administration of its requirements under the GGPPA (see Exhibit C for additional detail).

2.1 VOLUMES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL CARBON CHARGE

• 16.With the exception of customer volumes that are covered under the OBPS program, or those that are otherwise fully or partially exempt from the Federal Carbon Charge, all distribution volumes delivered by Enbridge Gas in Ontario (“Customer Volumes”) are covered under Part 1 of the GGPPA and are subject to the Federal Carbon Charge.17

• 17.Under the GGPPA Enbridge Gas is required, on a monthly basis, to:18

• calculate and report to the CRA the volume of fuel consumed which is covered under Part 1 of the GGPPA, including Enbridge Gas’s own use within its distribution system (i.e. distribution buildings, boilers/line heaters and NGV fleet volumes); and

• remit the amount of the Federal Carbon Charge in respect of the monthly volume that has been calculated.

Forecast Customer Volumes and Costs

• 18.As set out in Table A-1, Enbridge Gas is required to remit the 2021 Federal Carbon Charge rate of 7.83 ¢/m3 of natural gas consumed for applicable customers from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. As outlined at Exhibit D and consistent with Enbridge Gas’s treatment of 2019 and 2020 FCPP-related charges, Enbridge Gas

17 To calculate Enbridge Gas’s 2021 customer volume forecast at Exhibit B, Tab 1, Schedule 1, and at Exhibit B, Tab 2, Schedule 1, Enbridge Gas excluded customers who have provided Enbridge Gas with an exemption certificate, in accordance with Section 17(2) of the GGPPA. This includes downstream distributors, registered emitters covered under the OBPS program, and customers who use natural gas in a non-covered activity. 80% of volumes for eligible greenhouses are also excluded.