ENMAX AND THE CITY OF CALGARY

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ENMAX QUICK BITES Bites of ENMAX and industry information

ENMAX AND THE CITY OF CALGARY

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ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary Since 1905, through its subsidiaries and predecessors, ENMAX Corporation has provided electricity to Calgarians. As part of Alberta’s electricity industry deregulation, in 1998, ENMAX began operating as an independent City of Calgary wholly owned subsidiary.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary As our sole Shareholder, The City of Calgary elects our Board of Directors. The Board is accountable to City Council for ensuring that ENMAX delivers long-term value to The City, and by extension, all Calgarians.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary ENMAX operates separately from The City. We generate our own revenue and don’t receive funding from The City.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary In 2013, The City of Calgary’s equity in ENMAX was valued at $2.4 billion. As our sole Shareholder, The City receives a portion of our profits as a return by way of a dividend. From 1998 to 2013, ENMAX has contributed approximately $752.5 million in dividends to The City of Calgary. Since 2003, The City has dedicated a portion of the dividend toward the ENMAX Legacy Park Fund for Calgary park development.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary ENMAX Power Corporation owns, operates and maintains the electricity transmission and distribution system in and around Calgary – 38 substations powered through 8,281 km of transmission power lines and distribution power lines. Through our transmission and distribution lines, we support Calgary’s growth. We also invest in modernizing our infrastructure to ensure reliable power. In 2013, ENMAX Power had a record $190.3 million spend to meet Calgary’s transmission and distribution needs.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary The City owns Calgary’s approximately 90,000 streetlights and ENMAX Power Services is contracted to maintain and repair them. Streetlight outages are communicated through The City’s 3-1-1 service phone line.

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In 2013, ENMAX Power Services’ operational practices and improved efficiency of streetlight response and repair resulted in less than one per cent of Calgary’s streetlights being out of service. As such, we exceeded the performance standards for streetlight outages set by The City.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary The City owns Calgary’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. Through past open bid processes, ENMAX Power Services has been contracted by The City to provide maintenance for the LRT’s electrical system on existing lines, and to build the electrical system for new lines, extensions and upgraded LRT platforms.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary ENMAX Encompass Corporation provides value-added services to The City including customer care and billing for use of water, sanitary and storm sewer, solid waste disposal and recycling for over 350,000 customers. Each month, ENMAX Power Corporation meter readers go to Calgary residences and businesses to record electricity and water meter consumption to ensure charges are as accurate as possible.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary In 2006, The City and ENMAX Energy Corporation formed the Energy Management Office (EMO) to help The City meet or exceed energy conservation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets. The EMO purchases electricity and natural gas for City operations and facilitates energy conservation projects, alternative energy use and energy audits. For example, through the EMO, solar technology has been installed at several fire stations and the Southland Leisure Centre.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary ENMAX Energy Corporation’s Downtown District Energy Centre, which can heat up to six million square feet of Calgary building space through connected hot water pipes, currently supplies thermal energy to several downtown customers, including The City of Calgary Municipal Building.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary In 2013, ENMAX Corporation invested $3.6 million in community investment in Alberta including financial contributions, volunteer time, in kind donations and program management costs. Some of the organizations we currently support include the United Way, Calgary Distress Centre and Aspen Family and Community Network Society in Calgary.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary We participate in The City’s annual Safety Expo by providing electrical safety information for Calgary students, and we sponsor the ‘Environmental Achievement by an Educational Institution’ Calgary Award.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary ENMAX employs approximately 1,800 Albertans, with the majority located in Calgary.

ENMAX QUICK BITES ENMAX and The City of Calgary Visit enmax.com for more information. For more information talk to the Governance and Shareholder Relations department.

Rendering of the National Music Centre

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