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NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL 11.13.

1 NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL Important Role of Natural Gas Pipelines: Energy Security, Economic & Environmental William T. Yardley President, U.S Transmission NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The Power of Our Growing Portfolio Natural Gas Transmission Pipe: 19,000 mi Natural Gas Storage

Transmission Pipe: 1,500 mi SE Gas Processing Capacity: 3.

5 Tbtu/d 3Q15 DCP NGLs Produced: 423 MBbl/d Distribution Pipe: 39,900 mi Union Gas Retail

2 The Power of Our Growing Portfolio Natural Gas Transmission Pipe: 19,000 mi Natural Gas Storage Capacity: ~300 Bcf Natural Gas Gathering Pipe: 70,000 mi Crude Transmission Pipe: 1,700 mi NGL Transmission Pipe: 1,500 mi SE Gas Processing Capacity: 3.7 Bcf/d 3Q15 DCP Gathered and Processed: 6.5 Tbtu/d 3Q15 DCP NGLs Produced: 423 MBbl/d Distribution Pipe: 39,900 mi Union Gas Retail Customers: 1.4 million Gas storage facility Gas processing plant Propane terminal NGL storage Shale gas formations Crude storage Major oil pipeline terminal NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13,

3 Shifting Supplies of Natural Gas to New England New Infrastructure is Needed Declining Supplies from W. Canada New Regional Supplies Need more infrastructure NEW YORK PORTLAND BOSTON Declining Supplies from LNG Imports With increasing supplies from the Marcellus & Utica shales the gas supplied from LNG imports and Western Canada is declining There is also a need to debottleneck the routes from Appalachian supplies to New England to lower natural gas prices for New England customers This is especially important as the region relies more heavily on gasfired power generation NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13,

AIM & Atlantic Bridge Projects Expanding for LDCs, Municipalities & Industrials New Regional Supplies Texas Eastern AIM Project Atlantic Bridge Project NEW YORK PORTLAND Algonquin Gas Transmission

4 AIM & Atlantic Bridge Projects Expanding for LDCs, Municipalities & Industrials New Regional Supplies Texas Eastern AIM Project Atlantic Bridge Project NEW YORK PORTLAND Algonquin Gas Transmission Maritimes & Northeast BOSTON The AIM & Atlantic Bridge Projects are designed to provide access to abundant regional natural gas supplies to growing demand markets in New England & Atlantic Canada Scope: AIM will increase capacity by ~340 MMcf/d and Atlantic Bridge will increase capacity by ~133 MMcf/d: Using the existing footprint Increasing diameter of some pipeline segments Increasing horsepower at compressor stations and installing new meter stations Status: AIM: Construction began May 2015, with in-service 2H16 Atlantic Bridge: FERC Application Filed October 22, 2015, with in-service 2H17 NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13,

Firm to the Last Mile is Critical Fueling Gas-Fired Power in New England AGT and M&N systems directly connect to 60% of ISO-NE s gas-fired generators Texas Eastern NEW

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 27% 10% 12% 48% Directly connected to ISO-NE power plants NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, 2015 5 3%

5 Firm to the Last Mile is Critical Fueling Gas-Fired Power in New England AGT and M&N systems directly connect to 60% of ISO-NE s gas-fired generators Texas Eastern NEW YORK PORTLAND BOSTON Algonquin Gas Transmission Maritimes & Northeast Who Fuels Gas-Fired Power Generation Plants in ISO-NE? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 27% 10% 12% 48% Directly connected to ISO-NE power plants NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, % Tennessee PNGTS/Other Iroquois Maritimes Algonquin Spectra Energy AGT and M&N systems directly connect to 9600 MW of ISO-NE gas fired power generation New gas-fired generators totaling ~2750 MW attaching to AGT by 2019

6 Access Northeast s Proposed Energy Reliability Service Rate Schedule ERS is reserved no-notice, last mile transportation service delivering gas to the gas-fired electric generators attached currently or in the future ERS incorporates non-ratable delivery rights for primary firm deliveries Capacity is reserved for shippers full MDTQ on a 24/7 basis No-notice flexibility is supported through accessing regional storage facilities Service allows shippers to commence delivery up to two hours without commensurate supply in advance of flow MSOA (Multi-shipper Option Agreement) can work in tandem with ERS to allow multiple firm parties to contract under one administrator to manage the collective contract capacity providing generators access to pipeline capacity/services to reliably serve their plants Administrator would also optimize any unutilized or underutilized capacity Supports renewable energy generation development by enabling rapid response to sudden changes in power output NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13,

imports Delivers significant savings to customers Leverages existing assets, accelerating in-service date and reducing

7 Electric Reliability Firm to the Last Mile Focuses squarely on the energy problem facing New England: Winter gas supply Directly serves greatest number of natural gas-fired power plants Energy security from reduced dependence on foreign LNG imports Delivers significant savings to customers Leverages existing assets, accelerating in-service date and reducing environmental impact Essential to support renewable capacity wind and solar NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13,

8 NEW ENGLAND CANADA BUSINESS COUNCIL NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Spectra Energy - Infrastructure Expansion Solutions

Maine International Trade Center Canada Day Program Spectra Energy - Infrastructure Expansion Solutions Greg Crisp General Manager, Business Development March 26, 2015 Safe Harbor Statement Some of the