EXHIBIT 24.01


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         WHEREAS,  OGE ENERGY CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (herein referred to
as the "Company"), is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the  provisions of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  its
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999; and

         WHEREAS,  each of the  undersigned  holds the  office or offices in the
Company herein-below set opposite his or her name,
respectively;

         NOW, THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
STEVEN E.  MOORE,  JAMES R.  HATFIELD  and  DONALD R.  ROWLETT  and each of them
individually,  his or her attorney  with full power to act for him or her and in
his or her name, place and stead, to sign his name in the capacity or capacities
set forth  below to said Form 10-K and to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and
hereby  ratifies and confirms all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have hereunto set their hands this
19th day of January 2000.

Steven E. Moore, Chairman, Principal
  Executive Officer and Director                     / s / Steven E. Moore
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Herbert H. Champlin, Director                        / s / Herbert H. Champlin
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Luke R. Corbett, Director                            / s / Luke R. Corbett
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William E. Durrett, Director                         / s / William E. Durrett
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Martha W. Griffin, Director                          / s / Martha W. Griffin
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Hugh L. Hembree, III, Director                       / s / Hugh L. Hembree, III
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Robert Kelley, Director                              / s / Robert Kelley
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Bill Swisher, Director                               / s / Bill Swisher
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Ronald H. White, M.D., Director                      / s / Ronald H. White, M.D.
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James R. Hatfield, Principal Financial Officer       / s / James R. Hatfield
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Donald R. Rowlett, Principal Accounting Officer      / s / Donald R. Rowlett
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA   )
                    ) SS
COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA  )

         On the date indicated above, before me, Debbie Peters, Notary Public in
and for said County and State, personally appeared the above named directors and
officers of OGE ENERGY CORP., an Oklahoma corporation, and known to me to be the
persons  whose  names  are  subscribed  to the  foregoing  instrument,  and they
severally  acknowledged  to me that they executed the same as their own free act
and deed.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal on the 19th day of January,  2000.

                                   /s/ Debbie Peters
                                       Debbie Peters
                            Notary Public in and for the County
                              of Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma

My Commission
Expires: May 3, 2003

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