead Finally, Enbridge believes in a safety culture where safety incidents to an increased cost of operating and insuring the Company’s assets, are not tolerated by employees and contractors and has established thereby negatively impacting earnings. The Company mitigates risk a target of zero incidents. For employees, safety objectives have of environmental incidents through its ORM Plan, which broadly been incorporated across all levels of the Company and are included aims to position Enbridge as the industry leader for system integrity, as part of an employee’s compensation measures. Contractors are environmental and safety programs. Mitigation efforts continue to chosen following a rigorous selection process that includes a strict focus on efforts to reduce the likelihood of an environmental incident. adherence to Enbridge’s safety culture. Under the umbrella of the ORM Plan the Company has continued its maintenance, excavation and repair program which is supported by Service Interruption Incident operating and capital budgets for pipeline integrity. The Company’s A service interruption due to a major power disruption or curtailment $7.5 billion L3R Program, the largest project in the Company’s history, on commodity supply could have a significant impact on the is a further commitment by the Company to its key strategic priority Company’s ability to operate its assets and negatively impact of safety and operational reliability. Once it is completed, the L3R future earnings, relationships with stakeholders and the Company’s Program will provide a major enhancement to Enbridge’s mainline system by replacing most segments of the Line 3 pipeline with the reputation. Specifically, for Gas Distribution, any prolonged interruptions would ultimately impact gas distribution customers. latest high-strength steel and coating. Service interruptions that impact the Company’s crude oil Although the Company believes its integrated management system, plans and processes mitigate the risk of environmental incidents, there remains a chance that an environmental incident could occur. The ORM plan also seeks to mitigate the severity of a potential environmental incident through continued process improvements and enhancements in leak detection processes and alarm analysis procedures. The Company has also invested significant resources to enhance its emergency response plans, operator training and landowner education programs to address any potential environmental incident. transportation services can negatively impact shippers’ operations and earnings as they are dependent on Enbridge services to move their product to market or fulfill their own contractual arrangements. The Company mitigates service interruption risk through its diversified sources of supply, storage withdrawal flexibility, backup power systems, critical parts inventory and redundancies for critical equipment. Specifically for Gas Distribution, the GTA reinforcement project, which is expected to be completed in late 2015, will be a key mitigation as the project will provide significant diversification of gas supply to EGD’s distribution network and will further reduce the likelihood of a service interruption incident. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 113 Information Technology Security or Systems Incident focused on particular project impacts, the Company and others The Company’s infrastructure, applications and data are becoming more integrated, creating an increased risk that failure in one system could lead to a failure of another system. There is also increasing in the energy and pipeline businesses are facing opposition from organizations opposed to oil sands development and shipment of production from oil sands regions. industry-wide cyber-attacking activity targeting industrial control The Company works proactively with special interest groups and systems and intellectual property. A successful cyber-attack could non-governmental organizations to identify and develop appropriate lead to unavailability, disruption or loss of key functionalities within responses to their concerns regarding its projects. The Company the Company’s industrial control systems which could impact is investing significant resources in these areas. Its CSR program pipeline operations. A successful cyber-attack could also lead to also reports on the Company’s responsiveness to environmental a large scale data breach resulting in unauthorized disclosure, and community issues. Refer to Enbridge’s annual CSR Report, corruption or loss of sensitive company or customer information. The Company has implemented a comprehensive security strategy that includes a security policy and standards framework, defined available online at csr.enbridge.com for further details regarding the CSR program. Unless otherwise specifically stated, none of the information contained on, or connected to, the Enbridge website governance and oversight, layered access controls, continuous is incorporated by reference in, or otherwise part of this MD&A. monitoring, infrastructure and network security and threat detection and incident response through a security operations centre. The Company’s information technology security operations are consolidated under one leadership structure to increase consistency and compliance with the Company’s security requirements across business segments. Business Environment Risks Aboriginal Relations Canadian judicial decisions have recognized that Aboriginal rights and treaty rights exist in proximity to the Company’s operations and future project developments. The courts have also confirmed that the Crown has a duty to consult with Aboriginal people when its decisions or actions may adversely affect Aboriginal rights and interests or treaty rights. Crown consultation has the potential to delay regulatory approval processes and construction, which may affect project economics. In some cases, respecting Aboriginal rights may mean regulatory approval is denied or the conditions in the approval make a project economically challenging. Critical Accounting Estimates The following critical accounting estimates discussed below have an impact across the various segments of the Company. Depreciation Depreciation of property, plant and equipment, the Company’s largest asset with a net book value at December 31, 2014 of $53,830 million (2013 – $42,279 million), or 73.9% of total assets, is generally provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated service lives of the assets commencing when the asset is placed in service. When it is determined that the estimated service life of an asset no longer reflects the expected remaining period of benefit, prospective changes are made to the estimated service life. Estimates of useful lives are based on third party engineering studies, experience and/or industry practice. There are a number of assumptions inherent in estimating the service lives of the Company’s assets including the level of development, exploration, drilling, reserves and production of crude oil and natural gas in the supply areas served by the Company’s Given this environment and the breadth of relationships across pipelines as well as the demand for crude oil and natural gas and the the Company’s geographic span, Enbridge has implemented an integrity of the Company’s systems. Changes in these assumptions Aboriginal and Native American Policy. This Policy promotes the could result in adjustments to the estimated service lives, which could achievement of participative and mutually beneficial relationships with result in material changes to depreciation expense in future periods in Aboriginal and Native American groups affected by the Company’s any of the Company’s business segments. For certain rate-regulated projects and operations. Specifically, the Policy sets out principles operations, depreciation rates are approved by the regulator and the governing the Company’s relationships with Aboriginal and Native regulator may require periodic studies or technical updates on useful American people and makes commitments to work with Aboriginal lives which may change depreciation rates. people and Native Americans so they may realize benefits from the Company’s projects and operations. Notwithstanding the Company’s Asset Impairment efforts to this end, the issues are complex and the impact of The Company evaluates the recoverability of its property, plant Aboriginal and Native American relations on Enbridge’s operations and equipment when events or circumstances such as economic and development initiatives is uncertain. Special Interest Groups including Non-Governmental Organizations obsolescence, business climate, legal or regulatory changes or other factors indicate it may not recover the carrying amount of the assets. The Company continually monitors its businesses, the market and business environments to identify indicators that could suggest an The Company is exposed to the risk of higher costs, delays or even asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized project cancellations due to increasing pressure on governments when the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value as and regulators by special interest groups, including non-governmental determined by quoted market prices in active markets or present organizations. Recent judicial decisions have increased the ability value techniques. The determination of the fair value using present of special interest groups to make claims and oppose projects in value techniques requires the use of projections and assumptions regulatory and legal forums. In addition to issues raised by groups regarding future cash flows and weighted average cost of capital. 114 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Any changes to these projections and assumptions could result in revisions to the evaluation of the recoverability of the property, plant and equipment and the recognition of an impairment loss in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities Certain of the Company’s businesses are subject to regulation by various authorities, including but not limited to, the NEB, the FERC, the AER and the OEB. Regulatory bodies exercise statutory authority over matters such as construction, rates and ratemaking and agreements with customers. To recognize the economic effects of the actions of the regulator, the timing of recognition of certain revenues and expense in operations may differ from that otherwise expected under U.S. GAAP for non rate-regulated entities. Also, the Company records regulatory assets and liabilities to recognize the economic effects of the actions of the regulator. Regulatory assets represent amounts that are expected to be recovered from customers in future periods through rates. Regulatory liabilities represent amounts that are expected to be refunded to customers in future periods through rates. On refund or recovery of this difference, no earnings impact is recorded. As at December 31, 2014, the Company’s significant regulatory assets totalled $2,160 million (2013 – $1,138 million) and significant regulatory liabilities totalled $962 million (2013 – $1,016 million). To the extent that the regulator’s actions differ from the Company’s expectations, the timing and amount of recovery or settlement of regulatory balances could differ significantly from those recorded. Postretirement Benefits The Company maintains pension plans, which provide defined benefit and/or defined contribution pension benefits and OPEB to eligible retirees. Pension costs and obligations for the defined benefit pension plans are determined using the universal method. This method involves complex actuarial calculations using several assumptions including discount rates, which were determined by referring to high-quality long-term corporate bonds with maturities that approximate the timing of future payments the Company anticipates making under each of the respective plans, expected rates of return on plan assets, health-care cost trend rates, projected salary increases, retirement age, mortality and termination rates. These assumptions are determined by management and are reviewed annually by the Company’s actuaries. Actual results that differ from assumptions are amortized over future periods and therefore could materially affect the expense recognized and the recorded obligation in future periods. The actual return on plan assets exceeded the expected return on plan assets by $58 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $101 million) as disclosed in Note 25, Retirement and Postretirement Benefits, to the 2014 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. The difference between the actual and expected return on plan assets is amortized over the remaining service period of the active employees. The following sensitivity analysis identifies the impact on the December 31, 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements of a 0.5% change in key pension and OPEB assumptions. (millions of Canadian dollars) Decrease in discount rate Decrease in expected return on assets Decrease in rate of salary increase Contingent Liabilities Pension Benefits OPEB Obligation Expense Obligation Expense 205 – (44) 21 9 (9) 18 – – – – – Provisions for claims filed against the Company are determined on a case-by-case basis. Case estimates are reviewed on a regular basis and are updated as new information is received. The process of evaluating claims involves the use of estimates and a high degree of management judgment. Claims outstanding, the final determination of which could have a material impact on the financial results of the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and investments are detailed in Note 29, Commitments and Contingencies, of the 2014 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, any unasserted claims that later may become evident could have a material impact on the financial results of the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and investments. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 115 Asset Retirement Obligations Asset retirement obligations (ARO) associated with the retirement of long-lived assets are measured at fair value and recognized is considered indeterminate for accounting purposes, as there is no data or information that can be derived from past practice, industry practice or the estimated economic life of the asset. as Other long-term liabilities in the period in which they can be In 2014, the Company recognized ARO in the amount of $177 million. reasonably determined. The fair value approximates the cost a third Of this amount, $74 million related to the decommissioning of certain party would charge to perform the tasks necessary to retire such portions of Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System and $103 million assets and is recognized at the present value of expected future related to the Canadian and United States portions of the L3R Program cash flows. ARO are added to the carrying value of the associated announced in March 2014. asset and depreciated over the asset’s useful life. The corresponding liability is accreted over time through charges to earnings and is reduced by actual costs of decommissioning and reclamation. The Company’s estimates of retirement costs could change as a result of changes in cost estimates and regulatory requirements. In May 2009, the NEB released a report on the financial issues associated with pipeline abandonment and established a goal for pipelines regulated under the NEB Act to begin collecting and setting aside funds to cover future abandonment costs no later than January 1, 2015. Subsequently, the NEB issued revised “base case assumptions” based on feedback from member companies. Companies were given the option to follow the base case assumptions or to Changes in Accounting Policies Adoption of New Standards Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements Effective January 1, 2014, the Company retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-04 which provides measurement and disclosure guidance for obligations with fixed amounts at a reporting date resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. There was no material impact to the consolidated financial statements for the current or prior periods presented as submit pipeline specific applications. On November 29, 2011, as a result of adopting this update. required by the NEB, the Company filed its estimated abandonment costs for its regulated pipeline systems within EPI and Enbridge Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment Pipelines (NW) Inc. (Group 1 companies) and Enbridge Southern Effective January 1, 2014, the Company prospectively adopted Lights GP Inc., Enbridge Bakken Pipeline Company Inc., Enbridge ASU 2013-05 which provides guidance on the timing of release Pipelines (Westspur) Inc., Vector Pipelines Limited Partnership, of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a Niagara Gas Transmission Limited and 2103914 Canada Limited disposition or ownership change occurs related to an investment (Group 2 companies). In the fourth quarter of 2012, the NEB held a hearing on the abandonment costs estimates for Group 1 companies and issued in a foreign entity or a business within a foreign entity. There was no material impact to the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this update. its decision on February 14, 2013. The outcome does not materially Pushdown Accounting for Business Combinations impact tolls. On February 28, 2013, Group 1 companies filed a proposed process and mechanism to set aside the funds for future abandonment costs and chose the trust as the appropriate set-aside mechanism to hold pipeline abandonment funds. On May 31, 2013, the Group 1 companies filed collection mechanism applications and the Group 2 companies filed both their set-aside and collection Effective November 18, 2014, the Company prospectively adopted ASU 2014-17 which provides an acquired entity with the option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon the occurrence of a change-in-control event. There was no impact to the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this update. mechanism applications. Once the set-aside and collection mechanism Future Accounting Policy Changes is approved by the NEB, both Group 1 and Group 2 companies can start to recover these costs from shippers through tolls in accordance Extraordinary and Unusual Items with the NEB’s determination that abandonment costs are a legitimate ASU 2015-01 was issued in January 2015 and eliminates the concept cost of providing service and are recoverable upon NEB approval of extraordinary items from GAAP. Entities will no longer be required from users of the system. The collections began in 2015. to separately classify and present extraordinary events in the income All applications by the Company will require NEB approval. The NEB hearings commenced January 14, 2014, covering both the set-aside mechanism applications and the collection mechanism applications for both Group 1 and Group 2 companies. The NEB released its decision on May 29, 2014 approving both the set aside mechanism and collection mechanisms for all of the Enbridge Group 1 companies statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The adoption of the pronouncement is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. and Group 2 companies. Hybrid Financial Instruments Issued in the Form of a Share Currently, for the majority of the Company’s assets, there is insufficient ASU 2014-16 was issued in November 2014 with the intent to eliminate data or information to reasonably determine the timing of settlement the use of different methods in practice in the accounting for hybrid for estimating the fair value of the ARO. In these cases, the ARO cost financial instruments issued in the form of a share. The new standard 116 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report clarifies the evaluation of the economic characteristics and risks of a of the effectiveness of the design and operations of Enbridge’s host contract in these hybrid financial instruments. The Company is disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, financial statements. This accounting update is effective for annual the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is to be that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and applied on a modified retrospective basis. Development Stage Entities procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by Enbridge in reports that it files with or submits to the SEC and the Canadian Securities Administrators is recorded, ASU 2014-10, issued in June 2014, eliminates the concept of a processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required. development stage entity from U.S. GAAP and removes the related incremental reporting requirements. The removal of the development stage entity reporting requirements is effective for annual reporting Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is not expected Management of Enbridge is responsible for establishing and to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting statements. The consolidation guidance was also amended to as such term is defined in the rules of the SEC and the Canadian eliminate the development stage entity relief when applying the Securities Administrators. The Company’s internal control over variable interest entity model and evaluating the sufficiency of financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision and equity at risk. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of with the participation of executive and financial officers to provide the amendment to the consolidation guidance, which is effective for reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The new and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for standard requires these amendments be applied retrospectively. external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Revenue from Contracts with Customers The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes ASU 2014-09 was issued in May 2014 with the intent of significantly enhancing comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities and industries. The new standard provides a single policies and procedures that: • pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of principles-based, five-step model to be applied to all contracts with assets of the Company; customers and introduces new, increased disclosure requirements. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016 and may be applied on either a full or modified retrospective basis. Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity ASU 2014-08 was issued in April 2014 and changes the criteria and disclosures for reporting discontinued operations. It is anticipated that, in general, the revised criteria will result in fewer transactions being categorized as discontinued operations. The adoption of the pronouncement is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is to be applied prospectively. Controls and Procedures Disclosure Controls and Procedures • provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP; and • provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements because of inherent limitations. Additionally, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014, based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, Management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014. reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed with, or submitted to, securities regulatory authorities is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time During the year ended December 31, 2014, there has been no material change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. periods specified under Canadian and United States securities law. The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over As at December 31, 2014, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision of and with the participation of Enbridge’s management, financial reporting as at December 31, 2014 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors appointed including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, by the shareholders of the Company. Management’s Discussion & Analysis 117 Management’s Report To the Shareholders of Enbridge Inc. Financial Reporting Management of Enbridge Inc. (the Company) is responsible for the accompanying consolidated financial statements and all related financial information contained in the annual report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and necessarily include amounts that reflect management’s judgment and best estimates. The Board of Directors (the Board) and its committees are responsible for all aspects related to governance of the Company. The Audit, Finance & Risk Committee (the AF&RC) of the Board, composed of directors who are unrelated and independent, has a specific responsibility to oversee management’s efforts to fulfill its responsibilities for financial reporting and internal controls related thereto. The AF&RC meets with management, internal auditors and independent auditors to review the consolidated financial statements and the internal controls as they relate to financial reporting. The AF&RC reports its findings to the Board for its consideration in approving the consolidated financial statements for issuance to the shareholders. The internal auditors and independent auditors have unrestricted access to the AF&RC. Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures to facilitate the preparation of relevant, reliable and timely information, to prepare consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014, based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors appointed by the shareholders of the Company, have conducted an audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and have issued an unqualified audit report, which is accompanying the consolidated financial statements. Al Monaco President & Chief Executive Officer February 19, 2015 John K. Whelen Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 118 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Independent Auditor’s Report To the Shareholders of Enbridge Inc. We have completed integrated audits of Enbridge Inc.’s 2014, 2013 and 2012 consolidated financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014. Our opinions, based on our audits are presented below. Report on the consolidated financial statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Enbridge Inc., which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014, and the related notes, which comprise a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. Canadian generally accepted auditing standards also require that we comply with ethical requirements. