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Movement of GoodsMovement of Goods

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Great Plains Domestic Trade

Colorado Colorado Domestic Domestic Trade -- Trade -- $millions$millions

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Montana 122 462 5%Nebraska 298 1,989 18%New Mexico 9 1,060 9%North Dakota 0 39 0%Oklahoma 0 915 7%South Dakota 0 324 3%Texas 505 4,917 44%Wyoming 90 1,708 14%Total ($m) $1,024 $11,414

$12,438

International Trade to the South

Colorado and MexicoColorado and Mexico

$820 million Exported to Mexico by Truck in 2007

Increased by 37.3% or $223 million since 2004

70.7% of this Trade passes through Laredo Eagle Pass or Del Rio

$661 million Imported from Mexico by Truck in 2007

Decreased by 34.4% since 2004

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CumulativeCumulative

$43.2 billion Total Truck Export Trade in 2007

Increase 17.6% or $6.5 billion since 2004

$38.2 billion Total Truck Import Trade in 2007

Increase 16.2% or $5.3 billion since 2004

International Trade to the North

Colorado and CanadaColorado and Canada

$1.38 billion Exported to Canada by Truck in 2007

Increased by 2.8% or $38 million since 2004

16.4% of this Trade passes through Border Crossings in Montana/North Dakota

$1.34 billion Imported from Canada by Truck in 2007

Increased by 66.4% since 2004

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Colorado and CanadaColorado and Canada

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Exports to Alberta -- $194 million

Up $50 million or 35% since 2005

Exports to Saskatchewan -- $96 million

Up $39.9 million or 72% since 2005

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Great Plains Trade with Canada-Great Plains Trade with Canada-CumulativeCumulative

$15.8 billion Total Truck Export Trade in 2007

Increase of 36.6% or $4.2 billion since 2004

$13.0 billion Total Truck Import Trade in 2007

Increase or 48.2% or $4.2 billion since 2004

New Energy New Energy OpportunitiesOpportunities

New Renewable New Renewable OpportunitiesOpportunities

New Traditional New Traditional Opportunities … Opportunities … Oil, Gas, CoalOil, Gas, Coal

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Serving the Great PlainsThe U.S. Is Poised to Hit a New Oil Gusher

“A new black gold rush is under way, this time in North Dakota. The potential payoff is huge -- up to 100 billion barrels of oil. That’s twice the size of Alaska’s reserves and potentially enough to meet all U.S. oil needs for two decades.

Until now, the obstacles to production seemed overwhelming. The crude oil is locked away in rocks that are buried miles underground in the Bakken Play, a field that stretches into Montana and Saskatchewan, Canada…”

The Kiplinger Letter, March 17, 2008

Alberta’s Oilsands

Alberta’s oilsands contain more than 1.6 trillion barrels of bitumen

Reliable• Utility scale, mainstream part of portfolio

• Requires no storage

• Supports grid reliability

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Estimated wind capacity by state,Scenario of wind supplying 20% of U.S. electricity

The CorridorsPorts to Plains Wind

• EPAct 2005 Section 1221 and 368 • Criteria include fuel diversity and energy security• Congestion study required but not necessary for

designation• FERC has backstop siting authority on corridors

designated by DOE

OUR ASSETSOUR ASSETS

Three Congressionally-designated, north-south High Priority Corridors, comprising 2333 miles of highway, 14% of total U.S. GDP ($1.7 trillion), and 38.5 million citizens.

A major U.S. trading region generating $166.7 billion in trade with Canada and Mexico, nearly 20% of total U.S.-NAFTA trade.

A powerful and effective U.S. Congressional Caucus; together, we have secured over $270 million to develop, build and improve the Corridor in all 9 Coalition states.

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OUR ASSETSOUR ASSETS

6 major cross-border ports to Canada & Mexico, including NAFTA’s #2 and #15 busiest crossings (Laredo-Nuevo Laredo & Sweetgrass-Coutts).

7 of the top 10 U.S. states for installed and potential wind energy, generating over 5185MW, nearly 45% of the U.S. total.

North America’s agricultural heartland, producing $44.3 billion of agricultural goods, or 22.1% of the U.S. total; 6 of the top 10 farm states.

Nearly 25% of U.S. ethanol refining capacity, with 33 existing refineries and more underway.

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