Enbridge Inc. operates as an energy transportation and distribution company in the United States and Canada. Its Liquids Pipelines segment operates common carrier and contract crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and refined products pipelines and terminals. The company's Gas Distribution segment operates as a natural gas utility serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers in central and eastern Ontario, and northern New York State, as well as in Quebec and New Brunswick. Its Gas Pipelines, Processing, and Energy Services segment invests in natural gas pipelines, including the United States portion of the Alliance System, the Vector Pipeline, and transmission and gathering pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico; natural gas processing comprising Aux Sable, a natural gas extraction and fractionation business located near Chicago; and renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar, and geothermal projects with approximately 800 mega watts of generating capacity located in Quebec, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon. This segment also provides energy supply and marketing services to refiners, producers, and other customers; customer services for crude oil and NGL, such as transportation, storage, supply management, flexible pricing, hedging programs, and product exchanges; and natural gas supply, transportation, balancing, and storage to third parties. The company's Sponsored Investments segment transports crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons through common carrier and feeder pipelines; and transports, gathers, processes, and markets natural gas and NGL. This segment is also involved in the generation, transportation, and storage of energy with a renewable and alternative power generation capacity of 579 MW; crude oil transportation and storage; and natural gas transportation. The company was formerly known as IPL Energy Inc. and changed its name to Enbridge Inc. in October 1998. Enbridge Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.