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<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from the OGE
Energy Corp.  Consolidated  Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, and Statements
of Cash Flow as reported on Form 10-K as of December  31, 1996 and is  qualified
in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-K.
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    2,346,077
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     24,802
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         280,064
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       111,412
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,762,355
<COMMON>                                           465
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      511,940
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            449,198
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 961,603
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                     49,379
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           844,281
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  41,400
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   15,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                      7,479
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 3,241
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 839,972
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,762,355
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,387,435
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            81,227
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,104,989
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,186,216
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        201,219
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                  97
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 201,316
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        67,984
<NET-INCOME>                                   133,332
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      2,302
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  131,030
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       107,377
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       62,412
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         294,671
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     3.25
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.25