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence, on a test basis, about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the company’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting principles and policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Enbridge Inc. as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Report on internal control over financial reporting We have also audited Enbridge Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Independent Auditor’s Report 119 Management’s responsibility for internal control over financial reporting Management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying management’s report on internal control over financial reporting. Auditor’s responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our audit opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Definition of internal control over financial reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Inherent limitations Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Opinion In our opinion, Enbridge Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO. Chartered Accountants Calgary, Alberta, Canada February 19, 2015 120 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Independent Auditor’s Report Consolidated Statements of Earnings Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Revenues Commodity sales Gas distribution sales Transportation and other services Expenses Commodity costs Gas distribution costs Operating and administrative Depreciation and amortization Environmental costs, net of recoveries Income from equity investments (Note 11) Other income/(expense) (Note 26) Interest expense (Note 16) Income taxes (Note 24) Earnings from continuing operations Discontinued operations (Note 9) Earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes Income taxes (expense)/recovery from discontinued operations Earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations Earnings (Earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests Earnings attributable to Enbridge Inc. Preference share dividends Earnings attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Earnings attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Earnings from continuing operations Earnings/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax Earnings per common share attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders (Note 20) Continuing operations Discontinued operations Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders (Note 20) Continuing operations Discontinued operations The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 2014 2013 2012 28,281 2,853 6,507 37,641 26,039 2,265 4,614 32,918 18,494 1,910 4,256 24,660 27,504 25,222 17,959 1,979 3,281 1,577 100 34,441 3,200 368 (266) (1,129) 2,173 (611) 1,562 73 (27) 46 1,608 (203) 1,405 (251) 1,154 1,108 46 1,154 1.34 0.05 1.39 1.32 0.05 1.37 1,585 3,014 1,370 362 31,553 1,365 330 (135) (947) 613 (123) 490 6 (2) 4 494 135 629 (183) 446 442 4 446 0.55 – 0.55 0.55 – 0.55 1,220 2,739 1,236 (88) 23,066 1,594 195 238 (841) 1,186 (171) 1,015 (123) 44 (79) 936 (229) 707 (105) 602 681 (79) 602 0.88 (0.10) 0.78 0.87 (0.10) 0.77 Consolidated Financial Statements 121 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Earnings Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax Change in unrealized gains/(loss) on cash flow hedges Change in unrealized gains/(loss) on net investment hedges Other comprehensive income from equity investees Reclassification to earnings of realized cash flow hedges Reclassification to earnings of unrealized cash flow hedges Reclassification to earnings of pension plans and other postretirement benefits amortization amounts Actuarial gains/(loss) on pension plans and other postretirement benefits Change in foreign currency translation adjustment Other comprehensive income/(loss) Comprehensive income Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests Comprehensive income attributable to Enbridge Inc. Preference share dividends Comprehensive income attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 2014 2013 2012 1,608 (833) (270) 10 76 158 15 (191) 1,238 203 1,811 (242) 1,569 (251) 1,318 494 697 (96) 11 72 39 27 114 710 1,574 2,068 (276) 1,792 (183) 1,609 936 (176) 13 2 7 20 18 (56) (158) (330) 606 (165) 441 (105) 336 122 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) Preference shares (Note 20) Balance at beginning of year Preference shares issued Balance at end of year Common shares (Note 20) Balance at beginning of year Common shares issued Dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan Shares issued on exercise of stock options Balance at end of year Additional paid-in capital Balance at beginning of year Stock-based compensation Options exercised Issuance of treasury stock (Note 11) Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. equity restructuring (Note 19) Transfer of interest to Enbridge Income Fund Drop down of interest to Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. Dilution gains and other Balance at end of year Retained earnings Balance at beginning of year Earnings attributable to Enbridge Inc. Preference share dividends Common share dividends declared Dividends paid to reciprocal shareholder Redemption value adjustment attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 19) Balance at end of year Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 22) Balance at beginning of year Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Balance at end of year Reciprocal shareholding (Note 11) Balance at beginning of year Issuance of treasury stock Balance at end of year Total Enbridge Inc. shareholders’ equity Noncontrolling interests (Note 19) Balance at beginning of year Earnings/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax Change in unrealized gains/(loss) on cash flow hedges Change in foreign currency translation adjustment Reclassification to earnings of realized cash flow hedges Reclassification to earnings of unrealized cash flow hedges Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests Distributions (Note 19) Contributions (Note 19) Dilution gains Acquisitions (Note 6) Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. equity restructuring (Note 19) Drop down of interest to Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (Note 19) Other Balance at end of year Total equity Dividends paid per common share The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 2014 2013 2012 5,141 1,374 6,515 5,744 446 428 51 6,669 746 31 (14) 22 1,601 176 (18) 5 2,549 2,550 1,405 (251) (1,177) 17 (973) 1,571 (599) 164 (435) (86) 3 (83) 16,786 4,014 214 (192) 146 18 77 49 263 (535) 212 – 351 (2,330) 39 1 2,015 18,801 1.40 3,707 1,434 5,141 4,732 582 361 69 5,744 522 28 (17) 208 – – – 5 746 3,173 629 (183) (1,035) 19 (53) 2,550 (1,762) 1,163 (599) (126) 40 (86) 13,496 3,258 (111) 166 223 4 14 407 296 (468) 922 – – – – 6 4,014 17,510 1.26 1,056 2,651 3,707 3,969 388 297 78 4,732 242 26 (17) 236 – – – 35 522 3,643 707 (105) (895) 20 (197) 3,173 (1,496) (266) (1,762) (187) 61 (126) 10,246 3,141 241 (39) (60) 23 13 (63) 178 (421) 382 6 (25) – – (3) 3,258 13,504 1.13 Consolidated Financial Statements 123 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Operating activities Earnings (Earnings)/loss from discontinued operations Depreciation and amortization Deferred income taxes (Note 24) Changes in unrealized (gains)/loss on derivative instruments, net Cash distributions in excess of equity earnings Impairment Gain on disposition (Note 6) Hedge ineffectiveness (Note 23) Inventory revaluation allowance (Note 8) Other Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities Changes in environmental liabilities, net of recoveries Changes in operating assets and liabilities (Note 27) Cash provided by continuing operations Cash provided by discontinued operations (Note 9) Investing activities Additions to property, plant and equipment Long-term investments Additions to intangible assets Acquisitions Proceeds from disposition Affiliate loans, net Changes in restricted cash Cash used in continuing operations Cash provided by discontinued operations (Note 9) Financing activities Net change in bank indebtedness and short-term borrowings Net change in commercial paper and credit facility draws Southern Lights project financing repayments Debenture and term note issues – Southern Lights Debenture and term note issues Debenture and term note repayments Repayment of acquired debt Contributions from noncontrolling interests Distributions to noncontrolling interests Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests Preference shares issued Common shares issued Preference share dividends Common share dividends Effect of translation of foreign denominated cash and cash equivalents Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year – continuing operations Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year – discontinued operations Cash and cash equivalents at end of year Cash and cash equivalents – discontinued operations Cash and cash equivalents – continuing operations Supplementary cash flow information Income taxes paid Interest paid The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 124 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 2014 2013 2012 1,608 (46) 1,577 587 (96) 196 18 (38) 210 174 115 22 (78) (1,721) 2,528 19 2,547 (10,524) (854) (208) (394) 85 13 (13) (11,895) 4 (11,891) 734 4,212 (1,519) 1,507 5,414 (1,348) – 212 (535) 323 (79) 1,365 478 (245) (749) 9,770 59 485 756 20 1,261 – 1,261 9 1,435 494 (4) 1,370 131 1,262 355 6 (18) 48 4 (43) (11) 148 (409) 3,333 8 3,341 (8,235) (1,018) (212) – 41 8 (15) (9,431) – (9,431) (350) 1,562 (5) – 2,845 (660) – 922 (468) 92 (72) 1,428 628 (178) (674) 5,070 20 (1,000) 1,776 – 776 (20) 756 107 1,097 936 79 1,236 3 665 439 39 – 20 10 79 44 (26) (660) 2,864 10 2,874 (5,194) (531) (163) (340) 18 8 (2) (6,204) – (6,204) 412 (294) (13) – 2,199 (349) (160) 448 (421) 213 (49) 2,634 465 (93) (597) 4,395 (12) 1,053 723 – 1,776 – 1,776 267 988 Consolidated Statements of Financial Position December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars; number of shares in millions) Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) Accounts receivable from affiliates Inventory (Note 8) Assets held for sale (Note 9) Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 9) Long-term investments (Note 11) Deferred amounts and other assets (Note 12) Intangible assets, net (Note 13) Goodwill (Note 14) Deferred income taxes (Note 24) Liabilities and equity Current liabilities Bank indebtedness Short-term borrowings (Note 16) Accounts payable and other (Note 15) Accounts payable to affiliates Interest payable Environmental liabilities Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 16) Liabilities held for sale (Note 9) Long-term debt (Note 16) Other long-term liabilities (Note 17) Deferred income taxes (Note 24) Liabilities held for sale (Note 9) Commitments and contingencies (Note 29) Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 19) Equity Share capital (Note 20) Preference shares Common shares (852 and 831 outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively) Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 22) Reciprocal shareholding (Note 11) Total Enbridge Inc. shareholders’ equity Noncontrolling interests (Note 19) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. Approved by the Board of Directors: 2014 2013 1,261 47 5,504 241 1,148 – 8,201 53,830 5,408 3,208 1,166 483 561 756 34 4,956 65 1,115 24 6,950 42,279 4,212 2,662 1,004 445 16 72,857 57,568 507 1,041 6,444 80 264 161 1,004 – 9,501 33,423 4,041 4,842 – 51,807 338 374 6,664 46 228 260 2,811 7 10,728 22,357 2,938 2,925 57 39,005 2,249 1,053 6,515 6,669 2,549 1,571 (435) (83) 16,786 2,015 18,801 72,857 5,141 5,744 746 2,550 (599) (86) 13,496 4,014 17,510 57,568 David A. Arledge Chair J. Herb England Director Consolidated Financial Statements 125 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 1. General Business Description Sponsored Investments Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge or the Company) is a publicly traded energy transportation and distribution company. Enbridge conducts its business through five business segments: Liquids Pipelines; Gas Distribution; Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services; Sponsored Investments and Corporate. These operating segments are strategic business units established by senior management to facilitate the achievement of the Company’s long-term objectives, to aid in resource allocation decisions and to assess operational performance. Liquids Pipelines Liquids Pipelines consists of common carrier and contract crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and refined products pipelines and terminals in Canada and the United States, including Canadian Mainline, Regional Oil Sands System, Seaway Crude Pipeline System (Seaway Pipeline) and Flanagan South Pipeline, Southern Lights Pipeline, Spearhead Pipeline and Feeder Pipelines and Other. Gas Distribution Gas Distribution consists of the Company’s natural gas utility Sponsored Investments includes the Company’s 33.7% (2013 – 20.6%) economic interest in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (EEP) and Enbridge’s interests in both the Eastern Access and Lakehead System Mainline Expansion projects held through Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership. Also within Sponsored Investments is the Company’s overall 66.4% (2013 – 67.3%) economic interest in Enbridge Income Fund (the Fund), held both directly and indirectly through Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. (ENF). Enbridge, through its subsidiaries, manages the day-to-day operations of and develops and assesses opportunities for each of these investments, including both organic growth and acquisition opportunities. EEP transports crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons through common carrier and feeder pipelines, including the Lakehead Pipeline System (Lakehead System), which is the United States portion of the Enbridge mainline system, and transports, gathers, processes and markets natural gas and NGL. The primary operations of the Fund include renewable power generation, crude oil and liquids pipeline, including interests in Southern Lights Pipeline, and storage businesses in western Canada and a 50% interest in the Alliance Pipeline. operations, the core of which is Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (EGD), which serves residential, commercial and industrial customers, Corporate primarily in central and eastern Ontario as well as northern New York State. This business segment also includes natural gas distribution activities in Quebec and New Brunswick. Corporate consists of the Company’s investment in Noverco Inc. (Noverco), new business development activities, general corporate investments and financing costs not allocated to Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services the business segments. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services consists of investments in natural gas pipelines, gathering and processing facilities and the Company’s energy services businesses, along with renewable energy and transmission facilities. Investments in natural gas pipelines include the Company’s interests in the Vector Pipeline (Vector) and transmission and gathering pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. Investments in natural gas processing include the Company’s interest in Aux Sable, a natural gas fractionation and extraction business located near the terminus of the Alliance Pipeline and Canadian Midstream assets located in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta. The energy services businesses undertake physical commodity marketing activity and logistical services, oversee refinery supply services and manage the Company’s volume commitments on Alliance Pipeline, Vector and other pipeline systems. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. The Company commenced reporting using U.S. GAAP as its primary basis of accounting effective January 1, 2012, including restatement of comparative periods. As a Securities and Exchange Commission registrant, the Company is permitted to use U.S. GAAP for purposes of meeting both its Canadian and United States continuous disclosure requirements. 126 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues the economic effects of the actions of the regulator, the timing of recognition of certain revenues and expenses in these operations may differ from that otherwise expected under U.S. GAAP for non rate-regulated entities. and expenses, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets Regulatory assets represent amounts that are expected to and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. Significant be recovered from customers in future periods through rates. estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the Regulatory liabilities represent amounts that are expected to be consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to: refunded to customers in future periods through rates. Long-term carrying values of regulatory assets and liabilities (Note 5); unbilled regulatory assets are recorded in Deferred amounts and other revenues (Note 7); allowance for doubtful accounts (Note 7); depreciation assets and current regulatory assets are recorded in Accounts rates and carrying value of property, plant and equipment (Note 9); receivable and other. Long-term regulatory liabilities are included amortization rates of intangible assets (Note 13); measurement of in Other long-term liabilities and current regulatory liabilities goodwill (Note 14); fair value of asset retirement obligations (ARO) are recorded in Accounts payable and other. Regulatory assets (Note 18); valuation of stock-based compensation (Note 21); fair value of are assessed for impairment if the Company identifies an event financial instruments (Note 23); provisions for income taxes (Note 24); indicative of possible impairment. The recognition of regulatory assumptions used to measure retirement and other postretirement assets and liabilities is based on the actions, or expected future benefit obligations (OPEB) (Note 25); commitments and contingencies actions, of the regulator. To the extent that the regulator’s actions (Note 29); and estimates of losses related to environmental remediation differ from the Company’s expectations, the timing and amount obligations (Note 29). Actual results could differ from these estimates. of recovery or settlement of regulatory balances could differ Principles of Consolidation significantly from those recorded. In the absence of rate regulation, the Company would generally not recognize regulatory assets or The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of liabilities and the earnings impact would be recorded in the period Enbridge, its subsidiaries and variable interest entities for which the expenses are incurred or revenues are earned. A regulatory the Company is the primary beneficiary. Upon inception of a asset or liability is recognized in respect of deferred income taxes contractual agreement, the Company performs an assessment to when it is expected the amounts will be recovered or settled through determine whether the arrangement contains a variable interest in future regulator-approved rates. a legal entity and whether that legal entity is a variable interest entity (VIE). Where the Company concludes it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company will consolidate the accounts of that entity. The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of any limited partnerships where the Company represents the general partner and, based on all facts and circumstances, controls such limited partnerships, unless the limited partner has substantive participating rights or substantive kick-out rights. For certain investments where the Company retains an undivided interest in assets and liabilities, Enbridge records its proportionate share of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation. Ownership interests in subsidiaries represented by other parties that do not control the entity are presented in the consolidated financial statements as activities and balances attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests. Investments and entities over which the Company exercises significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Regulation Allowance for funds used during construction (AFUDC) is included in the cost of property, plant and equipment and is depreciated over future periods as part of the total cost of the related asset. AFUDC includes both an interest component and, if approved by the regulator, a cost of equity component, which are both capitalized based on rates set out in a regulatory agreement. In the absence of rate regulation, the Company would capitalize interest using a capitalization rate based on its cost of borrowing, whereas the capitalized equity component, the corresponding earnings during the construction phase and the subsequent depreciation would not be recognized. For certain regulated operations to which U.S. GAAP guidance for phase-in plans applies, negotiated depreciation rates recovered in transportation tolls may be less than the depreciation expense calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP in early years of long-term contracts but recovered in future periods when tolls exceed depreciation. Depreciation expense on such assets is recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP and no deferred regulatory asset is recorded (Note 5). With the approval of the regulator, EGD and certain distribution operations capitalize a percentage of specified operating costs. Certain of the Company’s businesses are subject to regulation by These operations are authorized to charge depreciation and earn various authorities including, but not limited to, the National Energy a return on the net book value of such capitalized costs in future Board (NEB), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), years. To the extent that the regulator’s actions differ from the the Alberta Energy Regulator, the New Brunswick Energy and Company’s expectations, the timing and amount of recovery or Utilities Board (EUB) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). Regulatory settlement of capitalized costs could differ significantly from those bodies exercise statutory authority over matters such as construction, recorded. In the absence of rate regulation, a portion of such costs rates and ratemaking and agreements with customers. To recognize may be charged to current period earnings. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 127 Revenue Recognition Derivative Instruments and Hedging For businesses that are not rate-regulated, revenues are recorded Non-qualifying Derivatives when products have been delivered or services have been performed, the amount of revenue can be reliably measured and collectability is reasonably assured. Customer credit worthiness is assessed prior to agreement signing, as well as throughout the contract duration. Certain Liquids Pipelines revenues are recognized under the terms of committed delivery contracts rather than the cash tolls received. Non-qualifying derivative instruments are used primarily to economically hedge foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity price earnings exposure. Non-qualifying derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings in Transportation and other services revenues, Commodity costs, Operating and administrative expense, Other income/(expense) Long-term take-or-pay contracts, under which shippers are obligated and Interest expense. to pay fixed amounts ratably over the contract period regardless of volumes shipped, may contain make-up rights. Make-up rights are Derivatives in Qualifying Hedging Relationships earned by shippers when minimum volume commitments are not The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage its utilized during the period but under certain circumstances can be exposure to changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, used to offset overages in future periods, subject to expiry periods. interest rates and certain compensation tied to its share price. The Company recognizes revenues associated with make-up rights Hedge accounting is optional and requires the Company to document at the earlier of when the make-up volume is shipped, the make-up the hedging relationship and test the hedging item’s effectiveness right expires or when it is determined that the likelihood that the in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the underlying shipper will utilize the make-up right is remote. hedged item on an ongoing basis. The Company presents the earnings Certain offshore pipeline transportation contracts require the Company to provide transportation services for the life of the underlying producing fields. Under these arrangements, shippers pay effects of hedging items with the hedged transaction. Derivatives in qualifying hedging relationships are categorized as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges and net investment hedges. the Company a fixed monthly toll for a defined period of time which Cash Flow Hedges may be shorter than the estimated reserve life of the underlying producing fields, resulting in a contract period which extends past the period of cash collection. Fixed monthly toll revenues are recognized ratably over the committed volume made available to shippers throughout the contract period, regardless of when cash is received. The Company uses cash flow hedges to manage its exposure to changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, interest rates and certain compensation tied to its share price. The effective portion of the change in the fair value of a cash flow hedging instrument is recorded in Other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) and is For rate-regulated businesses, revenues are recognized in a manner reclassified to earnings when the hedged item impacts earnings. that is consistent with the underlying agreements as approved Any hedge ineffectiveness is recorded in current period earnings. by the regulators. From July 1, 2011 onward, Canadian Mainline (excluding Lines 8 and 9) earnings are governed by the Competitive Toll Settlement (CTS), under which revenues are recorded when services are performed. Effective on that date, the Company prospectively discontinued the application of rate-regulated accounting for those assets with the exception of flow-through income taxes covered by a specific rate order. If a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge ceases to be effective or is terminated, hedge accounting is discontinued and the gain or loss at that date is deferred in OCI and recognized concurrently with the related transaction. If a hedged anticipated transaction is no longer probable, the gain or loss is recognized immediately in earnings. Subsequent gains and losses from derivative instruments for which hedge accounting has been discontinued are For natural gas utility rate-regulated operations in Gas Distribution, recognized in earnings in the period in which they occur. revenues are recognized in a manner consistent with the underlying rate-setting mechanism as mandated by the regulator. Natural Fair Value Hedges gas utilities revenues are recorded on the basis of regular meter The Company may use fair value hedges to hedge the fair value readings and estimates of customer usage from the last meter of debt instruments or commodity positions. The change in the fair reading to the end of the reporting period. Estimates are based value of the hedging instrument is recorded in earnings with changes on historical consumption patterns and heating degree days in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that is designated as experienced. Heating degree days is a measure of coldness that part of the hedging relationship. If a fair value hedge is discontinued is indicative of volumetric requirements for natural gas utilized for or ceases to be effective, the hedged asset or liability, otherwise heating purposes in the Company’s distribution franchise area. required to be carried at cost or amortized cost, ceases to be For natural gas and marketing businesses, an estimate of revenues and commodity costs for the month of December is included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for each year based on the best available volume and price data for the commodity delivered and received. remeasured at fair value and the cumulative fair value adjustment to the carrying value of the hedged item is recognized in earnings over the remaining life of the hedged item. The Company did not have any fair value hedges at December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012. 128 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Net Investment Hedges Other Investments Gains and losses arising from translation of net investment in Generally, the Company classifies equity investments in entities foreign operations from their functional currencies to the Company’s over which it does not exercise significant influence and that do not Canadian dollar presentation currency are included in cumulative trade on an actively quoted market as other investments carried at translation adjustments (CTA). The Company designates foreign cost. Financial assets in this category are initially recorded at fair currency derivatives and United States dollar denominated debt value with no subsequent re-measurement. Any investments which as hedges of net investments in United States dollar denominated do trade on an active market are classified as available for sale foreign operations. As a result, the effective portion of the change investments measured at fair value through OCI. Dividends received in the fair value of the foreign currency derivatives as well as the from investments carried at cost are recognized in earnings when translation of United States dollar denominated debt are reflected the right to receive payment is established. in OCI and any ineffectiveness is reflected in current period earnings. Amounts recognized previously in Accumulated other comprehensive Noncontrolling Interests income/(loss) (AOCI) are reclassified to earnings when there is a Noncontrolling interests represent ownership interests attributable to reduction of the hedged net investment resulting from disposal of third parties in certain consolidated subsidiaries, limited partnerships a foreign operation. Classification of Derivatives and VIEs. The portion of equity not owned by the Company in such entities is reflected as noncontrolling interests within the equity section of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and, in the case The Company recognizes the fair market value of derivative of redeemable noncontrolling interests, within the mezzanine section instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position between as current and long-term assets or liabilities depending on the timing long-term liabilities and equity. of the settlements and the resulting cash flows associated with the instruments. Fair value amounts related to cash flows occurring beyond one year are classified as non-current. The Fund’s noncontrolling interest holders have the option to redeem the Fund trust units for cash, subject to certain limitations. Redeemable noncontrolling interests are recognized at the maximum Cash inflows and outflows related to derivative instruments are redemption value of the trust units held by third parties, which classified as Operating activities on the Consolidated Statements references the market price of ENF common shares. On a quarterly of Cash Flows. Balance Sheet Offset basis, changes in estimated redemption values are reflected as a charge or credit to retained earnings. Assets and liabilities arising from derivative instruments may be Income Taxes offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position when the The liability method of accounting for income taxes is followed. Company has the legal right and intention to settle them on a net basis. