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ACQUISITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Silver State North Solar Project |
ACQUISITIONS |
Schedule of purchase price allocation |
March 22, |  | 2012 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |
Accounts receivable and other 1 |  | 54 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 141 |
|  | 195 |
Purchase price: |  |  |
Cash |  | 195 |
1 The Company acquired the right to apply for a $54 million (US$55 million) United States Treasury grant under a program which reimburses eligible applicants for a portion of costs related to installing specified renewable energy property. The grant, which was applied for subsequent to commercial operations, was received in October 2012.
Tonbridge |
ACQUISITIONS |
Schedule of purchase price allocation |
October 13, |  | 2011 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |
Working capital deficiency |  | (5 | )
Property, plant and equipment |  | 196 |
Intangible assets |  | 17 |
Long-term debt |  | (182 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  | (21 | )
|  | 5 |
Purchase price: |  |  |
Cash (net of $15 million cash acquired) |  | 5 |
Elk City System |
ACQUISITIONS |
Schedule of purchase price allocation |
September 16, |  | 2010 |
(millions of Canadian dollars) |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired: |  |  |
Current assets |  | 4 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 503 |
Intangible assets 1 |  | 194 |
Other assets |  | 5 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | (1 | )
|  | 705 |
Purchase price: |  |  |
Cash |  | 705 |
1 Intangible assets acquired are natural gas supply opportunities, which are being amortized on a straight line basis over the weighted average estimated useful life of the underlying reserves at the time of acquisition, which approximate 25 to 30 years.

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