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8. The Federal Carbon Charge customer-related forecast volumes and costs by rate class for the April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 period is set out at Exhibit D, Tab 1, Schedule 1, p. 1, for the EGD rate zone and at Exhibit D, Tab 2, Schedule 1, p. 1, for the Union rate zones.
1.2 2021 FACILITY CARBON CHARGE
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9. Enbridge Gas incurs costs of compliance with the GGPPA that are associated with its own operations. Enbridge Gas’s Facility Carbon Charge costs are incurred pursuant to both Company Use Volumes (generated from distribution buildings, boilers/line heaters and NGV fleet volumes) and OBPS Volumes (generated from compressor fuel volumes). The estimated Facility Carbon Charge costs for the April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 time period are $1.06 million for the EGD rate zone and $4.86 million for the Union rate zones, as detailed at Exhibit B, Tab 1, and at Exhibit B, Tab 2, respectively.
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10.Enbridge Gas recovers Facility Carbon Charge costs from rate classes based on in-franchise delivery volumes and ex-franchise transportation volumes. All customers in each rate class are responsible for the Facility Carbon Charge costs, regardless of whether the customer is exempt from the Federal Carbon Charge. Enbridge Gas adds the Facility Carbon Charge to the current approved delivery or transportation charges on customers’ bills.
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11.Effective April 1, 2021, Enbridge Gas is proposing to increase the Facility Carbon Charge from 0.0049 ¢/m3 to 0.0066 ¢/m3 for the EGD rate zone and from 0.0088 ¢/m3 to 0.0127 ¢/m3 for the Union rate zones. When expressed in $/GJ, the Facility Carbon Charge increases from $0.001/GJ to $0.002/GJ for the EGD rate zone and from $0.002/GJ to $0.003/GJ for the Union rate zones. The derivation of the proposed 2021 Facility Carbon Charge for each rate zone is set out in Table D-1.