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded based Transaction Costs on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying values for accounting purposes. Transaction costs are incremental costs directly related to the Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using the acquisition of a financial asset or the issuance of a financial liability. tax rate that is expected to apply when the temporary differences The Company incurs transaction costs primarily through the issuance reverse. Any interest and/or penalty incurred related to tax is of debt and classifies these costs as Deferred amounts and other reflected in Income taxes. assets. These costs are amortized using the effective interest rate method over the life of the related debt instrument. Equity Investments Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation Foreign currency transactions are those transactions whose terms are denominated in a currency other than the currency of Equity investments over which the Company exercises significant the primary economic environment in which the Company or a influence, but does not have controlling financial interests, are accounted for using the equity method. Equity investments are initially reporting subsidiary operates, referred to as the functional currency. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into measured at cost and are adjusted for the Company’s proportionate the functional currency using the exchange rate prevailing at the share of undistributed equity earnings or loss. Equity investments are date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in increased for contributions made to and decreased for distributions foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency using received from the investees. To the extent an equity investee the rate of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Exchange undertakes activities necessary to commence its planned principal gains and losses resulting from translation of monetary assets and operations, the Company capitalizes interest costs associated with liabilities are included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings its investment during such period. in the period in which they arise. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 129 Gains and losses arising from translation of foreign operations’ Property, Plant and Equipment functional currencies to the Company’s Canadian dollar presentation currency are included in the cumulative translation adjustment component of AOCI and are recognized in earnings upon sale of the foreign operation. Asset and liability accounts are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date, while revenues and expenses are translated using monthly average exchange rates. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments with a term to maturity of three months or less when purchased. Restricted Cash Property, plant and equipment is recorded at historical cost. Expenditures for construction, expansion, major renewals and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. Expenditures for project development are capitalized if they are expected to have future benefit. The Company capitalizes interest incurred during construction for non rate-regulated assets. For rate-regulated assets, AFUDC is included in the cost of property, plant and equipment and is depreciated over future periods as part of the total cost of the related asset. AFUDC includes both an interest component and, if approved by the regulator, a cost of equity component. Cash and cash equivalents that are restricted as to withdrawal or Two primary methods of depreciation are utilized. For distinct usage, in accordance with specific commercial arrangements, are assets, depreciation is generally provided on a straight-line basis presented as Restricted cash on the Consolidated Statements of over the estimated useful lives of the assets commencing when Financial Position. Loans and Receivables the asset is placed in service. For largely homogeneous groups of assets with comparable useful lives, the pool method of accounting for property, plant and equipment is followed whereby similar Affiliate long-term notes receivable are measured at amortized cost assets are grouped and depreciated as a pool. When those using the effective interest rate method, net of any impairment losses assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, gains and losses recognized. Accounts receivable and other are measured at cost. are not reflected in earnings but are booked as an adjustment Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based on collection to accumulated depreciation. Deferred Amounts and Other Assets history. When the Company has determined that further collection Deferred amounts and other assets primarily include: costs efforts are unlikely to be successful, amounts charged to the which regulatory authorities have permitted, or are expected allowance for doubtful accounts are applied against the impaired to permit, to be recovered through future rates including deferred accounts receivable. Inventory income taxes; contractual receivables under the terms of long-term delivery contracts; derivative financial instruments; and deferred financing costs. Deferred financing costs are amortized using Inventory is comprised of natural gas in storage held in EGD and the effective interest method over the term of the related debt crude oil and natural gas held primarily by energy services businesses and are recorded in Interest expense. in the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services and Sponsored Investments segments. Natural gas in storage in EGD is recorded Intangible Assets at the quarterly prices approved by the OEB in the determination of Intangible assets consist primarily of acquired long-term distribution rates. The actual price of gas purchased may differ from transportation or power purchase agreements, natural gas supply the OEB approved price. The difference between the approved price opportunities and certain software costs. Natural gas supply and the actual cost of the gas purchased is deferred as a liability opportunities are growth opportunities, identified upon acquisition, for future refund or as an asset for collection as approved by the present in gas producing zones where certain of EEP’s gas systems OEB. Other commodities inventory is recorded at the lower of cost, are located. The Company capitalizes costs incurred during the as determined on a weighted average basis, or market value. Upon application development stage of internal use software projects. disposition, other commodities inventory is recorded to Commodity Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their costs on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings at the weighted average cost of inventory, including any adjustments recorded to reduce inventory to market value. expected lives, commencing when the asset is available for use. 130 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net identifiable assets on acquisition of a business. For the majority of the Company’s assets, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of ARO due to the indeterminate timing and scope of the asset retirements. The carrying value of goodwill, which is not amortized, is assessed Retirement and Postretirement Benefits for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances arise that suggest the carrying value of goodwill may be impaired. For the purposes of impairment testing, reporting units are identified as business operations within an operating segment. The Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If the two-step goodwill impairment test is performed, the first step involves determining the fair value of the Company’s reporting units inclusive of goodwill and comparing those values to the carrying value of each reporting unit. If the carrying value of a reporting unit, including allocated goodwill, exceeds its fair value, goodwill impairment is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s allocated goodwill over the implied fair value of the goodwill based on the fair value of the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities. Impairment The Company reviews the carrying values of its long-lived assets as events or changes in circumstances warrant. If it is determined that the carrying value of an asset exceeds the undiscounted cash flows expected from the asset, the asset is written down to fair value. The Company maintains pension plans which provide defined benefit and defined contribution pension benefits. Defined benefit pension plan costs are determined using actuarial methods and are funded through contributions determined using the projected benefit method, which incorporates management’s best estimates of future salary levels, other cost escalations, retirement ages of employees and other actuarial factors including discount rates and mortality. In 2014, new mortality tables were issued by the Society of Actuaries in the United States. These new tables, along with the Canadian Institute of Actuaries tables that were revised in 2013, were used by the Company for measurement of its December 31, 2014 benefit obligations of its United States pension plan (the United States Plan) and the Liquids Pipelines and Gas Distribution pension plans (collectively, the Canadian Plans), respectively. The Company determines discount rates by reference to rates of high-quality long-term corporate bonds with maturities that approximate the timing of future payments the Company anticipates making under each of the respective plans. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company refined the methodology by which it determines discount rates for its Canadian Plans, in particular, refining the method by which it estimates spreads With respect to investments in debt and equity securities, the Company for bonds with longer term maturities. Pension cost is charged to assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective earnings and includes: evidence that a financial asset is impaired by completing a quantitative or qualitative analysis of factors impacting the investment. If there is determined to be objective evidence of impairment, the Company • Cost of pension plan benefits provided in exchange for employee services rendered during the year; internally values the expected discounted cash flows using observable • Interest cost of pension plan obligations; market inputs and determines whether the decline below carrying value is other than temporary. If the decline is determined to be other • Expected return on pension plan assets; than temporary, an impairment charge is recorded in earnings with • Amortization of the prior service costs and amendments on a an offsetting reduction to the carrying value of the asset. straight-line basis over the expected average remaining service With respect to other financial assets, the Company assesses the assets for impairment when it no longer has reasonable assurance of timely collection. If evidence of impairment is noted, the Company period of the active employee group covered by the plans; and • Amortization of cumulative unrecognized net actuarial gains and losses in excess of 10% of the greater of the accrued benefit reduces the value of the financial asset to its estimated realizable obligation or the fair value of plan assets, over the expected amount, determined using discounted expected future cash flows. average remaining service life of the active employee group Asset Retirement Obligations covered by the plans. ARO associated with the retirement of long-lived assets are measured at fair value and recognized as Accounts payable and other or Other long-term liabilities in the period in which they can be reasonably determined. The fair value approximates the cost a third party would charge to perform the tasks necessary to retire such assets and Actuarial gains and losses arise from the difference between the actual and expected rate of return on plan assets for that period or from changes in actuarial assumptions used to determine the accrued benefit obligation, including discount rate, changes in headcount or salary inflation experience. is recognized at the present value of expected future cash flows. Pension plan assets are measured at fair value. The expected return ARO are added to the carrying value of the associated asset and on pension plan assets is determined using market related values depreciated over the asset’s useful life. The corresponding liability and assumptions on the specific invested asset mix within the is accreted over time through charges to earnings and is reduced pension plans. The market related values reflect estimated return by actual costs of decommissioning and reclamation. The Company’s on investments consistent with long-term historical averages for estimates of retirement costs could change as a result of changes similar assets. in cost estimates and regulatory requirements. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 131 For defined contribution plans, contributions made by the Company Performance Stock Units (PSU) and Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are expensed in the period in which the contribution occurs. are cash settled awards for which the related liability is remeasured The Company also provides OPEB other than pensions, including group health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retirees, their spouses and qualified dependents. The cost of such benefits is accrued during the years in which employees render service. each reporting period. PSU vest at the completion of a three-year term and RSU vest at the completion of a 35-month term. During the vesting term, compensation expense is recorded based on the number of units outstanding and the current market price of the Company’s shares with an offset to Accounts payable and other or The overfunded or underfunded status of defined benefit pension to Other long-term liabilities. The value of the PSU is also dependent and OPEB plans is recognized as Deferred amounts and other assets, on the Company’s performance relative to performance targets set Accounts payable and other or Other long-term liabilities, on the out under the plan. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. A plan’s funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the plan’s projected benefit obligation. Any unrecognized actuarial Commitments, Contingencies and Environmental Liabilities gains and losses and prior service costs and credits that arise during The Company expenses or capitalizes, as appropriate, expenditures the period are recognized as a component of OCI, net of tax. for ongoing compliance with environmental regulations that relate to Certain regulated utility operations of the Company expect to recover pension expense in future rates and therefore record a corresponding regulatory asset to the extent such recovery is deemed to be probable. For years prior to 2012, a regulatory asset related to EGD’s OPEB obligation was not recorded given recovery in rates was not probable. Commencing in 2012, pursuant to a specific rate order allowing EGD to recover OPEB costs determined on an accrual basis in rates, a corresponding regulatory asset was recognized. In the absence of rate regulation, regulatory balances would not be recorded and pension and OPEB costs would be charged to earnings and OCI on an accrual basis. Stock-Based Compensation Incentive Stock Options (ISO) granted are recorded using the fair value method. Under this method, compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the ISO granted as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton model and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the vesting period or the period to early retirement eligibility, with a corresponding credit to Additional paid-in capital. Balances in Additional paid-in capital are transferred to Share capital when the options are exercised. past or current operations. The Company expenses costs incurred for remediation of existing environmental contamination caused by past operations that do not benefit future periods by preventing or eliminating future contamination. The Company records liabilities for environmental matters when assessments indicate that remediation efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Estimates of environmental liabilities are based on currently available facts, existing technology and presently enacted laws and regulations taking into consideration the likely effects of inflation and other factors. These amounts also consider prior experience in remediating contaminated sites, other companies’ clean-up experience and data released by government organizations. The Company’s estimates are subject to revision in future periods based on actual costs or new information and are included in Environmental liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at their undiscounted amounts. There is always a potential of incurring additional costs in connection with environmental liabilities due to variations in any or all of the categories described above, including modified or revised requirements from regulatory agencies, in addition to fines and penalties, as well as expenditures associated with litigation and settlement of claims. The Company evaluates recoveries from insurance coverage separately from Performance based stock options (PBSO) granted are recorded the liability and, when recovery is probable, the Company records using the fair value method. Under this method, compensation and reports an asset separately from the associated liability in the expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. the PBSO granted as calculated by the Bloomberg barrier option valuation model and is recognized over the vesting period with a corresponding credit to Additional paid-in capital. The options become exercisable when both performance targets and time vesting requirements have been met. Balances in Additional paid-in capital are transferred to Share capital when the options are exercised. Liabilities for other commitments and contingencies are recognized when, after fully analyzing available information, the Company determines it is either probable that an asset has been impaired, or that a liability has been incurred, and the amount of impairment or loss can be reasonably estimated. When a range of probable loss can be estimated, the Company recognizes the most likely amount, or if no amount is more likely than another, the minimum of the range of probable loss is accrued. The Company expenses legal costs associated with loss contingencies as such costs are incurred. 132 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 3. Changes in Accounting Policies Hybrid Financial Instruments Issued in the Form of a Share Adoption of New Standards Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements Effective January 1, 2014, the Company retrospectively adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-04 which provides measurement and disclosure guidance for obligations with fixed amounts at a reporting date resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. There was no material impact to the consolidated financial statements for the current or prior periods presented as a result of adopting this update. Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment Effective January 1, 2014, the Company prospectively adopted ASU 2013-05 which provides guidance on the timing of release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a disposition or ownership change occurs related to an investment in a foreign entity or a business within a foreign entity. There was no material impact to the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this update. Pushdown Accounting for Business Combinations Effective November 18, 2014, the Company prospectively adopted ASU 2014-17 which provides an acquired entity with the option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon the occurrence of a change-in-control event. There was no impact to the consolidated financial statements as a result of adopting this update. Future Accounting Policy Changes Extraordinary and Unusual Items ASU 2015-01 was issued in January 2015 and eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from U.S. GAAP. Entities will no longer be required to separately classify and present extraordinary items in ASU 2014-16 was issued in November 2014 with the intent to eliminate the use of different methods in practice in the accounting for hybrid financial instruments issued in the form of a share. The new standard clarifies the evaluation of the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in these hybrid financial instruments. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is to be applied on a modified retrospective basis. Development Stage Entities ASU 2014-10, issued in June 2014, eliminates the concept of a development stage entity from U.S. GAAP and removes the related incremental reporting requirements. The removal of the development stage entity reporting requirements is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The consolidation guidance was also amended to eliminate the development stage entity relief when applying the VIE model and evaluating the sufficiency of equity at risk. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the amendment to the consolidation guidance, which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The new standard requires these amendments be applied retrospectively. Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASU 2014-09 was issued in May 2014 with the intent of significantly enhancing comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities and industries. The new standard provides a single principles-based, five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers and introduces new, increased disclosure requirements. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016 and may be applied on either a full or modified the income statement. This accounting update is effective for annual retrospective basis. and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The adoption of the pronouncement is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity ASU 2014-08 was issued in April 2014 and changes the criteria and disclosures for reporting discontinued operations. It is anticipated that in general, the revised criteria will result in fewer transactions being categorized as discontinued operations. The adoption of the pronouncement is not anticipated to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014 and is to be applied prospectively. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 133 4. Segmented Information Year ended December 31, 2014 (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Commodity and gas distribution costs Operating and administrative Depreciation and amortization Environmental costs, net of recoveries Income/(loss) from equity investments Other income/(expense) Interest income/(expense) Income taxes recovery/(expense) Earnings/(loss) from continuing operations Discontinued operations Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes Income taxes from discontinued operations Earnings from discontinued operations Earnings/(loss) Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests Preference share dividends Earnings/(loss) attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Additions to property, plant and equipment5 Total assets Year ended December 31, 2013 (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Commodity and gas distribution costs Operating and administrative Depreciation and amortization Environmental costs, net of recoveries Income from equity investments Other income/(expense) Interest income/(expense) Income taxes recovery/(expense) Earnings/(loss) from continuing operations Discontinued operations Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes Income taxes from discontinued operations Earnings from discontinued operations Earnings/(loss) (Earnings)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests Preference share dividends Earnings/(loss) attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Additions to property, plant and equipment5 Total assets 134 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines Processing and Energy Services 2 Sponsored Investments 2 Corporate 1 Consolidated 3,216 (1,979) 23,023 (21,921) 2,283 – (1,101) (498) 7 691 160 12 (372) (24) 467 – – – (530) (304) – 403 – (8) (165) (17) 213 – – – 467 213 (4) – 463 5,917 27,657 – – 213 603 9,320 Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution 2,272 – (1,006) (429) (79) 758 118 39 (319) (165) 431 – – – 2,741 (1,585) (534) (321) – 301 – 20 (160) (32) 129 – – – 431 129 (4) – 427 4,360 20,950 – – 129 533 7,942 (175) (114) – 813 136 38 (98) (318) 571 73 (27) 46 617 – – 617 678 7,601 Gas Pipelines Processing and Energy Services 2 20,310 (20,244) (221) (75) – (230) 154 39 (81) 50 (68) 6 (2) 4 (64) – – 9,119 (5,583) (1,438) (642) (107) 1,349 86 5 (559) (263) 618 – – – – – (37) (19) – (56) (14) (313) 65 11 (307) – – – 37,641 (29,483) (3,281) (1,577) (100) 3,200 368 (266) (1,129) (611) 1,562 73 (27) 46 618 (307) 1,608 (199) – 419 3,269 23,515 – (251) (558) 60 4,764 (203) (251) 1,154 10,527 72,857 Sponsored Investments 2 Corporate 1 Consolidated 7,595 (4,978) (1,226) (530) (283) 578 56 37 (409) (133) 129 – – – 129 139 – – – (27) (15) – (42) 2 (270) 22 157 (131) – – – (131) – (183) (314) 34 3,134 32,918 (26,807) (3,014) (1,370) (362) 1,365 330 (135) (947) (123) 490 6 (2) 4 494 135 (183) 446 8,236 57,568 (64) 744 7,015 268 2,565 18,527 Year ended December 31, 2012 (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Commodity and gas distribution costs Operating and administrative Depreciation and amortization Environmental costs, net of recoveries Income/(loss) from equity investments Other income/(expense) Interest income/(expense) Income taxes recovery/(expense) Earnings/(loss) from continuing operations Discontinued operations Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes Income taxes recovery from discontinued operations Loss from discontinued operations Earnings/(loss) Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests Preference share dividends Earnings/(loss) attributable to Enbridge Inc. common shareholders Additions to property, plant and equipment5 Liquids Pipelines 3 Gas Distribution 2,445 – (942) (399) – 1,104 46 (7) (250) (192) 701 – – – 2,438 (1,220) (528) (336) – 354 – 83 (164) (66) 207 – – – 701 207 (4) – 697 1,927 – – 207 445 Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services 2,3,4 13,106 (13,676) (142) (57) – (769) 141 33 (50) 269 (376) (123) 44 (79) (455) (1) – (456) 933 Sponsored Investments 2,3 Corporate 1,4 Consolidated 6,671 (4,283) (1,076) (431) 88 969 55 49 (397) (169) 507 – – – 507 (224) – 283 1,886 – – (51) (13) – (64) (47) 80 20 (13) (24) – – – (24) – (105) (129) 4 24,660 (19,179) (2,739) (1,236) 88 1,594 195 238 (841) (171) 1,015 (123) 44 (79) 936 (229) (105) 602 5,195 1 Included within the Corporate segment was Interest income of $694 million (2013 – $443 million; 2012 – $336 million) charged to other operating segments. 2 In November 2014, Enbridge’s 50% interest in the United States portion of Alliance Pipeline (Alliance Pipeline US) was transferred to the Fund within the Sponsored Investments segment. Earnings from the assets prior to the date of transfer of $41 million (2013 – $43 million; 2012 – $39 million) have not been reclassified between segments for presentation purposes. 3 In December 2012, certain crude oil storage and renewable energy assets were transferred to the Fund within the Sponsored Investments segment. Earnings from the assets prior to the date of transfer of $33 million have not been reclassified among segments for presentation purposes. 4 Due to a change in organizational structure effective January 1, 2013, for the year ended December 31, 2012 earnings of $1 million and additions to property, plant and equipment of $108 million were reclassified from the Corporate segment to the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. 