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) | December 2, 2011 | |
OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | ||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
Oklahoma | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
1-1097 | 73-0382390 | |
(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) | ||
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 2, 2011, OGE Energy Corp., parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (the "Company"), announced that the Company and Oklahoma State University ("OSU") reached an agreement to provide wind power to the Stillwater campus. If approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission ("OCC"), the 20-year agreement will provide wind power to help meet the current and future power generation needs of OSU. The project calls for the Company to contract with NextEra Energy to build a 60-megawatt wind farm near Blackwell, Oklahoma, to support the OSU project in which NextEra will build, own and operate the wind farm and the Company will purchase the electric output. An application requesting approval of the OSU agreement and the NextEra Energy contract was filed on December 1, 2011 with the OCC. For further information, see the related press release furnished 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 December 2, 2011, announcing OG&E and Oklahoma State University sign agreement to add wind power to support the university's sustainability efforts. |
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.
OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY | |
(Registrant) | |
By: | /s/ Scott Forbes |
Scott Forbes | |
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
December 6, 2011