EXHIBIT 10.22.1

GAS TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION

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|------------------------- |  | -------------------------- |  | --------------- |  | ------------
|1.    BUYER:              |  | SELLER:                    |  | GAS TRANS. AG.  |  | DATE FORM   
|                          |  |                            |  | EFF. DATE:      |  | DELIVERED:  
|Cascade Natural Gas Corp. |  | Engage Energy Canada, ILP. |  | October 1, 1995 |  | Sep. 8, 2000
|                          |  |                            |  | #2350           |  |             

|              |  |                |  |                |  |                                   |  |                          
|------------- |  | -------------- |  | -------------- |  | --------------------------------- |  | -------------------------
|Trans.N       |  | Start          |  | End            |  | Quantity/day                      |  | Price    Qual. of Service
|Del. Point 0. |  | Del. Date/Time |  | Rec. Date/Time |  | (MMBtu)                           |  | (Cdn$)                   
|pipe          |  | pipe           |  |                |  |                                   |  |                          
|              |  |                |  |                |  | (See 3. below) (Int, Firm or EFP)
|              |  | See Sec 3      |  | See Sec 3      |  | 27037 MMBtu                       |  | See Sec 3 Firm           
|KINGSGATE     |  | WEI            |  | WEI            |  |                                   |  |                          



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|Engage Energy Canada, L.P.
1100, 421 - 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2P 4K9            |  | Cascade Natural Gas Corp. ("Customer")
222 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle WA 98109
U.S.A.
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|Marketing Representative Name:
Jeff Thompson
Phone: (403) 297-1838
Fax: (403) 269-6909            |  | Marketing Representative:
Pattie Grable
Phone: (206) 381-6829
Fax: (206) 624-7215       
|Accounting Contact:
Lisa Freund
Phone: (403) 297-0364
Fax: (403) 269-5909                         |  | Accounting Contact:
 
Phone: (403)
Fax: (403)                                           
|Operations Contact:
Shelley Langdon
Phone: (403) 297-0381
Fax: (403) 269-5909
Wire Transfer Acct. |  | Operations Contact:
Phone: (403)
Fax: (403)
Wire Transfer Acct.                         
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|ENGAGE ENERGY CANADA, L.P. ("Engage")
 
Per Jeff A. Thompson
Vice President Supply and Marketing
BC/PNW Region
 
Dated: Sep. 8, 2000 |  | CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORP. ("the
Customer")
Per King Oberg
Vice President
 
 
Dated:
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