5 Includes allowance for equity funds used during construction. The measurement basis for preparation of segmented information is consistent with the significant accounting policies (Note 2). Geographic Information Revenues 1 Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Canada United States 1 Revenues are based on the country of origin of the product or service sold. Property, Plant and Equipment December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Canada United States 2014 2013 2012 14,963 22,678 37,641 12,690 20,228 32,918 11,629 13,031 24,660 2014 2013 27,420 26,410 53,830 22,865 19,414 42,279 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 135 5. Financial Statement Effects of Rate Regulation General Information on Rate Regulation and its Economic Effects A number of businesses within the Company are subject to regulation. The Company’s significant regulated businesses and related accounting impacts are described below. Canadian Mainline Canadian Mainline includes the Canadian portion of the mainline system and is subject to regulation by the NEB. Canadian Mainline tolls (excluding Lines 8 and 9) are currently governed by the 10-year The OEB approved final 2014 rates to be implemented with an effective date of January 1, 2014. Within annual rate proceedings for 2015 through 2018, the IR Plan requires allowed revenues, and corresponding rates, to be updated annually for select items. The OEB also approved the adoption of a new approach for determining net salvage percentages to be included within EGD’s approved depreciation rates, as compared with the traditional approach previously employed. The new approach results in lower net salvage percentages for EGD, and therefore lowers depreciation rates and future removal and site restoration reserves. The IR Plan includes an earnings sharing mechanism, whereby any return over the allowed rate of return for a given year under the IR Plan will be shared equally with customers. CTS, which establishes a Canadian Local Toll for all volumes For the year ended December 31, 2013, rates were set pursuant shipped on the Canadian Mainline and an International Joint Tariff to an OEB approved settlement agreement and decision (the 2013 for all volumes shipped from western Canadian receipt points to Settlement) related to its 2013 cost of service rate application. delivery points on the Lakehead System and delivery points on the The 2013 Settlement retained the previous deemed equity level but Canadian Mainline downstream of the Lakehead System. The CTS provided for an increase in the allowed ROE. The 2013 Settlement was negotiated with shippers in accordance with NEB guidelines, further retained the flow-through nature of the cost of natural gas was approved by the NEB in June 2011 and took effect July 1, 2011. supply and several other cost categories. The earnings sharing Under the CTS, a regulatory asset is recognized to offset deferred mechanism, which was previously in effect under revenue cap income taxes as a NEB rate order governing flow-through income incentive regulation (IR), did not apply to the 2013 Settlement. tax treatment permits future recovery. No other material regulatory assets or liabilities are recognized under the terms of the CTS. Southern Lights Pipeline The United States portion of the Southern Lights Pipeline (Southern Lights US) is regulated by the FERC and the Canadian portion of the Southern Lights Pipeline (Southern Lights Canada) is regulated by the NEB. Shippers on the Southern Lights Pipeline are subject to long-term transportation contracts under a cost of service toll methodology. Toll adjustments are filed annually with The 2013 Settlement allowed EGD to recognize revenue and a corresponding regulatory asset relating to OPEB as it established the right to recover previous OPEB costs of approximately $89 million ($63 million after-tax) over a 20-year time period commencing in 2013. The gain was presented within Other income/ (expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2012 (Note 26). The 2013 Settlement further provided for OPEB and pension costs, determined on an accrual basis, to be recovered in rates. the regulators. Tariffs provide for recovery of allowable operating Prior to 2013, EGD operated under an IR mechanism, calculated on and debt financing costs, plus a pre-determined after-tax rate a revenue per customer basis, with the OEB for a five-year period of return on equity (ROE) of 10%. Southern Lights Pipeline tolls between 2008 and 2012. Under the IR mechanism, the Company are based on a deemed 70% debt and 30% equity structure. was allowed to earn and fully retain 100 basis points (bps) over the Enbridge Gas Distribution EGD’s gas distribution operations are regulated by the OEB. For the year ended December 31, 2014, rates were set under the customized incentive rate plan (the IR Plan) approved by the OEB, with modifications, for 2014 through 2018, inclusive of the requested capital investment amounts and an incentive mechanism providing base return. Any return over 100 bps was required to be shared with customers on an equal basis. EGD’s after-tax rate of return on common equity embedded in rates was 9.4% for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – 8.9%) based on a 36% (2013 – 36%) deemed common equity component of capital for regulatory purposes. the opportunity to earn above the allowed ROE. Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Enbridge Gas New Brunswick is regulated by the EUB and currently sets tolls at the lower of market-based or cost of service rates. 136 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Financial Statement Effects Accounting for rate-regulated activities has resulted in the recognition of the following significant regulatory assets and liabilities: December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Regulatory assets/(liabilities) Liquids Pipelines Deferred income taxes1 Tolling deferrals2 Recoverable income taxes3 Gas Distribution Deferred income taxes4 Purchased gas variance5 Pension plans and OPEB6 Constant dollar net salvage adjustment7 Future removal and site restoration reserves8 Site restoration9 Revenue adjustment10 Transaction services deferral11 Sponsored Investments Deferred income taxes1 Transportation revenue adjustments12 2014 2013 907 (39) 46 275 673 171 37 (562) (283) (52) (26) 15 36 727 (36) 42 214 – 94 – (929) – – (51) 28 33 1 The asset represents the regulatory offset to deferred income tax liabilities that are expected to be recovered under flow-through income tax treatment. The recovery period depends on future reversal of temporary differences. 2 The liability reflects net tax benefits expected to be refunded through future transportation tolls on Southern Lights Canada. The balance is expected to accumulate for approximately eight years before being refunded through tolls. 3 The asset represents future revenues to be collected from shippers for Southern Lights US to recover federal income taxes payable on the equity component of AFUDC. The recovery period is approximately 30 years. 4 The asset represents the regulatory offset to deferred income tax liabilities to the extent that deferred income taxes are expected to be recovered or refunded through regulator- approved rates. The recovery period depends on future temporary differences. Deferred income taxes in Gas Distribution are excluded from the rate base and do not earn an ROE. 5 The purchased gas variance (PGVA) balance represents the difference between the actual cost and the approved cost of natural gas reflected in rates. EGD has been granted OEB approval to refund this balance to, or to collect this balance from, customers on a rolling 12 month basis via the Quarterly Rate Adjustment Mechanism process. In May 2014, the OEB issued a decision allowing a portion of the PGVA as at June 30, 2014 to be recovered over a 24-month period from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016. 6 The pension plans and OPEB balances represent the regulatory offset to pension plan and OPEB obligations to the extent the amounts are expected to be collected from customers in future rates. An OPEB balance of $89 million is being collected over a 20-year period that commenced in 2013, whereas the settlement period for the pension regulatory asset is not determinable. The balances are excluded from the rate base and do not earn an ROE. 7 The constant dollar net salvage adjustment represents the cumulative variance between the amount proposed for clearance and the actual amount cleared, relating specifically to the Site restoration adjustment. 8 The future removal and site restoration reserves balance results from amounts collected from customers by certain businesses, with the approval of the regulator, to fund future costs for removal and site restoration relating to property, plant and equipment. These costs are collected as part of depreciation charged on property, plant and equipment. The balance represents the amount that has been collected from customers, net of actual costs expended on removal and site restoration. The settlement of this balance will occur as future removal and site restoration costs are incurred. 9 The site restoration clearance adjustment represents the amount that was determined by the OEB, of previously collected costs for future removal and site restoration that is considered to be in excess of future requirements and will be refunded to customers over the term of the IR Plan. This was a result of the OEB’s approval of the adoption of a new approach for determining net salvage percentages. The new approach resulted in lower depreciation rates and lower future removal and site restoration reserves. 10 The revenue adjustment represents the revenue variance between interim rates, which were in place from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014, and the final OEB approved 2014 rates, which were implemented on October 1, 2014, but effective January 1, 2014. The revenue adjustment balance is the 2014 OEB approved revenue adjustment amount to be refunded to customers. 11 The transaction services deferral represents the customer portion of additional earnings generated from optimization of storage and pipeline capacity. The balance is expected to be refunded to customers in the following year. 12 Transportation revenue adjustments are the cumulative differences between actual expenses incurred and estimated expenses included in transportation tolls. Transportation revenue adjustments are not included in the rate base. The recovery period is approximately five years and dependent on shipper throughput levels. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 137 Other Items Affected by Rate Regulation Allowance for Funds Used During Construction and Other Capitalized Costs Under the pool method prescribed by certain regulators, it is not possible to identify the carrying value of the equity component of AFUDC or its effect on depreciation. Similarly, gains and losses on the retirement of certain specific fixed assets in any given year cannot be identified or quantified. Operating Cost Capitalization With the approval of regulators, certain operations capitalize a percentage of specified operating costs. These operations are authorized to charge depreciation and earn a return on the net book value of such capitalized costs in future years. In the absence of rate regulation, a portion of such operating costs would be charged to earnings in the year incurred. EGD entered into a consulting contract relating to asset management initiatives. The majority of the costs, primarily consulting fees, are being capitalized to gas mains in accordance with regulatory approval. At December 31, 2014, cumulative costs relating to this consulting contract of $166 million (2013 – $154 million) were included in Property, plant and equipment and are being depreciated over the average service life of 25 years. In the absence of rate regulation, some of these costs would be charged to earnings in the year incurred. 6. Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions Magic Valley and Wildcat Wind Farms On December 31, 2014, Enbridge acquired an 80% controlling interest in Magic Valley, a wind farm located in Texas and Wildcat, a wind farm located in Indiana for cash consideration of $394 million (US$340 million). No revenue or earnings were recognized in the year ended December 31, 2014 as the wind farms were acquired on December 31, 2014. The wind farms are included within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. If the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013, revenues and earnings for the year ended December 31, 2014 would have increased by $64 million (US$58 million) and $8 million (US$7 million), respectively, and revenues and earnings for the year ended December 31, 2013 would have increased by $44 million (US$43 million) and decreased by $2 million (US$2 million), respectively. The following purchase price allocation is provisional until the Company completes its valuation of the acquired assets. December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Fair value of net assets acquired: Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets Other long-term liabilities Noncontrolling interests1 Purchase price: Cash 2014 747 12 (14) (351) 394 394 1 The fair value of the noncontrolling interests was determined using a combination of the implied purchase price for the remaining 20% interest and discounted cash flow models. 138 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Silver State North Solar Project On March 22, 2012, Enbridge acquired a 100% interest in the Silver State North Solar Project (Silver State), a solar farm located in Nevada for cash consideration of $195 million (US$190 million). Silver State expanded the Company’s renewable energy business. Revenues and earnings of $10 million and $1 million, respectively, were recognized in the year ended December 31, 2012. No revenues or earnings were recognized in any prior period as the solar project commenced operations in the second quarter of 2012. Silver State is included within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. March 22, (millions of Canadian dollars) Fair value of net assets acquired: Accounts receivable and other1 Property, plant and equipment Purchase price: Cash 2012 54 141 195 195 1 The Company acquired the right to apply for a $54 million (US$55 million) United States Treasury grant under a program which reimburses eligible applicants for a portion of costs related to installing specified renewable energy property. The grant, which was applied for subsequent to commercial operations, was received in October 2012. Other Acquisitions In December 2014, the Company acquired an incremental 30% interest in the Massif du Sud Wind Project (Massif du Sud) for cash consideration of $102 million, bringing its total interest in the wind project to 80%. The Company acquired its original 50% interest in Massif du Sud in December 2012. The Company’s interest in Massif du Sud represents an undivided interest, with $97 million of the incremental purchase allocated to Property, plant and equipment and the remainder allocated to Intangible assets. Massif du Sud is currently operational and is presented within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. In October 2014, the Company acquired an incremental 17.5% interest in the Lac Alfred Wind Project (Lac Alfred) for cash consideration of $121 million, bringing its total interest in the wind project to 67.5%. The Company acquired its original 50% interest in Lac Alfred in December 2011. The Company’s interest in Lac Alfred represents an undivided interest, with $115 million of the incremental purchase allocated to Property, plant and equipment and the remainder allocated to Intangible assets. Lac Alfred is currently operational and is presented within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. In July 2013, the Company acquired a 50% undivided interest in the Saint Robert Bellarmin Wind Project (Saint Robert), located in Quebec for a purchase price of $106 million, of which $100 million was allocated to Property, plant and equipment, with the remainder allocated to Intangible assets. Saint Robert is operational and is presented within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. Other Dispositions In November 2014, the Company sold one of its non-core assets within Enbridge Offshore Pipelines (Offshore), which include pipeline facilities located in Louisiana, to a third party for $7 million (US$7 million). A gain of $22 million (US$19 million) was presented within Other income/(expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. In July 2014, the Company sold a 35% equity interest in the Southern Access Extension Project, a pipeline project under construction, to an unrelated party for gross proceeds of $73 million (US$68 million). As the fair value of the consideration received equalled the carrying value of the asset sold, no gain or loss was recognized on the sale (Note 11). In March 2014, the Company sold an Alternative and Emerging Technologies investment within the Corporate segment to a third party for $19 million. A gain of $16 million was presented within Other income/(expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. In November 2013, EEP sold one of its non-core liquids assets, a storage facility in Kansas, to a third party for $41 million (US$40 million). A gain of $18 million (US$17 million) was presented within Other income/ (expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 139 7. Accounts Receivable and Other December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Unbilled revenues Trade receivables Taxes receivable Regulatory assets Short-term portion of derivative assets (Note 23) Prepaid expenses and deposits Current deferred income taxes (Note 24) Dividends receivable Other Allowance for doubtful accounts Pursuant to a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the Receivables Agreement) executed in 2013, certain trade and accrued receivables (the Receivables) have been sold by certain of EEP’s subsidiaries to an Enbridge wholly-owned special purpose entity (SPE). The Receivables owned by the SPE are not available to Enbridge except through its 100% ownership in such SPE. The Receivables Agreement provides for purchases to occur on a monthly basis through to December 2016, provided accumulated purchases net of collections do not exceed US$450 million at any one point. The value of trade and accrued receivables outstanding owned by the SPE totalled US$378 million ($439 million) and US$380 million ($404 million) as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. 8. Inventory December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Natural gas Other commodities Commodity costs on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings included non-cash charges of $174 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $4 million; 2012 – $10 million) to reduce the cost basis of inventory to market value. 2014 2013 2,218 1,168 522 567 568 103 245 26 129 (42) 5,504 2,773 1,154 200 54 385 123 120 26 159 (38) 4,956 2014 678 470 1,148 2013 527 588 1,115 140 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 9. Property, Plant and Equipment December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Liquids Pipelines 1 Pipeline Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other Land and right-of-way Under construction Accumulated depreciation Gas Distribution Gas mains, services and other Land and right-of-way Under construction Accumulated depreciation Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Pipeline Wind turbines, solar panels and other Power transmission Canadian Midstream gas gathering and processing Land and right-of-way Under construction Accumulated depreciation Sponsored Investments Pipeline Pumping equipment, buildings, tanks and other Wind turbines, solar panels and other Land and right-of-way Under construction Accumulated depreciation Corporate Other Under construction Accumulated depreciation Weighted Average Depreciation Rate 2014 2013 2.6% 3.0% 1.4% – 3.1% 1.2% – 4.2% 4.0% 2.1% 2.9% 1.1% – 3.0% 3.0% 4.0% 2.2% – 12.8% – 12,515 7,715 520 5,578 26,328 (4,312) 22,016 8,427 84 352 8,863 (2,256) 6,607 633 2,371 397 778 28 1,172 5,379 (454) 4,925 11,564 7,806 1,549 1,040 2,126 24,085 (3,903) 20,182 80 69 149 (49) 100 8,974 6,248 253 4,846 20,321 (3,838) 16,483 8,020 79 179 8,278 (2,074) 6,204 456 1,092 384 557 6 1,233 3,728 (344) 3,384 8,979 6,076 1,548 755 2,201 19,559 (3,429) 16,130 84 36 120 (42) 78 1 In July 2014, $62 million of Property, plant and equipment was disposed as part of the sale of 35% equity interest in the Southern Access Extension Project. The remaining balance of $136 million in Property, plant and equipment was reclassified to Long-term investments(Note 11) . 53,830 42,279 Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $1,461 million (2013 – $1,282 million; 2012 – $1,174 million). Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 141 Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Discontinued Operations Impairment In December 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $166 million ($105 million after-tax) related to certain of its Offshore assets, predominantly located within the Stingray and Garden Banks corridors in the Gulf of Mexico. The Company had been pursuing alternative uses for these assets; however, due to changing competitive conditions in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company concluded that such alternatives were no longer likely to proceed. In addition, unique to these assets is their significant reliance on natural gas production from shallow water areas of the Gulf of Mexico which have been challenged by macro-economic factors including prevalence of onshore shale gas production, hurricane disruptions, additional regulation and the low natural gas commodity price environment. The impairment charge was based on the amount by which the carrying values of the assets exceeded fair value, determined using expected discounted future cash flows, and was presented within Operating and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The charge was inclusive of $50 million related to abandonment costs which were reasonably determined given the expected timing and scope of certain asset retirements. A portion of the impairment charge was subsequently reclassified to discontinued operations as discussed below. In March 2014, the Company completed the sale of certain of its Offshore assets located within the Stingray corridor to an unrelated third party for cash proceeds of $11 million (US$10 million), subject to working capital adjustments. The gain of $70 million (US$63 million), which resulted from the cash proceeds and the disposition of net liabilities held for sale of $59 million (US$53 million), is presented as Earnings from discontinued operations. The results of operations, including revenues of $4 million (2013 – $26 million, 2012 – $32 million) and related cash flows, have also been presented as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013, the related assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale and were measured at the lower of their carrying amount and estimated fair value less cost to sell which did not result in a fair value adjustment. These amounts are included within the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services segment. 10. Variable Interest Entities The Company is required to consolidate variable interest entities in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company assesses all aspects of its interest in the entity and uses its judgment when determining if the Company is the primary beneficiary. Other qualitative factors that are considered include decision-making responsibilities, the VIE’s capital structure, risk and rewards sharing, contractual agreements with the VIE, voting rights and level of involvement of other parties. A reassessment of the primary beneficiary conclusion is conducted when there are changes in the facts and circumstances related to a VIE. 142 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Sponsored Investments Enbridge Income Fund The Fund is an unincorporated open-ended trust established by a trust indenture under the laws of the Province of Alberta and is considered a VIE by virtue of its capital structure. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the Fund through its combined 66.4% (2013 – 67.3%; 2012 – 67.7%) economic interest, held indirectly through a common investment in ENF, a direct common trust unit investment in the Fund and a preferred unit investment in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. Enbridge also serves in the capacity of Manager of ENF, the Fund and its subsidiaries. The creditors of the Fund have no recourse to the general credit of the Company. The summarized impact of the Company’s interest in the Fund on earnings, cash flows and financial position is presented below. Earnings include the results of operations of certain assets and equity interests acquired by the Fund from indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Enbridge since their acquisition in December 2012 and November 2014 (Note 19). Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Operating and administrative expense Depreciation and amortization Income from equity investments Interest expense Income taxes Earnings Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests Earnings attributable to Enbridge Inc. Cash flows Cash provided by operating activities Cash used in investing activities Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Current assets Property, plant and equipment, net Long-term investments Deferred amounts and other assets 1 Current liabilities Long-term debt Other long-term liabilities Deferred income taxes Net assets before noncontrolling interests 2014 2013 2012 416 (135) (136) 72 (59) (43) 115 11 126 277 (1,806) 1,531 2 403 (126) (130) 57 (91) (27) 86 24 110 260 (98) (323) (161) 288 (83) (87) 54 (68) (35) 69 12 81 200 (160) 1,495 1,535 2014 2013 114 2,226 441 1,304 (149) (2,544) (79) (441) 872 84 2,317 227 130 (388) (1,364) (26) (426) 554 1 Includes an investment of $945 million in Class A units of Enbridge subsidiaries by the Fund completed in November 2014. Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Magicat Holdco LLC Through its 80% controlling interest in Magicat Holdco LLC acquired on December 31, 2014, the Company is the primary beneficiary of the Magic Valley and Wildcat wind farms (Note 6). These wind farms are considered VIEs by virtue of the Company’s voting rights and its power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the wind farms. As at December 31, 2014, the Company’s investment in the Magic Valley and Wildcat wind farms was $394 million, with their carrying amounts of assets and liabilities consolidated by the Company of $759 million and $14 million, respectively. The wind farms’ assets can only be used to settle their obligations. Enbridge does not have an obligation to provide financial support to these VIEs other than an indirect obligation, as prescribed by the terms of certain indemnities and guarantees, to pay the liabilities of the wind farms in the event of a default. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 143 11. Long-Term Investments December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Equity Investments Joint Ventures Liquids Pipelines Seaway Pipeline Chicap Pipeline Mustang Pipeline Southern Access Extension Other Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Aux Sable Alliance Pipeline US1 Vector Pipeline Offshore – various joint ventures Other Sponsored Investments Texas Express Pipeline Alliance Pipeline Canada and US1 Other Other Equity Investments Corporate Noverco Common Shares Other Other Long-Term Investments Corporate Noverco Preferred Shares Other Ownership Interest 2014 2013 50.0% 43.8% 30.0% 65.0% 75.0% 42.7% – 50.0% – 60.0% 22.0% – 74.3% 33.3% – 70.0% 35.0% 50.0% 50.0% 38.9% 19.3% – 49.99% 2,782 2,048 33 25 263 7 311 – 141 429 12 442 374 67 – 45 29 23 – – 306 201 125 401 11 396 165 62 – 56 323 154 5,408 287 102 4,212 1 In November 2014, Enbridge’s interest in Alliance Pipeline US was transferred to the Fund. As a result, $203 million of Long-term investments as at December 31, 2014 were reclassified from Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services to Sponsored Investments. The Alliance Pipeline US balance of $201 million in Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services as at December 31, 2013 has not been reclassified for presentation purposes. Equity investments include the unamortized excess of the purchase price over the underlying net book value of the investees’ assets at the purchase date, which is comprised of $742 million (2013 – $680 million) in Goodwill and $494 million (2013 – $517 million) in amortizable assets. Joint Ventures Summarized combined financial information of the Company’s interest in unconsolidated equity investments in joint ventures is as follows: Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Revenues Commodity costs Operating and administrative expense Depreciation and amortization Other income/(expense) Interest expense Earnings before income taxes 144 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 2014 2013 2012 1,790 1,212 (661) (360) (232) (1) (84) 452 (371) (268) (175) 4 (74) 328 956 (236) (244) (159) 4 (81) 240 2014 2013 472 5,169 34 77 742 (712) (811) (85) 366 4,050 35 75 680 (395) (994) (50) 4,886 3,767 December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Current assets Property, plant and equipment, net Deferred amounts and other assets Intangible assets, net Goodwill Current liabilities Long-term debt Other long-term liabilities Net assets Alliance Pipeline System Certain assets of the Alliance Pipeline System (Alliance System) are pledged as collateral to Alliance System lenders. Southern Access Extension Project On July 1, 2014, under an agreement with an unrelated third party, the Company sold a 35% equity interest in the Southern Access Extension Project (the Project). Prior to this sale, the subsidiary executing the Project was wholly-owned and consolidated within the Liquids Pipelines segment. The Company concluded that under the agreement, the purchaser of the 35% equity interest is entitled to substantive participating rights; however, the Company continues to exercise significant influence. As a result, effective July 1, 2014, the Company discontinued consolidation of the Project and recognized its remaining 65% equity interest as a long-term equity investment within the Liquids Pipelines segment. Other Equity Investments Noverco As at December 31, 2014, Enbridge owned an equity interest in Noverco through ownership of 38.9% (2013 – 38.9%; 2012 – 38.9%) of its common shares and an investment in preferred shares. The preferred shares are entitled to a cumulative preferred dividend based on the average yield of Government of Canada bonds maturing in 10 years plus a range of 4.3% to 4.4%. As at December 31, 2014, Noverco owned an approximate 3.6% (2013 – 3.9%; 2012 – 6.0%) reciprocal shareholding in common shares of Enbridge. The change in reciprocal shareholding compared with prior years reflected the sale of Enbridge common shares by Noverco. Through secondary offerings, Noverco sold 22.5 million Enbridge common shares in 2012, 15 million common shares in 2013 and a further 1.3 million common shares in 2014. The transactions were recognized as issuances of treasury stock on the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. In relation to the 2012 and 2013 transactions, Enbridge’s share of the net after-tax proceeds of $297 million and $248 million were received as dividends from Noverco in May 2012 and June 2013, respectively, and reflected in Operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As a result of Noverco’s reciprocal shareholding in Enbridge common shares, the Company has an indirect pro-rata interest of 1.4% (2013 – 1.5%; 2012 – 2.1%) in its own shares. Both the equity investment in Noverco and shareholders’ equity have been reduced by the reciprocal shareholding of $83 million at December 31, 2014 (2013 – $86 million; 2012 – $126 million). Noverco records dividends paid by the Company as dividend income and the Company eliminates these dividends from its equity earnings of Noverco. The Company records its pro-rata share of dividends paid by the Company to Noverco as a reduction of dividends paid and an increase in the Company’s investment in Noverco. