any excess emissions related to OBPS Volumes. These costs will be recovered from customers through the Federal Carbon Charge and Facility Carbon Charge unit rates respectively.

• 4. The combined Federal Carbon Charge and Facility Carbon Charge unit rate for the April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 period is summarized at Exhibit D, Tab 1, Schedule 1, p. 3, for the EGD rate zone and at Exhibit D, Tab 2, Schedule 1, p. 3, for the Union rate zones. A summary of the Federal Carbon Charge and Facility Carbon Charge unit rates by rate class for the April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 period for the EGD rate zone is provided at Exhibit D, Tab 1, Schedule 1, pp. 4-5.

  1.1 2021 FEDERAL CARBON CHARGE

• 5. Effective April 1, 2021, Enbridge Gas proposes to increase the Federal Carbon Charge from 5.8700 ¢/m3 (or $30/tCO2e) to 7.8300 ¢/m3 (or $40/tCO2e), as outlined in the GGPPA and set out at Exhibit A, Table A-1.2

• 6. The Federal Carbon Charge is applicable to distribution customers in all rate zones.

  Entities that are exempt under Part 1 of the GGPPA will not be charged the Federal Carbon Charge. Further, Enbridge Gas will apply 20% of the Federal Carbon Charge to distribution volumes for qualified commercial greenhouse customers, resulting in 80% greenhouse relief. The Federal Carbon Charge is shown as a separate line item on customers’ bills, where applicable.

• 7. Enbridge Gas tracks the difference between the Federal Carbon Charge amount collected through rates and the actual costs incurred in the FCCCVA for each of the EGD rate zone and the Union rate zones.

 

 

2 The GGPPA, Schedule 2 and Schedule 4.