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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-131076
December 18, 2006


ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
5.875% Notes due 2016


Issuer:

 

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.

Ratings:

 

Baa2 (Moody's, Negative) / BBB (S&P, Stable)

Note type:

 

Senior Unsecured Notes

Maturity:

 

10 years

Minimum denomination:

 

$1,000

Pricing date:

 

December 18, 2006

Settlement date:

 

December 21, 2006

Maturity date:

 

December 15, 2016

Principal amount:

 

$300,000,000

Benchmark:

 

T 4.625% due 11/15/16

Benchmark Yield:

 

4.587%

Re-offer spread:

 

+130 bps

Re-offer yield to maturity:

 

5.887%

Coupon:

 

5.875%

Public offering price:

 

99.912%

Underwriting spread:

 

0.65%

Optional Redemption:

 

Make whole call T+ 25 bps

Interest payment dates:

 

June 15 and December 15, beginning June 15, 2007

CUSIP:

 

29250R AH 9

ISIN:

 

US29250RAH93

Joint Bookrunning Managers:

 

Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Co Managers:

 

ABN AMRO Incorporated
Banc of America Securities LLC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Lazard Capital Markets, LLC
SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
UBS Securities LLC

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The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC at (866) 289-1262 or HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at (866) 811-8049.

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