EXHIBIT 23.01

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  of our reports  dated January 23, 1997 included in the OGE Energy
Corp. Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, into the previously  filed
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1-A to  Registration  Statement  No.  33-61699 and
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2-A to Registration Statement No. 33-61699.



                                            / s / Arthur Andersen LLP
                                                  Arthur Andersen LLP


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
March 21, 1997


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