AltaGas Gas Business Growth Strategy Scotia Capital Pipeline and Processing Conference Toronto November 18, 2010 David Cornhill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 2
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Leading energy infrastructure company Meeting energy demand Diverse assets Natural gas gathering and processing, liquids extraction, storage and distribution Gas-fired, coal and renewable power generation Financial strength…
Gas business 5
Canadian natural gas supply Growing unconventional gas supply in WCSB 25 20 Billion cubic feet/day 15 10 Mackenzie Valley* Nova Scotia Offshore BC Montney 5 BC Horn River Coalbed Methane Conventional Gas 0 2005…
Growing our gas business Expand, consolidate or build processing facilities to meet producer demand Focused on active drilling areas Younger Groundbirch Pouce Coupe Gordondale Ante Creek Harmattan Co-stream Acme Grow…
Gordondale processing facility 120 Mmcf/d natural gas processing facility and pipeline Long term gathering and processing agreement with Encana Capital estimate: 235 million Gathering pipeline in-service estimate: mid-2011…
Pouce Coupe expansion Expansion of existing AltaGas plant to process 20 Mmcf/d sour gas Capital cost: 32 million Located in area of strong producer activity Completed August, 2010 9
Groundbirch project 28 Mmcf/d gas plant Dedicated take-or-pay agreement Capital estimate: 28 million In-service estimate: Q4-2010 10
Harmattan Co-stream project 100 km pipeline Capital estimate: 100-130 million ERCB hearing completed on September 9, 2010 MOU with NOVA for long-term cost-of- service 11
Younger extraction plant Facility expected to be close to full capacity by year-end 2011 New volumes from northeast B.C. developments Working on a pipeline project to bring liquid-rich gas from Montney area 12
Acme expansion Expansion of existing AltaGas plant to process additional Horseshoe Canyon CBM natural gas Capital cost: 5 million In-service: Q3-2010 Opportunities for further expansion 13
Ante Creek expansion Expansion of existing AltaGas plant to process up to 20 Mmcf/d Capital estimate: 13 million In-service estimate: Q4-2010 Opportunities for further expansion 14
Growing our natural gas distribution Grow natural gas distribution rate base Expect approximately 20% consolidated rate base growth in 2010 Over 200MM capex in the next 5 years Driven primarily by: Expansion of Heritage Gas…
Natural gas distribution rate base growth Rate Base 600 M illions () 409 421 437 452 356 390 400 299 250 200 0 2009A 2010O 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AUI Heritage Total AUI 9% rate base growth per year in 2011 2016…
Growth and diversification strategy at work EBITDA 10% Unhedged Commodity 20% Hedged Commodity 18% 20% Fee for Service 26% 25% Renewable Long Term 27% Contracted 4% Reg Utility and Contracted 25% 25% 2010E 2016E…
Capital growth plans Objective: 2B in organic growth (2010-2016) 2,000 2010 progress report: +1.2B in committed growth capital (2010-2016) 1,500 ( millions) Awaiting regulatory 1,000 approval: Harmattan Co-stream (100-…
Our disciplined focus Grow strong and stable earnings and cash flows Committed capital plan focused on long-term contracted projects and regulated asset growth Continue strengthening our existing gas and power businesses Diversify…
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AltaGas strategy Continued focus on: First, optimizing existing business Second, growing and diversifying our business Grow gas and power businesses in: Canada Northern and Western US Reduce carbon footprint through growth in…
Power business 23
Our power operating assets today 353 MW coal-fired generation 39 MW gas-fired peaking capacity 102 MW Bear Mountain wind park operational since October 2009 Interest in 7 MW Boston Bar run-of-river hydro 13 MW Harmattan Co-gen…
Renewable power projects Run-of-river projects 400 MW under development NW projects (277 MW) In-service estimate: 2014-2016 Waste heat recovery 9 MW project selected for EPA with BC Hydro Wind projects 1,500 MW under…
NW power projects Forrest Kerr Project Capacity 277 MW Total 195 MW 60 year EPA with BC Hydro 100 per cent CPI indexed Forrest Kerr Returns: expect after-tax 195-MW unlevered IRR in low double McLymont digits 66-MW Creek…
Harmattan co-generation project 13 MW cogeneration facility at Harmattan Complex Provide steam required to process gas Produce electricity for sale to grid Capital estimate: 22 million In-service Q4 2010 27
Building a diversified power business Generation Capacity by Fuel Type 2010 2016E 21% Coal 29% 1% Natural Gas 34% 8% Hydro Wind 71% 8% 29% Disciplined, structured approach to increasing generation capacity Strategic…
Financial highlights Net Income 250 200 22% 163.6 R = 141.3 150 C AG 114.5 108.8 90.3 100 65.8 76.1 38.3 50 17.6 19.2 29.4 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007* 2008 2009 YTD 2010** * 2007 net income shown net…
Funding our 2011-2014 committed capital 800mm FCF (past 3 yr avg)* 850mm committed capital 100 mm DRiP 450mm dividends (at current rate) 625mm current available credit facilities** 1.3B in uses 1.5B in sources Ample…