GuelphToday received the following Letter to the Editor from Heidi Bredenholler-Prasad, Vice President & Chief Customer Officer of Enbridge Gas, in response to the story Residents must take climate change action in daily lives: forum.
I would like to respond specifically to the reference that Enbridge Gas “does not pay the city some sort of revenue.”
As the operator of gas pipelines, Enbridge Gas has always paid municipal property taxes across Ontario in accordance with the Ontario Assessment Act. In fact, Enbridge Gas paid over $1 million in 2023 to the City of Guelph.
In addition to taxes, Enbridge Gas pays municipal permit and inspection fees for each new pipe installed and existing pipes maintained. Municipalities set the amount of these fees to recover their reasonable costs of administering and issuing permits.
We are proud to be a part of Ontario’s energy future and provide the energy communities want and need.
Heidi Bredenholler-Prasad
Vice-president and chief customer officer
Enbridge Gas
