HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/13 -- Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP) ("the Partnership") today announced that its 2012 investor tax packages are available in the Investor Relations section of the Partnership's website directly at (http://enbridgepartners.com/Investor-Relations/EEP/Tax-Information-K-1/) by clicking on the Schedule K-1 icon.

Mailing of the Partnership's tax packages also commenced today and will be completed by February 28, 2013. Tax package changes can be input on the Tax Information K-1 website, emailed to k1@enbridge.com or directed to the Partnership's K-1 call center at (800) 525-3999.

Investors in Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (NYSE: EEQ) do not receive a K-1 tax package or any other yearly tax forms.

About Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (www.enbridgepartners.com) owns and operates a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas transportation systems in the United States. Its principal crude oil system is the largest transporter of growing oil production from western Canada. The system's deliveries to refining centers and connected carriers in the United States account for approximately 15 percent of total U.S. oil imports, while deliveries to Ontario, Canada satisfy approximately 70 percent of refinery demand in that region. The Partnership's natural gas gathering, treating, processing and transmission assets, which are principally located onshore in the active U.S. Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast areas, deliver approximately 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily. Enbridge Partners is recognized by Forbes as one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America.

Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (www.enbridgemanagement.com) manages the business and affairs of the Partnership, and its sole asset is an approximate 13 percent interest in the Partnership. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, (NYSE: ENB) (TSX: ENB) (www.enbridge.com) is the general partner of the Partnership and holds an approximate 22 percent interest in the Partnership.