INCREMENTAL COMMITMENT ACTIVATION NOTICE

Exhibit 10.1

INCREMENTAL COMMITMENT ACTIVATION NOTICE

To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent

Date: August 7, 2015

Re: Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

This notice is an Incremental Commitment Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower and the New Lender party hereto hereby notify you that:

1. The New Lender party hereto agrees to make a Commitment Increase in the amount set forth opposite such Xxxxxx’s name below under the caption “Commitment Increase Amount.”

2. The proposed Incremental Commitment Effective Date is August 7, 2015.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Incremental Commitment Activation Notice as of the date first set forth above.

	ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership as Borrower
	By: ENBRIDGE ENERGY MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
		Title: Vice President-Finance

Signature Page to Commitment Increase under

Credit Agreement, dated July 6, 2012, as amended, by and among Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., the
lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Commitment Increase Amount:	BNP Paribas
$100,000,000

	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
		Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Commitment Increase under

Credit Agreement, dated July 6, 2012, as amended, by and among Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., the
lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Accepted and Acknowledged by:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Administrative Agent
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
	Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
	Title: Executive Director

Signature Page to Commitment Increase under

Credit Agreement, dated July 6, 2012, as amended, by and among Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., the
lenders from time to time parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent