System Description

TransCanada's Foothills System: A Profile

TransCanada’s 100 per cent owned 1,241 km Foothills natural gas transmission system carries natural gas for export from central Alberta to the U.S. border to serve markets in the U.S. Midwest, Pacific Northwest, California and Nevada. Annual deliveries of natural gas on the Foothills System totalled 1,403 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in 2006, compared to deliveries of 1,372 Bcf in 2005.

The Western leg of the Foothills System - B.C. Zone - runs from Caroline, Alberta along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains through the Crowsnest Pass to Kingsgate, B.C., connecting with Gas Transmission Northwest in Idaho.

The Eastern Leg of the Foothills System - Saskatchewan Zone - runs from Caroline, Alberta south-easterly across Alberta and Saskatchewan to the Canada/U.S. border through Monchy, Saskatchewan connecting with Northern Border Pipeline Company in Montana.

Foothills was built and expanded under the unique legislative framework of the Northern Pipeline Act (NPA), enacted for that purpose. Any future expansions of the Foothills System would also be under the jurisdiction of the NPA, while ongoing operations are governed by the National Energy Board.