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 145 12. Deferred Amounts and Other Assets December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Regulatory assets Long-term portion of derivative assets (Note 23) Affiliate long-term note receivable (Note 28) Contractual receivables Deferred financing costs Other As at December 31, 2014, deferred amounts of $366 million (2013 – $307 million) were subject to amortization and are presented net of accumulated amortization of $189 million (2013 – $159 million). Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $38 million (2013 – $34 million; 2014 2013 1,752 1,172 199 183 382 166 526 413 185 356 135 401 3,208 2,662 2012 – $25 million). 13. Intangible Assets December 31, 2014 (millions of Canadian dollars) Software Natural gas supply opportunities Power purchase agreements Transportation agreements Other December 31, 2013 (millions of Canadian dollars) Software Natural gas supply opportunities Power purchase agreements Transportation agreements Other Weighted Average Amortization Rate Cost Accumulated Amortization 12.9% 3.7% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6% 1,049 340 96 56 85 1,626 337 83 10 18 12 460 Weighted Average Amortization Rate Cost Accumulated Amortization 13.2% 3.7% 4.0% 3.7% 4.0% 825 311 87 53 64 1,340 241 65 7 15 8 336 Net 712 257 86 38 73 1,166 Net 584 246 80 38 56 1,004 Total amortization expense for intangible assets was $106 million (2013 – $82 million; 2012 – $64 million) for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company expects amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2015 through 2019 of $109 million, $96 million, $85 million, $76 million and $67 million, respectively. 14. Goodwill (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at January 1, 2013 Foreign exchange and other Balance at December 31, 2013 Foreign exchange and other Balance at December 31, 2014 Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Consolidated 22 1 23 3 26 – – – – – 13 1 14 1 15 384 24 408 34 442 – – – – – 419 26 445 38 483 The Company did not recognize any goodwill impairments for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. 146 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 15. Accounts Payable and Other December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Operating accrued liabilities Trade payables Construction payables Current derivative liabilities (Note 23) Contractor holdbacks Taxes payable Security deposits Asset retirement obligations (Note 18) Other 16. Debt December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Liquids Pipelines Debentures Medium-term notes1 Southern Lights project financing2,3 Commercial paper and credit facility draws Other4 Gas Distribution Debentures Medium-term notes Commercial paper and credit facility draws Sponsored Investments Junior subordinated notes 5 Medium-term notes Senior notes6 Commercial paper and credit facility draws7 Corporate United States dollar term notes8 Medium-term notes Commercial paper and credit facility draws9 Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Promissory Note10 Other 11 Total debt Current maturities Short-term borrowings 12 Long-term debt 2014 2013 2,939 414 746 1,020 368 555 63 53 286 6,444 3,577 300 1,188 837 211 176 65 – 310 6,664 Weighted Average Interest Rate Maturity 2014 2013 8.2% 4.8% 4.0% 2024 2015 – 2043 2040 9.9% 4.7% 2024 2016 – 2050 8.1% 3.9% 6.1% 2067 2016 – 2044 2016 – 2040 3.5% 4.3% 2015 – 2044 2015 – 2064 2015 200 2,986 1,571 163 9 85 3,033 939 464 2,405 4,815 2,614 3,886 6,048 6,182 103 (35) 35,468 (1,004) (1,041) 33,423 200 2,985 1,480 266 11 85 2,702 374 425 1,615 4,201 717 2,393 4,518 3,598 – (28) 25,542 (2,811) (374) 22,357 1 Included in medium-term notes is $100 million with a maturity date of 2112. 2 2014 – $348 million and US$1,054 million (2013 – $352 million and US$1,061 million). 3 On August 18, 2014, long-term private debt was issued with the proceeds utilized to repay the construction credit facilities on a dollar-for-dollar basis. 4 Primarily capital lease obligations. 5 2014 – US$400 million (2013 – US$400 million). 6 2014 – US$4,150 million (2013 – US$3,950 million). 7 2014 – $140 million and US$2,132 million (2013 – $41 million and US$635 million). 8 2014 – US$3,350 million (2013 – US$2,250 million). 9 2014 – $3,217 million and US$2,555 million (2013 – $2,476 million and US$1,055 million). 10 A non-interest bearing demand promissory note that was subsequently paid on January 9, 2015. 11 Primarily debt discount. 12 Weighted average interest rate – 1.4% (2013 – 1.1%). Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 147 For the years ending December 31, 2015 through 2019, debenture and term note maturities are $1,001 million, $1,834 million, $2,429 million, $1,075 million, $1,742 million, respectively, and $17,411 million thereafter. The Company’s debentures and term notes bear interest at fixed rates and interest obligations for the years ending December 31, 2015 through 2019 are $1,432 million, $1,404 million, $1,312 million, $1,170 million and $991 million, respectively. At December 31, 2014, all debt is unsecured and at December 31, 2013, all debt is unsecured except for the Southern Lights project financing which was collateralized by the Southern Lights project assets of approximately $2,680 million. Interest Expense Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Debentures and term notes Commercial paper and credit facility draws Southern Lights project financing Capitalized Credit Facilities 2014 2013 2012 1,425 71 49 (416) 1,129 1,123 34 40 (250) 947 986 33 38 (216) 841 The following table provides details of the Company’s committed credit facilities at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. (millions of Canadian dollars) Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Sponsored Investments Corporate Total committed credit facilities 2 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 Maturity Dates Total Facilities Draws 1 Available 2016 2016 – 2019 2016 – 2019 2016 – 2019 300 1,008 4,531 12,772 18,611 163 943 2,745 6,223 10,074 137 65 1,786 6,549 8,537 Total Facilities 300 707 4,781 11,775 17,563 1 Includes facility draws, letters of credit and commercial paper issuances that are back-stopped by the credit facility. 2 On August 18, 2014, long-term private debt was issued for $352 million and US$1,061 million related to Southern Lights project financing. The proceeds were utilized to repay the construction credit facilities on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Excluded from December 31, 2014 total facilities above was Southern Lights project financing facilities of $28 million (2013 – $1,570 million). Included in the 2013 facilities for Southern Lights were $63 million for debt service reserve letters of credit. In addition to the committed credit facilities noted above, the Company also has $361 million (2013 – $35 million) of uncommitted demand credit facilities, of which $80 million (2013 – $17 million) was unutilized as at December 31, 2014. Credit facilities carry a weighted average standby fee of 0.2% per annum on the unused portion and draws bear interest at market rates. Certain credit facilities serve as a back-stop to the commercial paper programs and the Company has the option to extend the facilities, which are currently set to mature from 2016 to 2019. Commercial paper and credit facility draws, net of short-term borrowings, of $8,960 million (2013 – $4,580 million) are supported by the availability of long-term committed credit facilities and therefore have been classified as long-term debt. The Company’s credit facility agreements include standard events of default and covenant provisions whereby accelerated repayment may be required if the Company were to default on payment or violate certain covenants. As at December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. 148 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 17. Other Long-Term Liabilities December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Future removal and site restoration liabilities (Note 5) Derivative liabilities (Note 23) Pension and OPEB liabilities (Note 25) Asset retirement obligations (Note 18) Environmental liabilities Other 18. Asset Retirement Obligations Included in ARO at December 31, 2014 was an amount of $21 million (2013 – $20 million) for the retirement of certain assets of the Fund which is estimated to be settled between 2016 and 2060. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized ARO in the amount of $177 million. Of the amount, $74 million related to the decommissioning of certain portions of Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System and $103 million related to the Canadian and United States portions of the Line 3 Replacement Program targeted to be completed in 2017 whereby the Company will replace the existing Line 3 pipeline in Canada and the United States. The liability for the expected cash flows as recognized in the financial statements reflected discount rates ranging from 4.6% to 8.1% (2013 – 8.1%). A reconciliation of movements in the Company’s ARO is as follows: December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Obligations, beginning of year Liabilities incurred Liabilities settled Foreign currency translation adjustment Accretion expense Obligations, end of year Presented as follows: Accounts payable and other (Note 15) Other long-term liabilities (Note 17) 19. Noncontrolling Interests December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) EEP Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (EEM) Renewable energy assets (Note 6) EGD preferred shares Other 2014 2013 757 2,078 584 132 70 420 4,041 929 1,395 264 24 28 298 2,938 2014 2013 24 177 (24) 5 3 185 53 132 185 23 – – – 1 24 – 24 24 2014 2013 748 790 351 100 26 2,015 2,810 1,079 – 100 25 4,014 Noncontrolling interests in EEP represented the 79.5% (2013 – 79.4%) interest in EEP held by public unitholders, as well as interests of third parties in subsidiaries of EEP, including Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (MEP). The decrease in noncontrolling interests in EEP reflected the EEP equity restructuring effective July 1, 2014. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge and the General Partner (GP) of EEP, entered into an equity restructuring transaction in which the Company irrevocably waived its right to receive cash distributions and allocations in excess of 2% in respect of its GP interest in the existing incentive distribution rights in exchange for the issuance of (i) 66.1 million units of a new class of EEP units designated as Class D Units, and (ii) 1,000 units of a new class of EEP units designated as Incentive Distribution Units (IDU). The Class D Units entitle the Company to receive quarterly Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 149 distributions equal to the distribution paid on EEP’s common units. This restructuring decreases the Company’s share of incremental cash distributions from 48% of all distributions in excess of US$0.495 per unit per quarter down to 23% of all distributions in excess of EEP’s current quarterly distribution of US$0.5435 per unit per quarter. The transaction applies to all distributions declared subsequent to the effective date. EEP recorded the Class D Units and IDU at fair value, which resulted in a reduction to the carrying amounts of the GP and limited partner capital accounts on a pro-rata basis. As a result, the Company recorded a decrease in Noncontrolling interests of $2,363 million inclusive of CTA and increases in Additional paid-in capital and Deferred income tax liabilities of $1,601 million and $762 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2014, EEP distributed $504 million (2013 – $463 million; 2012 – $419 million) to its noncontrolling interest holders in line with EEP’s objective to make quarterly distributions in an amount equal to its available cash, as defined in its partnership agreement and as approved by EEP’s Board of Directors. In May 2013, EEP formed MEP as its wholly-owned subsidiary. Subsequently, on November 13, 2013, MEP completed its initial public offering of 18.5 million Class A common units representing limited partner interests and subsequently issued an additional 2.8 million Class A common units pursuant to an underwriters’ over-allotment option. MEP received proceeds of approximately $372 million (US$355 million). Upon finalization of the offering, MEP’s initial assets consisted of an approximate 39% ownership interest in EEP’s natural gas and NGL midstream business. EEP retained a 2% GP interest, an approximate 52% limited partner interest and all incentive distribution rights (IDR) in MEP, in addition to its 61% direct interest in the natural gas and NGL midstream assets. On July 1, 2014, EEP completed the sale of an additional 12.6% limited partnership interest in its natural gas and NGL midstream business to MEP for cash proceeds of $376 million (US$350 million). Upon finalization of this transaction, EEP continued to retain a 2% GP interest, an approximate 52% limited partner interest and all IDR in MEP. However, EEP’s direct interest in entities or partnerships holding the natural gas and NGL midstream operations reduced from 61% to 48%, with the remaining ownership held by MEP. Noncontrolling interests in Enbridge Energy Management, LLC (EEM) represented the 88.3% (2013 – 88.3%) of the listed shares of EEM not held by the Company. The decrease in the carrying value of the Noncontrolling interests in EEM is due to the fair value allocation attributable to EEM as a result of the EEP equity restructuring as discussed above. In 2013, EEM completed a listed share issuance in which the Company did not participate and which resulted in contributions of $523 million from noncontrolling interest holders. The Company owns 100% of the outstanding common shares of EGD; however, the four million Cumulative Redeemable EGD Preferred Shares held by third parties are entitled to a claim on the assets of EGD prior to the common shareholder. The preferred shares have no fixed maturity date and have floating adjustable cash dividends that are payable at 80% of the prime rate. EGD may, at its option, redeem all or a portion of the outstanding shares for $25 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date. As at December 31, 2014, no preferred shares have been redeemed. Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at beginning of year Loss Other comprehensive income/(loss) Change in unrealized gains/(loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax Change in foreign currency translation adjustment Other comprehensive income/(loss) Distributions to unitholders Contributions from unitholders Redemption value adjustment Balance at end of year 150 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 2014 2013 2012 1,053 (11) 1,000 (24) (15) 5 (10) (79) 323 973 4 – 4 (72) 92 53 640 (12) (1) – (1) (49) 225 197 2,249 1,053 1,000 Redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Fund at December 31, 2014 represented 70.6% (2013 – 68.6%; 2012 – 67.7%) of interests in the Fund’s trust units that are held by third parties. In November 2014, the Fund acquired Enbridge’s 50% interest in Alliance Pipeline US and subscribed for and purchased Class A units of Enbridge’s subsidiaries that indirectly own the Canadian and United States segments of the Southern Lights Pipeline for a total consideration of approximately $1.8 billion, including $421 million in cash, $878 million in the form of a long-term note payable by the Fund, bearing interest of 5.5% per annum and was fully repaid at December 31, 2014, and $461 million in the form of preferred units of Enbridge Commercial Trust, a subsidiary of the Fund. To fund the cash component of the consideration, the Fund issued approximately $421 million of trust units to ENF. To purchase the trust units from the Fund, ENF completed a bought deal public offering of common shares for approximately $337 million and issued additional common shares to Enbridge for approximately $84 million in order for Enbridge to maintain its 19.9% interest in ENF. As a result of the transfer, redeemable noncontrolling interests in the Fund increased from 68.6% to 70.6% and contributions of $323 million, net of share issue costs, were received from redeemable noncontrolling interest holders. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund completed a unit issuance in which the Company did not participate, resulting in an increase in the redeemable noncontrolling interests from 67.7% to 68.6%. This resulted in contributions of $92 million from redeemable noncontrolling interest holders. In December 2012, the Fund acquired Greenwich Wind Energy Project, Amherstburg Solar Project, Tilbury Solar Project, Hardisty Caverns and Hardisty Contract Terminals from Enbridge and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Enbridge for proceeds of $1.2 billion. Trust units were issued by the Fund to partially finance this acquisition, resulting in an increase in interests held by third parties in 2012 and contributions from noncontrolling unitholders of $225 million. Distributions to noncontrolling unitholders were made on a monthly basis for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 in line with the Fund’s objective of distributing a high proportion of its cash available for distribution, as approved by its Board of Trustees. 20. Share Capital The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of common shares with no par value and an unlimited number of preference shares. Common Shares December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars; number of common shares in millions) Balance at beginning of year Common Shares issued 1 Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (DRIP) Shares issued on exercise of stock options Balance at end of year 2014 Number of Shares 2013 Amount Number of Shares Amount 2012 Number of Shares 831 5,744 9 9 3 446 428 51 852 6,669 805 13 8 5 831 4,732 582 361 69 5,744 781 10 8 6 805 Amount 3,969 388 297 78 4,732 1 Gross proceeds – $460 million (2013 – $600 million; 2012 – $400 million); net issuance costs – $14 million (2013 – $18 million; 2012 – $12 million). Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 151 Preference Shares December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars; number of preference shares in millions) Preference Shares, Series A Preference Shares, Series B Preference Shares, Series D Preference Shares, Series F Preference Shares, Series H Preference Shares, Series J Preference Shares, Series L Preference Shares, Series N Preference Shares, Series P Preference Shares, Series R Preference Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares, Series 3 Preference Shares, Series 5 Preference Shares, Series 7 Preference Shares, Series 9 Preference Shares, Series 11 Preference Shares, Series 13 Preference Shares, Series 15 Issuance costs Balance at end of period 2014 Number of Shares 2013 2012 Amount Number of Shares Amount Number of Shares Amount 5 20 18 20 14 8 16 18 16 16 16 24 8 10 11 20 14 11 125 500 450 500 350 199 411 450 400 400 411 600 206 250 275 500 350 275 5 20 18 20 14 8 16 18 16 16 16 24 8 10 – – – – 125 500 450 500 350 199 411 450 400 400 411 600 206 250 – – – – 5 20 18 20 14 8 16 18 16 16 – – – – – – – – 125 500 450 500 350 199 411 450 400 400 – – – – – – – – (137) 6,515 (111) 5,141 (78) 3,707 Characteristics of the preference shares are as follows: (Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated) Preference Shares, Series A Preference Shares, Series B Preference Shares, Series D Preference Shares, Series F Preference Shares, Series H Preference Shares, Series J Preference Shares, Series L Preference Shares, Series N Preference Shares, Series P Preference Shares, Series R Preference Shares, Series 1 Preference Shares, Series 3 Preference Shares, Series 5 Preference Shares, Series 7 Preference Shares, Series 9 Preference Shares, Series 11 Preference Shares, Series 13 Preference Shares, Series 15 Initial Yield 5.5% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% Dividend 1 Per Share Base Redemption Value 2 Redemption and Right to Conversion Option Date 2,3 Convert Into 3,4 $1.375 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 US$1.000 US$1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 US$1.000 $1.000 US$1.100 $1.100 $1.100 $1.100 $1.100 $1.100 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 US$25 US$25 $25 $25 $25 US$25 $25 US$25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 – June 1, 2017 March 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2018 June 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 December 1, 2018 March 1, 2019 June 1, 2019 June 1, 2018 September 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 December 1, 2019 March 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 – Series C Series E Series G Series I Series K Series M Series O Series Q Series S Series 2 Series 4 Series 6 Series 8 Series 10 Series 12 Series 14 Series 16 1 The holder is entitled to receive a fixed, cumulative, quarterly preferential dividend per year, as declared by the Board of Directors of the Company. 2 Preference Shares, Series A may be redeemed any time at the Company’s option. For all other series of Preference Shares, the Company, may at its option, redeem all or a portion of the outstanding Preference Shares for the Base Redemption Value per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Redemption Option Date and on every fifth anniversary thereafter. 3 The holder will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to convert their shares into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of a specified series on a one-for-one basis on the Conversion Option Date and every fifth anniversary thereafter at an ascribed issue price equal to the Base Redemption Value. 4 Holders will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to: $25 x (number of days in quarter/365) x (90-day Government of Canada treasury bill rate + 2.4% (Series C), 2.4% (Series E), 2.5% (Series G), 2.1% (Series I), 2.7% (Series O), 2.5% (Series Q), 2.5% (Series S), 2.4% (Series 4), 2.6% (Series 8), 2.7% (Series 10), 2.6% (Series 12), 2.7% (Series 14) or 2.7% (Series 16); or US$25 x (number of days in quarter/365) x (three-month United States Government treasury bill rate + 3.1% (Series K), 3.2% (Series M), 3.1% (Series 2) or 2.8% (Series 6)). 152 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Earnings Per Common Share Earnings per common share is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The weighted average number of common shares outstanding has been reduced by the Company’s pro-rata weighted average interest in its own common shares of 12 million (2013 – 15 million; 2012 – 20 million) resulting from the Company’s reciprocal investment in Noverco. The treasury stock method is used to determine the dilutive impact of stock options. This method assumes any proceeds from the exercise of stock options would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. December 31, (number of common shares in millions) Weighted average shares outstanding Effect of dilutive options Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 2014 2013 2012 829 11 840 806 11 817 772 13 785 For the year ended December 31, 2014, 6,058,580 anti-dilutive stock options (2013 – 6,327,500; 2012 – 5,733,000) with a weighted average exercise price of $48.78 (2013 – $44.85; 2012 – $38.32) were excluded from the diluted earnings per common share calculation. Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan Under the DRIP, registered shareholders may reinvest dividends in common shares of the Company and make additional optional cash payments to purchase common shares, free of brokerage or other charges. Participants in the Company’s DRIP receive a 2% discount on the purchase of common shares with reinvested dividends. Shareholder Rights Plan The Shareholder Rights Plan is designed to encourage the fair treatment of shareholders in connection with any takeover offer for the Company. Rights issued under the plan become exercisable when a person and any related parties acquires or announces its intention to acquire 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding common shares without complying with certain provisions set out in the plan or without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. Should such an acquisition occur, each rights holder, other than the acquiring person and related parties, will have the right to purchase common shares of the Company at a 50% discount to the market price at that time. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 153 21. Stock Option and Stock Unit Plans The Company maintains four long-term incentive compensation plans: the ISO Plan, the PBSO Plan, the PSU Plan and the RSU Plan. A maximum of 60 million common shares were reserved for issuance under the 2002 ISO plan, of which 49 million have been issued to date. A further 71 million common shares have been reserved for issuance for the 2007 ISO and PBSO plans, of which eight million have been exercised and issued from treasury to date. The PSU and RSU plans grant notional units as if a unit was one Enbridge common share and are payable in cash. Incentive Stock Options Key employees are granted ISO to purchase common shares at the market price on the grant date. ISO vest in equal annual installments over a four-year period and expire 10 years after the issue date. December 31, 2014 (options in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars) Options outstanding at beginning of year Options granted Options exercised 1 Options cancelled or expired Options outstanding at end of year Options vested at end of year 2 Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value 30.52 48.80 22.20 41.33 34.97 27.25 6.6 5.2 523 405 Number 29,602 5,963 (3,973) (262) 31,330 16,591 1 The total intrinsic value of ISO exercised during the year ended December 31, 2014 was $117 million (2013 – $98 million; 2012 – $130 million) and cash received on exercise was $37 million (2013 – $24 million; 2012 – $69 million). 2 The total fair value of options vested under the ISO Plan during the year ended December 31, 2014 was $26 million (2013 – $22 million; 2012 – $19 million). Weighted average assumptions used to determine the fair value of ISO granted using the Black-Scholes- Merton option pricing model are as follows: Year ended December 31, Fair value per option (Canadian dollars) 1 Valuation assumptions Expected option term (years) 2 Expected volatility 3 Expected dividend yield 4 Risk-free interest rate 5 2014 5.53 5 16.9% 2.9% 1.6% 2013 5.27 5 17.4% 2.8% 1.2% 2012 4.81 5 19.7% 3.0% 1.3% 1 Options granted to United States employees are based on New York Stock Exchange prices. The option value and assumptions shown are based on a weighted average of the United States and the Canadian options. The fair values per option were $5.45 (2013 – $5.15; 2012 – $4.65) for Canadian employees and US$5.35 (2013 – US$5.63; 2012 – US$5.58) for United States employees. 2 The expected option term is based on historical exercise practice. 3 Expected volatility is determined with reference to historic daily share price volatility and consideration of the implied volatility observable in call option values near the grant date. 4 The expected dividend yield is the current annual dividend at the grant date divided by the current stock price. 5 The risk-free interest rate is based on the Government of Canada’s Canadian Bond Yields and the United States Treasury Bond Yields. Compensation expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014 for ISO was $29 million (2013 – $27 million; 2012 – $23 million). At December 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the ISO Plan was $42 million. The cost is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years. 