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0000074145-09-000030.txt : 20091002 0000074145-09-000030.hdr.sgml : 20091002 20091002151541 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000074145-09-000030 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091002 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20091002 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091002 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OGE ENERGY CORP. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001021635 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 731481638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12579 FILM NUMBER: 091102099 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 321 N HARVEY STREET 2: P.O. BOX 321 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73101-0321 BUSINESS PHONE: 4055533000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 321 N HARVEY STREET 2: P.O. BOX 321 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73101-0321 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OGE ENERGY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960827 8-K/A 1 oge8k100209.htm OGE ENERGY CORP 8-K 10-02-09 oge8k100209.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

September 29, 2009


OGE ENERGY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Oklahoma
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-12579	73-1481638
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	73101-0321
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

405-553-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events

OGE Energy Corp. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (“OG&E”), a regulated electric utility with approximately 773,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and Enogex LLC and its subsidiaries, a midstream natural gas pipeline business with principal operations in Oklahoma.

On September 29, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that OG&E has reached agreements totaling 280 megawatts (“MW”) with developers who will build two new wind farms in northwestern Oklahoma as part of a plan under which OG&E will more than triple its current wind power capacity by the end of 2010. The construction of the new wind farms is contingent upon Oklahoma Corporation Commission approval of the agreements negotiated by OG&E. The agreements result from a competitive bid process conducted by OG&E earlier this year. CPV Keenan submitted a proposal based on a 150 MW wind farm in Woodward County and Edison Mission Energy a 130 MW facility in Dewey County near Taloga. The agreements with CPV Keenan and Edison Mission Energy are both 20-year power-purchase agreements, under which the developers will build, own and operate the wind generating facilities and OG&E will purchase their electric output. OG&E received more than 50 responses from a variety of developers and sites after it issued its request for proposals from wind power developers. Negotiations continue with Chermac Energy, the third bidder on OG&E’s short list announced in June, for an additional 150 MW of wind energy from Texas County. OG&E also expects to solicit additional proposals from wind developers in the next several months with a goal of adding more wind generation in 2011 or 2012. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing these agreements is attached as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description

99.01		Press release dated September 29, 2009, announcing OG&E reaches agreements for new wind farm developments.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	OGE ENERGY CORP.
	(Registrant)

By:	/s/ Scott Forbes
	Scott Forbes
	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

October 2, 2009

EX-99.01 2 exhibit9901.htm OGE EXHIBIT 99.01 exhibit9901.htm

Exhibit 99.01

OG&E reaches agreements for new wind farm developments

Agreements totaling 280 megawatts; in production late 2010

OKLAHOMA CITY – OG&E today announced agreements with developers who will build two new wind farms in northwestern Oklahoma as part of a plan under which OG&E will more than triple its current wind power capacity by the end of 2010. The construction of the new wind farms is contingent upon Oklahoma Corporation Commission approval of the agreements negotiated by OG&E.

OG&E has 170 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity in production today at its Centennial and Sooner wind farms, both near Woodward. The new 100 MW “OU Spirit” wind farm, now under construction near Woodward, is expected to be in production by year-end.

The agreements announced today result from a competitive bid process conducted by OG&E earlier this year. CPV Keenan submitted a proposal based on a 150 MW wind farm in Woodward County and Edison Mission Energy a 130 MW facility in Dewey County near Taloga. The agreements with CPV Keenan and Edison Mission are both 20-year power-purchase agreements, under which the developers will build, own and operate the wind generating facilities and OG&E will purchase their electric output.

The two new facilities, “OU Spirit” and the company’s existing wind generation would combine to give OG&E a total of 550 MW of wind-generation capacity – enough to power 125,000 homes on a typical day.

“We are pleased to take the next major step toward our goal to significantly increase our renewable generating capacity,” said OG&E spokesman Brian Alford. “Our request for proposals attracted quality bids and our successful negotiation of these projects will deliver the best-available value to our customers, who have supported our efforts to increase our generation from renewable sources.”

OG&E received more than 50 responses from a variety of developers and sites after it issued its request for proposals from wind power developers. Negotiations continue with Chermac Energy, the third bidder on OG&E’s short list announced in June, for an additional 150 MW of wind energy from Texas County. The company also expects to solicit additional proposals from wind developers in the next several months with an eye toward adding more wind generation in 2011 or 2012.

OG&E, which serves more than 773,000 customers in a service territory spanning 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, is a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), which also is the parent company of Enogex LLC, a midstream natural gas pipeline business with principal operations in Oklahoma.