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BUSINESS OVERVIEW
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
BUSINESS OVERVIEW BUSINESS OVERVIEW
The terms "we", "our", "us" and "Enbridge" as used in this report refer collectively to Enbridge Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise. These terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise description of any separate legal entity within Enbridge.

Effective January 1, 2024, to better align how the chief operating decision maker (CODM) reviews operating performance and resource allocation across operating segments, we transferred our Canadian and United States (US) crude oil marketing businesses from the Energy Services segment to the Liquids Pipelines segment. As a result, the Energy Services segment ceased to exist and the remainder of the business, comprising natural gas and power marketing, is now reported in Eliminations and Other. Beginning in the first quarter of 2024, prior period comparable results for segmented information have been recast to reflect the change in reportable segments. This segment reporting change does not have an impact on our consolidated results.

Enbridge is a publicly traded energy transportation and distribution company. We conduct our business through four business segments: Liquids Pipelines, Gas Transmission, Gas Distribution and Storage, and Renewable Power Generation. These reporting segments are strategic business units established by senior management to facilitate the achievement of our long-term objectives, to aid in resource allocation decisions and to assess operational performance.

LIQUIDS PIPELINES
Liquids Pipelines consists of pipelines and terminals in Canada and the US that transport and export various grades of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons, including the Mainline System, Regional Oil Sands System, Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent, and Other. Effective January 1, 2024, our Canadian and US crude oil marketing businesses are included in this segment. These businesses provide energy marketing services to customers and undertake physical commodity marketing activity and logistical services to manage our volume commitments on various pipeline systems.

GAS TRANSMISSION
Gas Transmission consists of our investments in natural gas pipelines and gathering and processing facilities in Canada and the US, including US Gas Transmission, Canadian Gas Transmission, US Midstream, and Other. This segment also includes certain investments in renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities. On January 2, 2024, we acquired six Morrow Renewables operating landfill gas-to-RNG production facilities (Tomorrow RNG) located in Texas and Arkansas which are a component of Other within the Gas Transmission segment (Note 8). We also sold our interests in the Alliance Pipeline and Aux Sable (including a 42.7% interest in Aux Sable Midstream LLC and Aux Sable Liquid Products L.P., and a 50.0% interest in Aux Sable Canada LP), previously reported in the Gas Transmission segment, to Pembina Pipeline Corporation on April 1, 2024 (Note 13).

GAS DISTRIBUTION AND STORAGE
Gas Distribution and Storage consists of our rate-regulated natural gas utility operations in Canada and the US. Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas Ontario) serves residential, commercial and industrial customers across Ontario. In 2024, we acquired three US natural gas utilities, The East Ohio Gas Company (EOG), Questar Gas Company (Questar) and its related Wexpro companies (Wexpro), and Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated (PSNC), which make up our US gas utilities (Note 8). This business segment also includes natural gas distribution activities in Québec.
RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION
Renewable Power Generation consists primarily of investments in wind and solar assets, as well as equity interests in geothermal power and power transmission assets. In North America, assets are primarily located in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Québec, and in the states of Colorado, Texas, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. We also hold interests in offshore wind facilities in operation, under construction and in active development in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. This segment also includes Tri Global Energy, LLC (TGE) which was acquired on September 27, 2022 (Note 8).

ELIMINATIONS AND OTHER
In addition to the segments described above, Eliminations and Other includes operating and administrative costs that are not allocated to business segments, the impact of foreign exchange hedge settlements and the activities of our wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiaries. The principal activity of our captive insurance subsidiaries is providing insurance and reinsurance coverage for certain insurable property and casualty risk exposures of our operating subsidiaries and certain equity investments. Eliminations and Other also includes new business development activities and corporate investments. Effective January 1, 2024, our natural gas and power marketing businesses are also included in Eliminations and Other.

Enbridge's CODM is the President and Chief Executive Officer. The CODM uses earnings before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), disaggregated by line of business, to assess segment performance and to set targets predominantly in the annual and long-term budgeting and forecasting process. Budget-to-actual and actual-to-actual variances in EBITDA are considered when making decisions about the allocation of resources to the segments and to meet our strategic priorities. Refer to Note 5 - Segmented Information for a reconciliation of EBITDA to earnings before income taxes.