154 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Performance Based Stock Options PBSO are granted to executive officers and become exercisable when both performance targets and time vesting requirements have been met. PBSO were granted on August 15, 2007, February 19, 2008, August 15, 2012 and March 13, 2014 under the 2007 plan. All performance targets for the 2007 and 2008 grants have been met. The time vesting requirements were fulfilled evenly over a five-year period ending on August 15, 2012 with the options being exercisable until August 15, 2015. Time vesting requirements for the 2012 grant will be fulfilled evenly over a five-year term, ending August 15, 2017. The 2012 grant’s performance targets are based on the Company’s share price and must be met by February 15, 2019 or the options expire. Currently, two of the three performance targets have been met as at December 31, 2014 and the options are exercisable until August 15, 2020. Time vesting requirements for the 2014 grant will be fulfilled evenly over a four-year term, ending March 13, 2018. The 2014 grant’s performance targets are based on the Company’s share price and must be met by February 15, 2019 or the options expire. Currently, one of the two performance targets have been met as at December 31, 2014 and the options are exercisable until August 15, 2020. December 31, 2014 (options in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars) Options outstanding at beginning of year Options granted Options exercised 1 Options outstanding at end of year Options vested at end of year 2 Weighted Average Exercise Price Number 4,373 138 – 4,511 1,964 35.56 48.81 – 35.97 30.93 Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value 4.5 3.4 71 41 1 No PBSO were exercised in 2014. The total intrinsic value of PBSO exercised during the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $62 million and $20 million, respectively, and cash received on exercise was $28 million and $12 million. 2 The total fair value of options vested under the PBSO Plan during the year ended December 31, 2014 was $5 million (2013 – nil; 2012 – $1 million). Assumptions used to determine the fair value of PBSO granted using the Bloomberg barrier option valuation model are as follows: Year ended December 31, Fair value per option (Canadian dollars) Valuation assumptions Expected option term (years)1 Expected volatility2 Expected dividend yield3 Risk-free interest rate4 1 The expected option term is based on historical exercise practice. 2 Expected volatility is determined with reference to historic daily share price volatility. 3 The expected dividend yield is the current annual dividend at the grant date divided by the current stock price. 4 The risk-free interest rate is based on the Government of Canada’s Canadian Bond Yields. Compensation expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014 for PBSO was $3 million (2013 – $3 million; 2012 – $2 million). At December 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the PBSO Plan was $9 million. The cost is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of approximately three years. 2014 5.77 6.5 15.0% 2.8% 1.7% 2012 4.25 8 16.1% 2.8% 1.6% Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 155 Performance Stock Units The Company has a PSU Plan for executives where cash awards are paid following a three-year performance cycle. Awards are calculated by multiplying the number of units outstanding at the end of the performance period by the Company’s weighted average share price for 20 days prior to the maturity of the grant and by a performance multiplier. The performance multiplier ranges from zero, if the Company’s performance fails to meet threshold performance levels, to a maximum of two if the Company performs within the highest range of its performance targets. The 2012, 2013 and 2014 grants derive the performance multiplier through a calculation of the Company’s price/earnings ratio relative to a specified peer group of companies and the Company’s earnings per share, adjusted for unusual, non-operating or non-recurring items, relative to targets established at the time of grant. To calculate the 2014 expense, multipliers of two, based upon multiplier estimates at December 31, 2014, were used for each of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 PSU grants. December 31, 2014 (units in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars) Units outstanding at beginning of year Units granted Units cancelled Units matured 1 Dividend reinvestment Units outstanding at end of year Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value 1.5 66 Number 591 274 (2) (332) 24 555 1 The total amount paid during the year ended December 31, 2014 for PSU was $36 million (2013 – $48 million; 2012 – $25 million). Compensation expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014 for PSU was $40 million (2013 – $25 million; 2012 – $49 million). As at December 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested units granted under the PSU Plan was $34 million and is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years. Restricted Stock Units Enbridge has a RSU Plan where cash awards are paid to certain non-executive employees of the Company following a 35-month maturity period. RSU holders receive cash equal to the Company’s weighted average share price for 20 days prior to the maturity of the grant multiplied by the units outstanding on the maturity date. December 31, 2014 (units in thousands; intrinsic value in millions of Canadian dollars) Units outstanding at beginning of year Units granted Units cancelled Units matured 1 Dividend reinvestment Units outstanding at end of year Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value 1.5 116 Number 1,828 1,019 (99) (867) 78 1,959 1 The total amount paid during the year ended December 31, 2014 for RSU was $45 million (2013 – $41 million; 2012 – $37 million). Compensation expense recorded for the year ended December 31, 2014 for RSU was $44 million (2013 – $36 million; 2012 – $32 million). As at December 31, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested units granted under the RSU Plan was $58 million and is expected to be fully recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years. 156 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 22. Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Changes in AOCI attributable to Enbridge common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, are as follows: (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at January 1, 2014 Other comprehensive income/(loss) retained in AOCI Other comprehensive gains/(loss) reclassified to earnings Interest rate contracts1 Commodity contracts2 Foreign exchange contracts3 Other contracts4 Amortization of pension and OPEB actuarial loss and prior service costs 5 Tax impact Income tax on amounts retained in AOCI Income tax on amounts reclassified to earnings Balance at December 31, 2014 Cash Flow Hedges Net Investment Hedges Cumulative Translation Adjustment Equity Investees Pension and OPEB Amortization Adjustment (1) (857) 201 (2) 8 (23) – (673) 231 (45) 186 (488) 378 (301) (778) 1,087 – – – – – – – – – – (301) 1,087 31 – 31 108 – – – 309 (15) 10 – – – – – 10 – – – (5) (183) (265) – – – – 18 (247) 74 (3) 71 (359) Cash Flow Hedges Net Investment Hedges Cumulative Translation Adjustment Equity Investees Pension and OPEB Amortization Adjustment (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at January 1, 2013 Other comprehensive income/(loss) retained in AOCI Other comprehensive gains/(loss) reclassified to earnings Interest rate contracts 1 Commodity contracts2 Foreign exchange contracts3 Amortization of pension and OPEB actuarial loss and prior service costs 5 Tax impact Income tax on amounts retained in AOCI Income tax on amounts reclassified to earnings Balance at December 31, 2013 (621) 707 134 (1) (8) – 832 (176) (36) (212) (1) 474 (111) (1,265) 487 (26) 11 (324) 165 – – – – – – – – (111) 487 15 – 15 378 – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – 36 201 (51) (9) (60) (183) (778) (15) Total (599) (326) 201 (2) 8 (23) 18 (124) 336 (48) 288 (435) Total (1,762) 1,259 134 (1) (8) 36 1,420 (212) (45) (257) (599) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 157 (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at January 1, 2012 Other comprehensive income/(loss) retained in AOCI Other comprehensive gains/(loss) reclassified to earnings Interest rate contracts1 Commodity contracts2 Foreign exchange contracts3 Other contracts4 Amortization of pension and OPEB actuarial loss and prior service costs5 Tax impact Income tax on amounts retained in AOCI Income tax on amounts reclassified to earnings Cash Flow Hedges Net Investment Hedges Cumulative Translation Adjustment (476) (172) (17) (4) 1 2 – (190) 36 9 45 461 16 (1,167) (98) – – – – – 16 (3) – (3) – – – – – (98) – – – Balance at December 31, 2012 (621) 474 (1,265) 1 Reported within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 2 Reported within Commodity costs in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 3 Reported within Other income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 4 Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Pension and OPEB Amortization Adjustment (286) (75) – – – – 23 (52) 19 (5) 14 Total (1,496) (322) (17) (4) 1 2 23 (317) 47 4 51 (324) (1,762) Equity Investees (28) 7 – – – – – 7 (5) – (5) (26) 5 These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension costs and are reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 158 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report 23. Risk Management and Financial Instruments Market Risk The Company’s earnings, cash flows and OCI are subject to movements in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices and the Company’s share price (collectively, market risk). Formal risk management policies, processes and systems have The Company’s earnings and cash flows are also exposed to variability in longer term interest rates ahead of anticipated fixed rate debt issuances. Forward starting interest rate swaps are used to hedge against the effect of future interest rate movements. The Company has implemented a program to significantly mitigate its exposure to long-term interest rate variability on select forecast term debt issuances through 2019 via execution of floating to fixed interest rate swaps with an average swap rate of 4.1%. been designed to mitigate these risks. The Company also monitors its debt portfolio mix of fixed and variable The following summarizes the types of market risks to which the Company is exposed and the risk management instruments used to mitigate them. The Company uses a combination of qualifying and non-qualifying derivative instruments to manage the risks noted below. Foreign Exchange Risk rate debt instruments to maintain a consolidated portfolio of debt within its Board of Directors approved policy limit of a maximum of 25% floating rate debt as a percentage of total debt outstanding. The Company uses primarily qualifying derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk. Commodity Price Risk The Company generates certain revenues, incurs expenses, and holds a number of investments and subsidiaries that are denominated in currencies other than Canadian dollars. As a result, the Company’s earnings, cash flows and OCI are exposed to fluctuations resulting from foreign exchange rate variability. The Company’s earnings and cash flows are exposed to changes in commodity prices as a result of its ownership interests in certain assets and investments, as well as through the activities of its energy services subsidiaries. These commodities include natural gas, crude oil, power and NGL. The Company employs financial derivative The Company has implemented a policy whereby, at a minimum, it instruments to fix a portion of the variable price exposures that arise hedges a level of foreign currency denominated earnings exposures from physical transactions involving these commodities. The Company over a five year forecast horizon. A combination of qualifying and uses primarily non-qualifying derivative instruments to manage non-qualifying derivative instruments is used to hedge anticipated commodity price risk. foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses, and to manage variability in cash flows. The Company hedges certain net Equity Price Risk investments in United States dollar denominated investments and Equity price risk is the risk of earnings fluctuations due to changes subsidiaries using foreign currency derivatives and United States in the Company’s share price. The Company has exposure to its dollar denominated debt. Interest Rate Risk own common share price through the issuance of various forms of stock-based compensation, which affect earnings through revaluation of the outstanding units every period. The Company uses equity The Company’s earnings and cash flows are exposed to short term derivatives to manage the earnings volatility derived from one form of interest rate variability due to the regular repricing of its variable rate stock-based compensation, RSU. The Company uses a combination debt, primarily commercial paper. Pay fixed-receive floating interest of qualifying and non-qualifying derivative instruments to manage rate swaps and options are used to hedge against the effect of future equity price risk. interest rate movements. The Company has implemented a program to significantly mitigate the impact of short-term interest rate volatility on interest expense through 2019 via execution of floating to fixed interest rate swaps with an average swap rate of 2.1%. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 159 Total Derivative Instruments The following table summarizes the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position location and carrying value of the Company’s derivative instruments. The Company did not have any outstanding fair value hedges as at December 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013. The Company generally has a policy of entering into individual International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) agreements, or other similar derivative agreements, with the majority of its derivative counterparties. These agreements provide for the net settlement of derivative instruments outstanding with specific counterparties in the event of bankruptcy or other significant credit event, and would reduce the Company’s credit risk exposure on derivative asset positions outstanding with the counterparties in these particular circumstances. The following table also summarizes the maximum potential settlement amount in the event of these specific circumstances. All amounts are presented gross in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. December 31, 2014 (millions of Canadian dollars) Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Deferred amounts and other assets (Note 12) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Accounts payable and other (Note 15) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other long-term liabilities (Note 17) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Total net derivative asset/(liability) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Derivative Instruments Used as Cash Flow Hedges Derivative Instruments Used as Net Investment Hedges Non- Qualifying Derivative Instruments Total Gross Derivative Instruments as Presented Amounts Available for Offset Total Net Derivative Instruments 3 8 34 4 49 33 5 17 5 60 (3) (438) – (441) – (576) – (576) 33 (1,001) 51 9 (908) 7 – – – 7 18 – – – 18 (80) – – (80) (49) – – (49) 3 – 501 8 512 – – 118 3 121 (218) – (281) (499) (1,147) – (306) (1,453) (104) (1,362) – – – – 32 11 13 8 535 12 568 51 5 135 8 199 (301) (438) (281) (1,020) (1,196) (576) (306) (2,078) (1,433) (1,001) 83 20 (104) (1,319) (2,331) (13) (7) (130) – (150) (51) (5) (43) – (99) 13 7 97 117 51 5 43 99 – – (33) 1 – (33) – 1 405 12 418 – – 92 8 100 (288) (431) (184) (903) (1,145) (571) (263) (1,979) (1,433) (1,001) 50 20 (2,364) 1 Amount available for offset includes $33 million of cash collateral. 160 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report December 31, 2013 (millions of Canadian dollars) Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Deferred amounts and other assets (Note 12) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Accounts payable and other (Note 15) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other long-term liabilities (Note 17) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Total net derivative asset/(liability) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Derivative Instruments Used as Cash Flow Hedges Derivative Instruments Used as Net Investment Hedges Non- Qualifying Derivative Instruments Total Gross Derivative Instruments as Presented Amounts Available for Offset 1 Total Net Derivative Instruments 16 171 4 2 193 7 249 9 1 266 (2) (387) (14) (403) (4) (68) (2) (74) 17 (35) (3) 3 (18) 11 – – – 11 33 – – – 33 (4) – – (4) (31) – – 51 12 114 4 181 27 1 86 – 114 (69) (16) (345) (430) (435) (1) (854) 78 183 118 6 385 67 250 95 1 413 (75) (403) (359) (837) (470) (69) (856) (31) (1,290) (1,395) 9 – – – 9 (426) (4) (999) 4 (400) (39) (1,002) 7 (1,425) (1,434) (26) (27) (64) – (117) (62) (47) (67) – (176) 26 45 64 135 62 29 67 158 – – – – – 52 156 54 6 268 5 203 28 1 237 (49) (358) (295) (702) (408) (40) (789) (1,237) (400) (39) (1,002) 7 (1,434) The following table summarizes the maturity and notional principal or quantity outstanding related to the Company’s derivative instruments. December 31, 2014 Foreign exchange contracts – United States dollar forwards – purchase (millions of United States dollars) Foreign exchange contracts – United States dollar forwards – sell (millions of United States dollars) Foreign exchange contracts – Euro forwards – purchase (millions of Euros) Interest rate contracts – short-term borrowings (millions of Canadian dollars) Interest rate contracts – long-term debt (millions of Canadian dollars) Equity contracts (millions of Canadian dollars) Commodity contracts – natural gas (billions of cubic feet) Commodity contracts – crude oil (millions of barrels) Commodity contracts – NGL (millions of barrels) Commodity contracts – power (megawatt hours (MWH)) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thereafter 240 25 413 2 2 2 3,203 2,470 2,832 3,100 2,441 2,901 15 – – – 5,767 5,486 4,851 3,529 3,528 41 1,762 51 2,470 – (62) 3 (5) 25 (10) (18) – 40 (25) (18) – 40 1,176 – (1) (9) – 30 – 222 – – – – – 31 – 469 – – – – – – Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 161 December 31, 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Thereafter Foreign exchange contracts – United States dollar forwards – purchase (millions of United States dollars) Foreign exchange contracts – United States dollar forwards – sell (millions of United States dollars) Foreign exchange contracts – Euro forwards – purchase (millions of Euros) Interest rate contracts – short-term borrowings (millions of Canadian dollars) Interest rate contracts – long-term debt (millions of Canadian dollars) Equity contracts (millions of Canadian dollars) Commodity contracts – natural gas (billions of cubic feet) Commodity contracts – crude oil (millions of barrels) Commodity contracts – NGL (millions of barrels) Commodity contracts – power (MWH) 710 25 25 413 2 4 2,795 2,751 2,323 2,557 1,649 3,771 5 5,007 5,736 40 17 (34) (10) 55 28 5,210 1,779 41 (8) (29) (2) 5 – – 5,030 3,965 1,814 – 10 (23) – 20 1,090 – 11 (18) – 40 – 274 – – 46 (9) – 30 – 267 – – – – – 8 The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income The following table presents the effect of cash flow hedges and net investment hedges on the Company’s consolidated earnings and consolidated comprehensive income, before the effect of income taxes. Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Amount of unrealized gains/(loss) recognized in OCI Cash flow hedges Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Net investment hedges Foreign exchange contracts Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings (effective portion) Foreign exchange contracts1 Interest rate contracts2 Commodity contracts3 Other contracts4 Amount of gains/(loss) reclassified from AOCI to earnings (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) Interest rate contracts2 Commodity contracts3 2014 2013 2012 8 (1,086) 50 13 (113) (1,128) 8 101 4 (7) 106 216 (6) 210 56 814 (9) (2) (81) 778 (8) 107 1 – 100 51 (3) 48 (12) (46) 52 (3) 1 (8) 1 (1) (3) 2 (1) 23 (3) 20 1 Reported within Other income/(expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 2 Reported as an increase/(decrease) within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 3 Reported within Commodity costs in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 4 Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company estimates that $64 million of AOCI related to cash flow hedges will be reclassified to earnings in the next 12 months. Actual amounts reclassified to earnings depend on the foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices in effect when derivative contracts that are currently outstanding mature. For all forecasted transactions, the maximum term over which the Company is hedging exposures to the variability of cash flows is 49 months as at December 31, 2014. 162 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Non-Qualifying Derivatives The following table presents the unrealized gains and losses associated with changes in the fair value of the Company’s non-qualifying derivatives. Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Foreign exchange contracts 1 Interest rate contracts 2 Commodity contracts 3 Other contracts 4 Total unrealized derivative fair value gains/(loss) 2014 2013 2012 (936) 4 1,031 7 106 (738) (10) (496) (3) (1,247) 120 (2) (765) (2) (649) 1 Reported within Transportation and other services revenues (2014 – $496 million loss; 2013 – $352 million loss; 2012 – $150 million gain) and Other income/(expense) (2014 – $440 million loss; 2013 – $386 million loss; 2012 – $30 million loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 2 Reported as an (increase)/decrease within Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 3 Reported within Transportation and other services revenues (2014 – $741 million gain; 2013 – $375 million loss; 2012 – $681 million loss), Commodity costs (2014 – $303 million gain; 2013 – $35 million loss; 2012 – $21 million loss) and Operating and administrative expense (2014 – $13 million loss; 2013 – $86 million loss; 2012 – $63 million loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. 4 Reported within Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Liquidity Risk Liquidity risk is the risk the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations, including commitments and guarantees, as they become due. In order to manage this risk, the Company forecasts cash requirements over a 12 month rolling time period to determine whether sufficient funds will be available. The Company’s primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are funds generated from operations, the issuance of commercial paper and draws under committed credit facilities and long-term debt, which includes debentures and medium-term notes. The Company maintains current shelf prospectuses with securities regulators, which enables, subject to market conditions, ready access to either the Canadian or United States public capital markets. In addition, the Company maintains sufficient liquidity through committed credit facilities with a diversified group of banks and institutions which, if necessary, enables the Company to fund all anticipated requirements for approximately one year without accessing the capital markets. The Company is in compliance with all the terms and conditions of its committed credit facilities as at December 31, 2014. As a result, all credit facilities are available to the Company and the banks are obligated to fund and have been funding the Company under the terms of the facilities. Credit Risk Entering into derivative financial instruments may result in exposure to credit risk. Credit risk arises from the possibility that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations. In order to mitigate this risk, the Company enters into risk management transactions primarily with institutions that possess investment grade credit ratings. Credit risk relating to derivative counterparties is mitigated by credit exposure limits and contractual requirements, frequent assessment of counterparty credit ratings and netting arrangements. The Company had group credit concentrations and maximum credit exposure, with respect to derivative instruments, in the following counterparty segments: December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Canadian financial institutions United States financial institutions European financial institutions Other 1 1 Other is comprised of commodity clearing house and physical natural gas and crude oil counterparties. 2014 2013 58 240 73 310 681 230 227 192 97 746 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 163 As at December 31, 2014, the Company had provided letters of Level 2 credit totalling $382 million in lieu of providing cash collateral to its counterparties pursuant to the terms of the relevant ISDA agreements. The Company held $33 million of cash collateral on derivative asset exposures at December 31, 2014 and $18 million of cash collateral at December 31, 2013. Level 2 includes derivative valuations determined using directly or indirectly observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1. Derivatives in this category are valued using models or other industry standard valuation techniques derived from observable market data. Such valuation techniques include inputs Gross derivative balances have been presented without the effects of such as quoted forward prices, time value, volatility factors and collateral posted. Derivative assets are adjusted for non-performance broker quotes that can be observed or corroborated in the market risk of the Company’s counterparties using their credit default swap for the entire duration of the derivative. Derivatives valued using spread rates, and are reflected at fair value. For derivative liabilities, Level 2 inputs include non-exchange traded derivatives such as the Company’s non-performance risk is considered in the valuation. over-the-counter foreign exchange forward and cross currency Credit risk also arises from trade and other long-term receivables, and is mitigated through credit exposure limits and contractual requirements, assessment of credit ratings and netting arrangements. swap contracts, interest rate swaps, physical forward commodity contracts, as well as commodity swaps and options for which observable inputs can be obtained. Within Gas Distribution, credit risk is mitigated by the large and The Company has also categorized the fair value of its held to diversified customer base and the ability to recover an estimate for maturity preferred share investment and long-term debt as Level 2. doubtful accounts through the ratemaking process. The Company The fair value of the Company’s held to maturity preferred share actively monitors the financial strength of large industrial customers investment is primarily based on the yield of certain Government and, in select cases, has obtained additional security to minimize of Canada bonds. The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt the risk of default on receivables. Generally, the Company classifies is based on quoted market prices for instruments of similar yield, and provides for receivables older than 30 days as past due. The credit risk and tenor. maximum exposure to credit risk related to non-derivative financial assets is their carrying value. Fair Value Measurements Level 3 Level 3 includes derivative valuations based on inputs which are less observable, unavailable or where the observable data does not The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value support a significant portion of the derivatives’ fair value. Generally, on a recurring basis include derivative instruments. The Company Level 3 derivatives are longer dated transactions, occur in less active also discloses the fair value of other financial instruments not markets, occur at locations where pricing information is not available measured at fair value. The fair value of financial instruments reflects or have no binding broker quote to support Level 2 classification. the Company’s best estimates of market value based on generally The Company has developed methodologies, benchmarked against accepted valuation techniques or models and are supported by industry standards, to determine fair value for these derivatives observable market prices and rates. When such values are not based on extrapolation of observable future prices and rates. available, the Company uses discounted cash flow analysis from Derivatives valued using Level 3 inputs primarily include long-dated applicable yield curves based on observable market inputs to derivative power contracts and NGL and natural gas contracts, estimate fair value. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company categorizes its derivative instruments measured at fair value into one of three different levels depending on the observability of the inputs employed in the measurement. Level 1 Level 1 includes derivatives measured at fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date. An active market for a derivative is considered to be a market where transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The Company’s Level 1 instruments consist primarily of exchange-traded derivatives used to mitigate the risk of crude oil price fluctuations. basis swaps, commodity swaps, power and energy swaps, as well as options. The Company does not have any other financial instruments categorized in Level 3. The Company uses the most observable inputs available to estimate the fair value of its derivatives. When possible, the Company estimates the fair value of its derivatives based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company uses estimates from third party brokers. For non-exchange traded derivatives classified in Levels 2 and 3, the Company uses standard valuation techniques to calculate the estimated fair value. These methods include discounted cash flows for forwards and swaps and Black-Scholes-Merton pricing models for options. Depending on the type of derivative and nature of the underlying risk, the Company uses observable market prices (interest, foreign exchange, commodity and share price) and volatility as primary inputs to these valuation techniques. Finally, the Company considers its own credit default swap spread as well as the credit default swap spreads associated with its counterparties in its estimation of fair value. 164 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Fair Value of Derivatives The Company has categorized its derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value as follows: December 31, 2014 (millions of Canadian dollars) Financial assets Current derivative assets Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Long-term derivative assets Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Financial liabilities Current derivative liabilities Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Long-term derivative liabilities Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Total net financial asset/(liability) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Gross Derivative Instruments – – 62 – 62 – – – – – – – (28) (28) – – – – – – 34 – 34 13 8 140 12 173 51 5 22 8 86 (301) (438) (137) (876) (1,196) (576) (125) (1,897) (1,433) (1,001) (100) 20 (2,514) – – 333 – 333 – – 113 – 113 – – (116) (116) – – (181) (181) – – 149 – 149 13 8 535 12 568 51 5 135 8 199 (301) (438) (281) (1,020) (1,196) (576) (306) (2,078) (1,433) (1,001) 83 20 (2,331) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 165 December 31, 2013 (millions of Canadian dollars) Financial assets Current derivative assets Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Long-term derivative assets Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Financial liabilities Current derivative liabilities Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Long-term derivative liabilities Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Total net financial asset/(liability) Foreign exchange contracts Interest rate contracts Commodity contracts Other contracts Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Gross Derivative Instruments – – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – (9) (9) – – – – – – (3) – (3) 78 183 42 6 309 67 250 72 1 390 (75) (403) (248) (726) (470) (69) (701) (1,240) (400) (39) (835) 7 (1,267) – – 70 – 70 – – 23 – 23 – – (102) (102) – – (155) (155) – – (164) – (164) 78 183 118 6 385 67 250 95 1 413 (75) (403) (359) (837) (470) (69) (856) (1,395) (400) (39) (1,002) 7 (1,434) The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 derivative instruments were as follows: December 31, 2014 (fair value in millions of Canadian dollars) Commodity contracts – financial1 Natural gas Crude NGL Power Commodity contracts – physical 1 Natural gas Crude NGL Commodity options 2 Crude NGL Fair Value Unobservable Input Minimum Price Maximum Price Weighted Average Price Unit of Measurement (7) 1 48 Forward gas price Forward crude price Forward NGL price (144) Forward power price Forward gas price Forward crude price Forward NGL price Option volatility Option volatility (22) 123 26 36 88 149 2.95 77.31 0.50 33.25 1.79 33.71 0.07 27% 19% 4.31 83.90 1.33 76.84 4.85 107.48 1.40 40% 94% $/mmbtu3 $/barrel $/gallon $/MWH $/mmbtu 3 $/barrel $/gallon 3.57 83.58 0.70 54.44 3.39 62.95 0.81 32% 39% 1 Financial and physical forward commodity contracts are valued using a market approach valuation technique. 2 Commodity options contracts are valued using an option model valuation technique. 3 One million British thermal units (mmbtu). 166 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report If adjusted, the significant unobservable inputs disclosed in the table above would have a direct impact on the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 derivative instruments. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 derivative instruments include forward commodity prices and, for option contracts, price volatility. Changes in forward commodity prices could result in significantly different fair values for the Company’s Level 3 derivatives. Changes in price volatility would change the value of the option contracts. Generally speaking, a change in the estimate of forward commodity prices is unrelated to a change in the estimate of price volatility. Changes in net fair value of derivative assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were as follows: Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Level 3 net derivative liability at beginning of period Total gains/(loss) Included in earnings1 Included in OCI Settlements Level 3 net derivative liability at end of period 2014 2013 (164) 252 32 29 149 (24) (100) – (40) (164) 1 Reported within Transportation and other services revenues, Commodity costs and Operating and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers as of the last day of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels as at December 31, 2014 or 2013. Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments The Company recognizes equity investments in other entities not categorized as held to maturity at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in OCI, unless actively quoted prices are not available for fair value measurement in which case these investments are recorded at cost. The carrying value of all equity investments recognized at cost totalled $99 million at December 31, 2014 (2013 – $103 million). The Company has a held to maturity preferred share investment carried at its amortized cost of $323 million as at December 31, 2014 (2013 – $287 million). These preferred shares are entitled to a cumulative preferred dividend based on the average yield of Government of Canada bonds maturing in greater than 10 years plus a range of 4.3% to 4.4%. As at December 31, 2014, the fair value of this preferred share investment approximates its face value of $580 million (2013 – $580 million). As at December 31, 2014, the Company’s long-term debt had a carrying value of $34,427 million (2013 – $25,168 million) and a fair value of $36,637 million (2013 – $27,469 million). Net Investment Hedges The Company has designated a portion of its United States dollar denominated debt, as well as a portfolio of foreign exchange forward contracts, as a hedge of its net investment in United States dollar denominated investments and subsidiaries. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized an unrealized foreign exchange loss on the translation of United States dollar denominated debt of $199 million (2013 – unrealized loss of $46 million) and an unrealized loss on the change in fair value of its outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts of $114 million (2013 – unrealized loss of $80 million) in OCI. The Company also recognized a realized gain of $10 million (2013 – realized gain of $15 million) in OCI associated with the settlement of foreign exchange forward contracts that had matured during the period. There was no ineffectiveness during the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – nil). Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 167 24. Income Taxes Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations Canadian federal statutory income tax rate Expected federal taxes at statutory rate Increase/(decrease) resulting from: Provincial and state income taxes Foreign and other statutory rate differentials1 Effects of rate-regulated accounting5 Foreign allowable interest deductions5 Part VI.1 tax, net of federal Part I deduction2,5 Intercompany sale of investment3,5 Noncontrolling interests5 Other4,5 Income taxes on earnings before discontinued operations Effective income tax rate 2014 2013 2012 2,173 15% 326 (36) 394 (97) (65) 47 68 (28) 2 611 28.1% 613 15% 92 (1) 45 (55) (39) 23 – 26 32 123 20.1% 1,186 15% 178 97 (69) (38) (24) 19 33 (32) 7 171 14.4% 1 The higher effective income tax rate for 2014 reflected the increase in earnings in the Company’s United States operations and the higher United States federal statutory rate over the Canadian federal statutory rate. 2 Represents Part VI.1 tax on preference share dividend distributions, net of an allowed federal deduction. For 2013, this tax was presented net of an $11 million federal tax recovery related to changes to tax law enacted during the year. 3 In November 2014 and December 2012, Enbridge sold certain assets to the Fund. As these transactions occurred between entities under common control of the Company, the intercompany gains realized on these transfers were eliminated. However, because these transactions involved the sale of shares and partnership units, tax consequences have been recognized in earnings. This resulted in a tax expense of $157 million and $56 million in 2014 and 2012, respectively. 4 Other for 2013 includes $55 million related to the federal component of the tax effect of adjustments related to prior periods. 5 The provincial or state tax component of these items is included in the “Provincial and state income taxes” above. Components of Pretax Earnings and Income Taxes Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations Canada United States Other Current income taxes Canada United States Other Deferred income taxes Canada United States Income taxes on earnings before discontinued operations 2014 2013 2012 114 1,614 445 2,173 35 (15) 4 24 (193) 780 587 611 193 132 288 613 (30) 18 4 (8) 31 100 131 123 1,037 (58) 207 1,186 130 35 3 168 160 (157) 3 171 168 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Components of Deferred Income Taxes Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of differences between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Major components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows: December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Deferred income tax liabilities Property, plant and equipment Investments Regulatory assets Other Total deferred income tax liabilities Deferred income tax assets Financial instruments Pension and OPEB plans Loss carryforwards Other Total deferred income tax assets Less valuation allowance Total deferred income tax assets, net Net deferred income tax liabilities Presented as follows: Assets Accounts receivable and other (Note 7) Deferred income taxes Total deferred income tax assets Liabilities Accounts payable and other Deferred income taxes Total deferred income tax liabilities Net deferred income tax liabilities 2014 2013 (2,668) (2,469) (240) (102) (5,479) 644 203 390 246 1,483 (42) 1,441 (4,038) 245 561 806 (2) (4,842) (4,844) (4,038) (1,984) (1,226) (248) (115) (3,573) 487 128 129 68 812 (28) 784 (2,789) 120 16 136 – (2,925) (2,925) (2,789) Valuation allowances have been established for certain loss and credit carryforwards that reduce deferred income tax assets to an amount that will more likely than not be realized. As at December 31, 2014, the Company recognized the benefit of unused tax loss carryforwards of $826 million (2013 – $322 million) in Canada which start to expire in 2029 and beyond. As at December 31, 2014, the Company recognized the benefit of unused tax loss carryforwards of $394 million (2013 – $34 million) in the United States which start to expire in 2030 and beyond. The Company has not provided for deferred income taxes on the difference between the carrying value of substantially all of its foreign subsidiaries and their corresponding tax basis as the earnings of those subsidiaries are intended to be permanently reinvested in their operations. As such these investments are not anticipated to give rise to income taxes in the foreseeable future. The difference between the carrying values of the investments and their tax bases is largely a result of unremitted earnings and currency translation adjustments. The unremitted earnings and currency translation adjustment for which no deferred taxes have been recognized in respect of foreign subsidiaries is $4.7 billion (2013 – $2.8 billion). If such earnings are remitted, in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to income taxes and foreign withholding taxes. The determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred income tax liabilities on such amounts is not practicable. The Company and one or more of its subsidiaries are subject to taxation in Canada, the United States and other foreign jurisdictions. The material jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to potential examinations include the United States (Federal and Texas) and Canada (Federal, Alberta and Ontario). The Company’s 2008 and 2010 to 2014 taxation years are still open for audit in the Canadian and United States jurisdictions. The Company is currently under examination for income tax matters in Canada for the 2011 and 2012 taxation years, and in the United States for the 2008 and 2010 to 2013 taxation years. The Company is not currently under examination for income tax matters in any other jurisdiction where it is subject to income tax. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 169 2014 2013 46 5 – (5) 5 51 54 10 (14) (4) – 46 Unrecognized Tax Benefits Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year Gross increases for tax positions of current year Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years Reduction for lapse of statute of limitations Change in translation of foreign currency Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year The unrecognized tax benefits as at December 31, 2014, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective income tax rate. The Company does not anticipate further adjustments to the unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months that would have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of Income taxes. Income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2014 included nil (2013 – $5 million recovery; 2012 – $1 million expense) of interest and penalties. As at December 31, 2014, interest and penalties of $5 million (2013 – $5 million) have been accrued. 25. Retirement and Postretirement Benefits Pension Plans The Company has three registered pension plans which provide either defined benefit or defined contribution pension benefits, or both, to employees of the Company. The Canadian Plans provide Company funded defined benefit pension and/or defined contribution benefits to Canadian employees of Enbridge. The United States Plan provides Company funded defined benefit pension benefits for United States based employees. The Company has four supplemental pension plans that provide pension benefits in excess of the basic plans for certain employees. A measurement date of December 31, 2014 was used to determine the plan assets and accrued benefit obligation for the Canadian and United States plans. Defined Benefit Plans Benefits payable from the defined benefit plans are based on members’ years of service and final average remuneration. These benefits are partially inflation indexed after a member’s retirement. In 2014, the mortality assumption was revised for the United States Plan resulting in an increase to pension liabilities of $21 million. In 2013, the mortality assumptions were revised for the Canadian Plans, resulting in an increase to pension liabilities of $58 million. Contributions by the Company are made in accordance with independent actuarial valuations and are invested primarily in publicly-traded equity and fixed income securities. The effective dates of the most recent actuarial valuations and the next required actuarial valuations for the basic plans are as follows: Canadian Plans Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution United States Plan Defined Contribution Plans Effective Date of Most Recently Filed Actuarial Valuation Effective Date of Next Required Actuarial Valuation December 31, 2013 December 31, 2013 January 1, 2014 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2016 January 1, 2015 Contributions are generally based on the employee’s age, years of service and remuneration. For defined contribution plans, benefit costs equal amounts required to be contributed by the Company. 170 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Other Postretirement Benefits OPEB primarily includes supplemental health and dental, health spending accounts and life insurance coverage for qualifying retired employees. Benefit Obligations and Funded Status The following tables detail the changes in the benefit obligation, the fair value of plan assets and the recorded asset or liability for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and OPEB plans using the accrual method. December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Change in accrued benefit obligation Benefit obligation at beginning of year Service cost Interest cost Employees’ contributions Actuarial (gains)/loss Benefits paid Effect of foreign exchange rate changes Other Benefit obligation at end of year Change in plan assets Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year Actual return on plan assets Employer’s contributions Employees’ contributions Benefits paid Effect of foreign exchange rate changes Other Fair value of plan assets at end of year 1 Underfunded status at end of year Presented as follows: Deferred amounts and other assets Accounts payable and other Other long-term liabilities (Note 17) Pension OPEB 2014 2013 2014 2013 1,903 108 93 – 411 (75) 31 (1) 1,879 103 79 – (110) (75) 19 8 240 8 12 1 16 (9) 8 – 2,470 1,903 276 1,799 179 138 – (75) 22 (1) 2,062 (408) 5 – (413) (408) 1,500 200 155 – (75) 13 6 1,799 (104) 6 – (110) (104) 81 7 11 1 (9) 8 – 99 (177) – (6) (171) (177) 261 9 11 1 (40) (7) 6 (1) 240 62 8 12 1 (7) 5 – 81 (159) – (5) (154) (159) 1 Assets of $32 million (2013 – $27 million) are held by the Company in trust accounts that back non-registered supplemental pension plans benefitting United States plan participants. Due to United States tax regulations, these assets are not restricted from creditors, and therefore the Company is unable to include these balances in plan assets for accounting purposes. However, these assets are committed for the future settlement of non-registered supplemental pension plan obligations included in the underfunded status as at the end of the year. The weighted average assumptions made in the measurement of the projected benefit obligations of the pension plans and OPEB are as follows: Year ended December 31, Discount rate Average rate of salary increases 2014 4.0% 4.0% Pension 2013 5.0% 3.7% 2012 4.2% 3.7% 2014 3.9% OPEB 2013 4.9% 2012 4.0% Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 171 Net Benefit Costs Recognized Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Benefits earned during the year Interest cost on projected benefit obligations Expected return on plan assets Amortization of prior service costs Amortization of actuarial loss Net defined benefit costs on an accrual basis Defined contribution benefit costs Net benefit cost recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings Amount recognized in OCI: Net actuarial (gains)/loss1 Net prior service cost/(credit) 2 Total amount recognized in OCI Total amount recognized in Comprehensive income Pension OPEB 2014 2013 2012 2014 2013 2012 108 93 (123) – 28 106 4 110 232 – 232 342 103 79 (103) 1 52 132 4 136 (158) – (158) (22) 84 74 (93) 2 51 118 4 122 42 – 42 164 8 12 (5) – – 15 – 15 15 – 15 30 9 11 (4) – 2 18 – 18 (45) 2 (43) (25) 8 10 (3) – 2 17 – 17 10 – 10 27 1 Unamortized actuarial losses included in AOCI, before tax, were $489 million (2013 – $246 million) relating to the pension plans and $26 million (2013 – $11 million) relating to OPEB at December 31, 2014. 2 Unamortized prior service costs included in AOCI, before tax, were $6 million (2013 – $6 million) relating to OPEB at December 31, 2014. The Company estimates that approximately $28 million related to pension plans and $1 million related to OPEB at December 31, 2014 will be reclassified from AOCI into earnings in the next 12 months. Regulatory adjustments are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position to reflect the difference between pension expense for accounting purposes and pension expense for ratemaking purposes. Offsetting regulatory assets or liabilities are recorded to the extent pension or OPEB costs or gains are expected to be collected from or refunded to customers in future rates (Note 5). For the year ended December 31, 2014, an offsetting regulatory liability of $3 million (2013 – $3 million regulatory asset) has been recorded to the extent pension and OPEB costs are expected to be collected from customers in future rates. The weighted average assumptions made in the measurement of the cost of the pension plans and OPEB are as follows: Year ended December 31, Discount rate Average rate of return on plan assets Average rate of salary increases 2014 5.0% 6.7% 3.7% Pension 2013 4.2% 6.7% 3.7% 2012 4.5% 7.1% 3.5% 2014 4.9% 6.0% OPEB 2013 4.0% 6.0% 2012 4.4% 6.0% 172 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Medical Cost Trends The assumed rates for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits are as follows: Canadian Plans Drugs Other Medical United States Plan Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption for Next Fiscal Year Ultimate Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption Year in which Ultimate Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption is Achieved 8.0% 4.5% 7.2% 4.4% – 4.5% 2029 – 2030 A 1% increase in the assumed medical care trend rate would result in an increase of $37 million in the benefit obligation and an increase of $2 million in benefit and interest costs. A 1% decrease in the assumed medical care trend rate would result in a decrease of $32 million in the benefit obligation and a decrease of $2 million in benefit and interest costs. Plan Assets The Company manages the investment risk of its pension funds by setting a long-term asset mix policy for each plan after consideration of: (i) the nature of pension plan liabilities; (ii) the investment horizon of the plan; (iii) the going concern and solvency funded status and cash flow requirements of the plan; (iv) the operating environment and financial situation of the Company and its ability to withstand fluctuations in pension contributions; and (v) the future economic and capital markets outlook with respect to investment returns, volatility of returns and correlation between assets. The overall expected rate of return is based on the asset allocation targets with estimates for returns on equity and debt securities based on long-term expectations. Expected Rate of Return on Plan Assets Year ended December 31, Canadian Plans United States Plan Target Mix for Plan Assets Equity securities Fixed income securities Other Major Categories of Plan Assets Pension 2014 6.7% 7.2% 2013 6.6% 7.2% OPEB 2014 6.0% 2013 6.0% Canadian Plans Liquids Pipelines Plan Gas Distribution Plan United States Plan 62.5% 30.0% 7.5% 53.5% 40.0% 6.5% 62.5% 30.0% 7.5% Plan assets are invested primarily in readily marketable investments with constraints on the credit quality of fixed income securities. As at December 31, 2014, the pension assets were invested 57.0% (2013 – 58.0%) in equity securities, 32.2% (2013 – 31.0%) in fixed income securities and 10.8% (2013 – 11.0%) in other. The OPEB assets were invested 58.8% (2013 – 59.3%) in equity securities, 40.2% (2013 – 38.3%) in fixed income securities and 1.0% (2013 – 2.4%) in other. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 173 The following table summarizes the Company’s pension financial instruments at fair value. Non-financial instruments with a carrying value of $4 million asset (2013 – $1 million asset) and refundable tax assets of $96 million (2013 – $85 million) have been excluded from the table below. December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Pension Cash and cash equivalents Fixed income securities Canadian government bonds Corporate bonds and debentures Canadian corporate bond index fund Canadian government bond index fund United States debt index fund Equity Canadian equity securities United States equity securities Global equity securities Canadian equity funds United States equity funds Global equity funds Infrastructure 4 Real estate5 Forward currency contracts OPEB Cash and cash equivalents Fixed income securities United States government and government agency bonds Equity United States equity funds Global equity funds 2014 2013 Level 11 Level 2 2 Level 3 3 Total Level 11 Level 2 2 Level 3 3 Total 42 121 4 254 198 84 131 31 11 255 185 342 – – – 1 39 30 27 – – 4 – – – – – – – 36 134 – – (1) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 51 81 – – – – – 42 121 8 254 198 84 131 31 11 255 221 476 51 81 (1) 1 39 30 27 42 99 3 216 167 69 128 32 11 216 152 310 – – – 2 31 24 24 – – 4 – – – – – – – 33 111 – – (6) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 50 76 – – – – – 42 99 7 216 167 69 128 32 11 216 185 421 50 76 (6) 2 31 24 24 1 Level 1 assets include assets with quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. 2 Level 2 assets include assets with significant observable inputs. 3 Level 3 assets include assets with significant unobservable inputs. 4 The fair value of the investment in United States Limited Partnership – Global Infrastructure Fund is established through the use of valuation models. 5 The fair value of the investments in Bentall Kennedy Prime Canadian Property Fund Ltd. and AEW Core Property Trust are established through the use of valuation models. Changes in the net fair value of plan assets classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy were 2014 2013 126 26 (20) 132 85 7 34 126 as follows: December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Balance at beginning of year Unrealized and realized gains Purchases and settlements, net Balance at end of year 174 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Plan Contributions by the Company Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Total contributions Contributions expected to be paid in 2015 Benefits Expected to be Paid by the Company Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Pension OPEB 2014 2013 2014 2013 138 109 155 11 10 12 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 – 2024 Expected future benefit payments 93 99 106 113 120 720 26. Other Income/(Expense) Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Net foreign currency gains/(loss) Allowance for equity funds used during construction Interest income on affiliate loans Interest income Noverco preferred shares dividend income Gain on disposition (Note 6) OPEB recovery (Note 5) Other 27. Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities Year ended December 31, (millions of Canadian dollars) Accounts receivable and other Accounts receivable from affiliates Inventory Deferred amounts and other assets Accounts payable and other Accounts payable to affiliates Interest payable Other long-term liabilities 2014 2013 2012 (400) (272) 3 20 3 42 38 – 28 1 23 4 40 18 – 51 71 1 20 7 42 – 89 8 (266) (135) 238 2014 2013 2012 (91) (176) (186) (431) (829) 34 24 (66) (1,721) (789) (53) (315) (25) 832 46 25 (130) (409) (122) 43 42 (380) (319) (48) 15 109 (660) 28. Related Party Transactions Related party transactions are conducted in the normal course of business and, unless otherwise noted, are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties. Vector, a joint venture, contracts the services of Enbridge to operate the pipeline. Amounts for these services, which are charged at cost in accordance with service agreements, were $7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014 (2013 – $6 million; 2012 – $6 million). Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Distribution, Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services and Sponsored Investments segments have committed and uncommitted transportation arrangements with several joint venture affiliates that are accounted for using the equity method. Total amounts charged to the Company for transportation services for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $256 million (2013 – $222 million; 2012 – $127 million). Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 175 Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Distribution and EEP continues to perform necessary remediation, restoration and Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services made natural gas monitoring of the areas affected by the Line 6B crude oil release. and NGL purchases of $315 million (2013 – $99 million; 2012 – All the initiatives EEP is undertaking in the monitoring and restoration $15 million) from several joint venture affiliates during the year phase are intended to restore the crude oil release area to the ended December 31, 2014. Natural gas sales of $58 million (2013 – $10 million; 2012 – $7 million) were made by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries within Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services to several joint venture affiliates during the year ended December 31, 2014. Long-Term Note Receivable from Affiliate Amounts receivable from affiliates include a series of loans to Vector totalling $183 million (2013 – $181 million), included in Deferred amounts and other assets, which require quarterly interest payments at annual interest rates ranging from 4% to 8%. satisfaction of the appropriate regulatory authorities. On March 14, 2013, EEP received an order from the EPA which defined the scope requiring additional containment and active recovery of submerged oil relating to the Line 6B crude oil release. EEP submitted its initial proposed work plan required by the EPA on April 4, 2013 and resubmitted the work plan on April 23, 2013 and again on May 1, 2013 based on EPA comments. The EPA approved the Submerged Oil Recovery and Assessment (SORA) work plan with modification on May 8, 2013. EEP incorporated the modification and submitted an approved SORA on May 13, 2013. At this time, EEP has completed substantially all of the SORA. 29. Commitments and Contingencies Commitments The Company has signed contracts that primarily relate to the purchase of services, pipe and other materials, as well as transportation, totalling $15,065 million. The amounts which are expected to be paid in the next five years are $5,965 million, $1,815 million, $1,211 million, $986 million and $966 million, respectively, and $4,122 million thereafter. Minimum future payments under operating leases for buildings, railcars, storage and pipe are estimated at $1,240 million in aggregate. Estimated annual lease payments for the years ending December 31, 2015 through 2019 are $118 million, $114 million, $104 million, $63 million and $61 million, respectively, and $780 million thereafter. Total rental expense for operating leases, included in Operating and administrative expense, were $91 million, $49 million and $31 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. As at December 31, 2014, Enbridge holds an approximate 33.7% (2013 – 20.6%; 2012 – 21.8%) combined direct and indirect economic interest in EEP, which is consolidated with noncontrolling interests within the Sponsored Investments segment. Lakehead System Lines 6A and 6B Crude Oil Releases Line 6B Crude Oil Release On July 26, 2010, a release of crude oil on Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System was reported near Marshall, Michigan. EEP estimates that approximately 20,000 barrels of crude oil were leaked at the site, a portion of which reached the Talmadge Creek, a waterway that feeds the Kalamazoo River. The released crude oil affected approximately 61 kilometres (38 miles) of shoreline along the Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River waterways, including residential areas, businesses, farmland and marshland between Marshall and downstream of Battle Creek, Michigan. In response to the release, a unified command structure was established under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment and other federal, state and local agencies. 176 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report As of December 31, 2014, regulatory authority transferred from the EPA to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). EEP is now working with the MDEQ who has oversight over the submerged oil reassessment, sheen management and sediment trap monitoring and maintenance activities through a Kalamazoo River Residual Oil Monitoring and Maintenance Work Plan. As at December 31, 2014, EEP’s total cost estimate for the Line 6B crude oil release was US$1.2 billion ($193 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), which is an increase of US$86 million ($12 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) as compared with December 31, 2013. On May 28, 2014, the MDEQ’s Water Resource Division approved EEP’s Schedule of Work for the remainder of 2014. The total cost increase of US$86 million during the year ended December 31, 2014, is primarily related to the MDEQ approved Schedule of Work, completion of the dredge activities near Ceresco and Morrow Lake and estimated civil penalties under the Clean Water Act of the United States (Clean Water Act), as described below under Legal and Regulatory Proceedings. Expected losses associated with the Line 6B crude oil release included those costs that were considered probable and that could be reasonably estimated at December 31, 2014. Despite the efforts EEP has made to ensure the reasonableness of its estimates, there continues to be the potential for EEP to incur additional costs in connection with this crude oil release due to variations in any or all of the cost categories, including modified or revised requirements from regulatory agencies, in addition to fines and penalties and expenditures associated with litigation and settlement of claims. Line 6A Crude Oil Release A release of crude oil from Line 6A of EEP’s Lakehead System was reported in an industrial area of Romeoville, Illinois on September 9, 2010. EEP estimates that approximately 9,000 barrels of crude oil were released, of which approximately 1,400 barrels were removed from the pipeline as part of the repair. Some of the released crude oil went onto a roadway, into a storm sewer, a waste water treatment facility and then into a nearby retention pond. All but a small amount of the crude oil was recovered. EEP completed excavation and replacement of the pipeline segment and returned it to service on September 17, 2010. EEP continues to monitor the areas affected by the crude oil release same insurance period, the total insurance coverage will be allocated from Line 6A of its Lakehead System for any additional requirements; among Enbridge entities on an equitable basis based on an insurance however, the cleanup, remediation and restoration of the areas allocation agreement among Enbridge and its subsidiaries. affected by the release have been completed. On October 21, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board publicly posted their Legal and Regulatory Proceedings final report related to the Line 6A crude oil release that occurred A number of United States governmental agencies and regulators in Romeoville, Illinois, which states the probable cause of the crude have initiated investigations into the Line 6B crude oil release. oil release was erosion caused by a leaking water pipe resulting Approximately seven actions or claims are pending against Enbridge, from an improperly installed third-party water service line below EEP or their affiliates in United States federal and state courts in EEP’s oil pipeline. As at December 31, 2014, the total estimated cost for the Line 6A crude oil release is now approximately US$51 million ($7 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), before insurance recoveries and connection with the Line 6B crude oil release, including direct actions and actions seeking class status. Based on the current status of these cases, the Company does not expect the outcome of these actions to be material. excluding fines and penalties, which is an increase of US$3 million (nil At December 31, 2014, included in EEP’s estimated costs related to after-tax attributable to Enbridge) as compared to December 31, 2013 the Line 6B crude oil release is US$48 million in fines and penalties. primarily due to additional legal expenses. These costs included emergency response, environmental remediation and cleanup activities with the crude oil release. EEP is pursuing recovery of the costs associated with the Line 6A crude oil release from third parties; however, there can be no assurance that any such recovery will be obtained. Insurance Recoveries EEP is included in the comprehensive insurance program that is maintained by Enbridge for its subsidiaries and affiliates which renews throughout the year. On May 1 of each year, the insurance program is up for renewal and includes commercial liability insurance coverage which is consistent with coverage considered customary for its industry and includes coverage for environmental incidents excluding costs for fines and penalties. A majority of the costs incurred in connection with the crude oil release for Line 6B are covered by Enbridge’s comprehensive insurance policy that expired on April 30, 2011, which had an Of this amount, US$3.7 million related to civil penalties assessed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), which EEP paid during the third quarter of 2012. The total also included an amount of US$40 million related to civil penalties under the Clean Water Act. While no final fine or penalty has been assessed or agreed to date, EEP believes that, based on the best information available at this time, the US$40 million represents an estimate of the minimum amount which may be assessed, excluding costs of injunctive relief that may be agreed to with the relevant governmental agencies. Given the complexity of settlement negotiations, which EEP expects will continue, and the limited information available to assess the matter, EEP is unable to reasonably estimate the final penalty which might be incurred or to reasonably estimate a range of outcomes at this time. Injunctive relief is likely to include further measures directed toward enhancing spill prevention, leak detection, emergency response to environmental events. The cost of compliance with such measures could be significant. Discussions with governmental agencies regarding fines, penalties and injunctive aggregate limit of US$650 million for pollution liability for Enbridge relief are ongoing. and its affiliates. Including EEP’s remediation spending through December 31, 2014, costs related to Line 6B exceeded the limits of the coverage available under this insurance policy. Additionally, fines and penalties would not be covered under the existing insurance policy. As at December 31, 2014, EEP has recorded total insurance recoveries of US$547 million ($80 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge) for the Line 6B crude oil release out of the US$650 million aggregate limit. EEP will record receivables for additional amounts it claims for recovery pursuant to its insurance policies during the period it deems recovery to be probable. In March 2013, the Company filed a lawsuit against one insurer who is disputing recovery eligibility for Line 6B costs. While the Company believes outstanding claims are covered under the policy, there can be no assurance the Company will prevail in this lawsuit. One claim related to Line 6A crude oil release has been filed against Enbridge, EEP or their affiliates by the State of Illinois in the Illinois state court in connection with this crude oil release, and the parties are currently operating under an agreed interim order. Lakehead System Line 14 Crude Oil Release On July 27, 2012, a release of crude oil was detected on Line 14 of EEP’s Lakehead System near Grand Marsh, Wisconsin. The estimated volume of oil released was approximately 1,700 barrels. EEP received a Corrective Action Order (CAO) from the PHMSA on July 30, 2012, followed by an amended CAO on August 1, 2012. Upon restart of Line 14 on August 7, 2012, PHMSA restricted the operating pressure to 80% of the pressure in place at the time immediately prior to the incident. During the fourth quarter of 2013, EEP received approval Enbridge renewed its comprehensive property and liability insurance from the PHMSA to remove the pressure restrictions and to programs under which the Company is insured through April 30, 2015 return to normal operating pressures for a period of 12 months. with a liability aggregate limit of US$700 million, including sudden In December 2014, the PHMSA again considered the status of and accidental pollution liability. The deductible applicable to oil the pipeline in light of information they acquired throughout 2014. pollution events was increased to US$30 million per event, from On December 9, 2014, EEP received a letter from the PHMSA the previous US$10 million. In the unlikely event multiple insurable approving its request to continue the normal operation of Line 14 incidents which in aggregate exceed coverage limits occur within the without pressure restrictions. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 177 The total estimated cost for the repair and remediation associated The Company has also agreed to indemnify the Fund for certain with the Line 14 crude oil release remains at approximately liabilities relating to environmental matters arising from operations US$10 million ($1 million after-tax attributable to Enbridge), inclusive prior to the transfer of certain crude oil storage assets to the Fund of approximately US$2 million of lost revenues and excluding any in 2012 and to pay defined payments to the Fund on their investment fines and penalties. Despite the efforts EEP has made to ensure the in Southern Lights in the event shippers do not elect to extend their reasonableness of its estimate, changes to the estimated amounts current contracts past June 2025. associated with this release are possible as more reliable information becomes available. EEP will be pursuing claims under Enbridge’s comprehensive insurance policy, although it does not expect any recoveries to be significant. Aux Sable Notice of Violation In the normal course of conducting business, the Company enters into agreements which indemnify third parties and affiliates. Examples include indemnifying counterparties pursuant to sale agreements for assets or businesses in matters such as breaches of representations, warranties or covenants, loss or damages to property, environmental liabilities, changes in laws, valuation differences, litigation and contingent liabilities. The Company may In September 2014, Aux Sable received a Notice of Violation (NOV) indemnify the purchaser for certain tax liabilities incurred while the from the EPA for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act related to Company owned the assets or for a misrepresentation related to the Leak Detection and Repair program, and related provisions of taxes that result in a loss to the purchaser. Similarly, the Company the Clean Air Act permit for Aux Sable’s Channahon, Illinois facility. may indemnify the purchaser of assets for certain tax liabilities As part of the ongoing process of responding to the NOV, Aux Sable related to those assets. discovered what it believes to be additional exceedance of currently permitted limits for Volatile Organic Material. Aux Sable is engaged in discussions with the EPA to evaluate the potential impact and ultimate resolution of these issues. At this time, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the financial impact, if any, which might result from discussions with the EPA. Tax Matters Enbridge and its subsidiaries maintain tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions. While fully supportable in the Company’s view, these tax positions, if challenged by tax authorities, may not be fully sustained on review. Other Litigation The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various other legal and regulatory actions and proceedings which arise in the normal course of business, including interventions in regulatory proceedings and challenges to regulatory approvals and permits by special interest groups. While the final outcome of such actions and proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, Management believes that the resolution of such actions and proceedings will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. 30. Guarantees The Company has agreed to indemnify EEP from and against The Company cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential amounts that could become payable to third parties and affiliates under these agreements; however, historically, the Company has not made any significant payments under indemnification provisions. While these agreements may specify a maximum potential exposure, or a specified duration to the indemnification obligation, there are circumstances where the amount and duration are unlimited. The indemnifications and guarantees have not had, and are not reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, earnings, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. 31. Subsequent Events On January 2, 2015, Enbridge transferred its 66.7% interest in the United States segment of the Alberta Clipper pipeline, held through a wholly-owned Enbridge subsidiary in the United States, to EEP for aggregate consideration $1.1 billion (US$1 billion), consisting of approximately $814 million (US$694 million) of Class E equity units issued to Enbridge by EEP and the repayment of approximately $359 million (US$306 million) of indebtedness owed to Enbridge. Prior to the transfer, EEP owned the remaining 33.3% interest in the United States segment of the Alberta Clipper pipeline. The Class E units issued to Enbridge are entitled to the same distributions as the Class A units held by the public and are convertible into Class A units on a one-for-one basis at Enbridge’s substantially all liabilities, including liabilities relating to environmental option. However, the Class E units are not entitled to distributions matters, arising from operations prior to the transfer of its pipeline with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The Class E operations to EEP in 1991. This indemnification does not apply to units are redeemable at EEP’s option after 30 years, if not converted amounts that EEP would be able to recover in its tariff rates if not by Enbridge prior to that time. The units have a liquidation preference recovered through insurance or to any liabilities relating to a change equal to their notional value at December 23, 2014 of US$38.31 per in laws after December 27, 1991. The Company has also agreed to indemnify EEM for any tax liability related to EEM’s formation, management of EEP and ownership of i-units of EEP. The Company has not made any significant payment under these tax indemnifications. The Company does not believe there is a material exposure at this time. unit, which was determined based on the trailing five-day volume- weighted average price of EEP’s Class A common units. Upon closing of the transaction, Enbridge’s economic interest in EEP increased from 33.7% to approximately 37% as a result of the transfer. 178 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Glossary AFUDC allowance for funds used during construction AOCI accumulated other comprehensive bcf/d bpd CLT CSR CTS EECI EELP EEM EEP EGD income/(loss) billion cubic feet per day barrels per day Canadian Local Toll corporate social responsibility Competitive Toll Settlement Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. EGNB Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc. Enbridge Enbridge Inc. ENF EPA EPI EUB Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. Environmental Protection Agency Enbridge Pipelines Inc. New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission GP IDR IDU IJT ISO ITS general partner incentive distribution rights Incentive Distribution Units International Joint Tariff incentive stock options incentive tolling settlement JRP MD&A MEP Joint Review Panel Management’s Discussion and Analysis Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. mmcf/d million cubic feet per day MW MWH NEB NGL OCI OEB megawatts megawatt hours National Energy Board natural gas liquids other comprehensive income/(loss) Ontario Energy Board Offshore Enbridge Offshore Pipelines OPEB ORM PBSO other postretirement benefits Operational Risk Management performance based stock options PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials PPA PSU ROE RSU Safety Administration power purchase agreement performance stock units return on equity restricted stock units the Company Enbridge Inc. the Fund Enbridge Income Fund TSR Total Shareholder Return U.S. GAAP accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America WCSB Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin Glossary 179 Five-Year Consolidated Highlights (millions of Canadian dollars; per share amounts in Canadian dollars) Earnings attributable to common shareholders Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Earnings per common share 1 Diluted earnings per common share1 Adjusted earnings Liquids Pipelines Gas Distribution Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services Sponsored Investments Corporate Adjusted earnings per common share1,2 Cash flow data Cash provided by operating activities Cash used in investing activities Cash provided by financing activities Dividends Common share dividends declared Dividends paid per common share1 Shares outstanding (millions) Weighted average common shares outstanding1 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding1 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 463 213 617 419 (558) 1,154 1.39 1.37 858 177 136 429 (26) 1,574 1.90 2,547 (11,891) 9,770 1,177 1.40 829 840 427 129 (64) 268 (314) 446 0.55 0.55 770 176 203 313 (28) 1,434 1.78 3,341 (9,431) 5,070 1,035 1.26 806 817 697 207 (456) 283 (129) 602 0.78 0.77 655 176 176 264 (30) 1,241 1.61 2,874 (6,204) 4,395 895 1.13 772 785 470 (88) 322 268 (171) 801 1.07 1.05 501 173 180 243 (16) 1,081 1.44 3,371 (5,079) 2,030 759 0.98 751 761 512 150 132 96 40 930 1.26 1.24 492 162 130 204 (25) 963 1.30 1,877 (3,902) 1,957 648 0.85 741 748 1 Comparative amounts were restated to reflect two-for-one stock split which was effective May 25, 2011. 2 Adjusted earnings represent earnings attributable to common shareholders adjusted for non-recurring or non-operating factors. Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per common share are non-GAAP measures that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles. For more information on non-GAAP measures see page 41. 180 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Five-Year Consolidated Highlights (millions of Canadian dollars; per share amounts in Canadian dollars) Common share trading (TSX) 1 High Low Close Volume (millions) Financial ratios Return on average equity2 Return on average capital employed3 Debt to debt plus total equity4 Dividend payout ratio5 Operating data Liquids Pipelines – Average deliveries (thousands of barrels per day) Canadian Mainline6 Regional Oil Sands System7 Spearhead Pipeline Gas Distribution – Enbridge Gas Distribution (EGD) Volumes (billions of cubic feet) Number of active customers (thousands)8 Heating degree days9 Actual Forecast based on normal weather Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services – Average throughput volume (millions of cubic feet per day) Vector Pipeline Enbridge Offshore Pipelines 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 65.13 45.45 59.74 320 7.3% 3.9% 63.1% 73.7% 1,995 703 186 461 2,098 4,044 3,517 1,418 1,466 49.17 41.74 46.41 342 3.5% 3.2% 58.2% 70.8% 1,737 533 172 434 2,065 3,746 3,668 1,494 1,412 43.05 35.39 43.02 365 6.4% 3.5% 60.2% 70.2% 1,646 414 151 395 2,032 3,194 3,532 1,534 1,540 38.17 27.05 38.09 396 11.5% 4.5% 64.8% 68.1% 1,554 334 82 426 1,997 3,597 3,602 1,525 1,595 29.13 23.02 28.14 461 14.4% 5.1% 67.1% 65.4% 1,537 291 144 409 1,963 3,466 3,546 1,456 1,962 1 Comparative amounts were restated to reflect two-for-one stock split which was effective May 25, 2011. 2 Earnings applicable to common shareholders divided by average shareholder’s equity. 3 Sum of after-tax earnings and after-tax interest expense, divided by weighted average capital employed. Capital employed is equal to the sum of equity, EGD preferred shares, deferred income taxes, deferred credits and total debt (including short-term borrowings). 4 Total debt (including short-term borrowings) divided by the sum of total debt and total equity inclusive of noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests. 5 Dividends per common share divided by adjusted earnings per common share. 6 Canadian Mainline includes deliveries ex-Gretna, Manitoba, which is made up of United States and eastern Canada deliveries originating from western Canada. 7 Volumes are for the Athabasca mainline and the Waupisoo Pipeline and exclude laterals on the Regional Oil Sands System. 8 Number of active customers is the number of natural gas consuming EGD customers at the end of the period. 9 Heating degree days is a measure of coldness that is indicative of volumetric requirements for natural gas utilized for heating purposes in EGD’s franchise area. It is calculated by accumulating, for the fiscal period, the total number of degrees each day by which the daily mean temperature falls below 18 degrees Celsius. The figures given are those accumulated in the Greater Toronto Area. Five-Year Consolidated Highlights 181 Investor Information Common and Preference Shares The Common Shares of Enbridge Inc. trade in Canada on the Co-Registrar and Co-Transfer Agent in the United States Toronto Stock Exchange and in the United States on the New York Computershare Stock Exchange under the trading symbol ‘‘ENB’’. The Preference 250 Royall Street Shares of Enbridge Inc. trade in Canada on the Toronto Stock Canton, Massachusetts Exchange under the following trading symbols: U.S.A. 02021 Series A – ENB.PR.A Series R – ENB.PR.T Series B – ENB.PR.B Series 1 – ENB.PR.V Series D – ENB.PR.D Series 3 – ENB.PR.Y Series F – ENB.PR.F Series 5 – ENB.PF.V Series H – ENB.PR.H Series 7 – ENB.PR.J Registrar and Transfer Agent in Canada For information relating to shareholdings, shareholder investment plan, dividends, direct dividend deposit, dividend re-investment accounts and lost certificates please contact: Series J – ENB.PR.U Series 9 – ENB.PF.A CST Trust Company Series L – ENB.PF.U Series 11 – ENB.PF.C Series N – ENB.PR.N Series 13 – ENB.PF.E Series P – ENB.PR.P Series 15 – ENB.PF.G 2015 Enbridge Inc. Common Share Dividends P.O. Box 700 Station B Montreal, Quebec H3B 3K3 Toll free: 800-387-0825 canstockta.com Dividend Payment date Record date 1 SPP deadline 2 Q1 $0.465 Q2 $ – 4 Q3 $ – 4 Q4 CST Trust Company also has offices in Halifax, Toronto, Calgary $ – 4 and Vancouver. Mar 01 Jun 01 Sep 01 Dec 01 Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan Feb 16 May 15 Aug 14 Nov 16 Enbridge Inc. offers a Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Feb 23 May 25 Aug 25 Nov 24 Plan that enables shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends DRIP enrollment 3 Feb 09 May 08 Aug 07 Nov 09 1 Dividend record dates for Common Shares are generally February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 in each year unless the 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday. in Common Shares and to make additional cash payments for purchases at the market price. Effective with dividends payable on March 1, 2008, participants in the Plan will receive a two 2 The Share Purchase Plan cut-off date is five business days prior to the dividend percent discount on the purchase of common shares with payment date. 3 The Dividend Reinvestment Program enrollment cut-off date is five business days prior to the dividend record date. reinvested dividends. Details may be obtained from the Investor Information section of the Enbridge website at or by contacting 4 Amount will be announced as declared by the Board of Directors. CST Trust Company directly. New York Stock Exchange Disclosure Differences As a foreign private issuer, Enbridge Inc. is required to disclose any significant ways in which its corporate governance practices differ from those followed by United States companies under NYSE listing standards. This disclosure can be obtained from the U.S. Compliance subsection of the Corporate Governance section of the Enbridge website at enbridge.com Form 40-F The Company files annually with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a report known as the Annual Report on Form 40-F. A link to the Form 40-F is available on the ‘‘Investor Documents and Filings’’ subsection of the ‘‘Financial Information’’ section of our website. Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Registered Office Enbridge Inc. 3000, 425 – 1st Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8 Telephone: 403-231-3900 Facsimile: 403-231-3920 enbridge.com 182 Enbridge Inc. 2014 Annual Report Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in the Aria Ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ontario at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A live audio webcast of the meeting will be available at enbridge.com and will be archived on the site for approximately one year. Webcast details will be available on the Company’s website closer to the meeting date. Investor Inquiries If you have inquiries regarding the following: • Additional financial or statistical information; • Industry and company developments; • Latest news releases or investor presentations; or • Any other investment-related inquiries please contact Enbridge Investor Relations Toll free: 800-481-2804 Office: 403-231-3960 investor.relations@enbridge.com . s s e r P e t t e h c n a B y b a d a n a C n l i d e t n i r P . a d a n a C t t e n r u B o e L y b d e c u d o r p d n a d e n g s e D i Enbridge is committed to reducing its impact on the environment in every way, including the production of this publication. This report was printed entirely on FSC® Certified paper containing 100% post-consumer recycled fibre and is manufactured using biogas and wind energy. Operational Reliability Report Our 2014 Operational Reliability Report, which outlines our progress as we strive for 100% safety and zero incidents, is available at enbridge.com/orr Corporate Social Responsibility Report Enbridge publishes an annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report. The 2014 report is available online at csr2014.enbridge.com Online Annual Report You can read our 2014 Annual Report online at enbridge.com/ar2014 3000, 425 – 1st Street S. W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8 Telephone: 403-231-3900 Facsimile: 403-231-3920 Toll free: 800-481-2804 enbridge.com 

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