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Exhibit 24.01

POWER OF ATTORNEY

     WHEREAS, OGE ENERGY CORP., an Oklahoma corporation (herein referred to as the “Company”) is to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the issuance and sale of up to 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, including the associated rights to purchase Series A Preferred Stock; and

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

     NOW, THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Steven E. Moore and James R. Hatfield 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 or her name in the capacity or capacities set forth below to the Form S-3 Registration Statement relating to the issuance and sale of up to 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, including the associated rights to purchase Series A Preferred Stock and to any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, 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 May, 2005.

     
Steven E. Moore, Director and Principal Executive Officer
  /s/ Steven E. Moore
 
   
 
   
Herbert H. Champlin, Director
  /s/ Herbert H. Champlin
 
   
 
   
Luke R. Corbett, Director
  /s/ Luke R. Corbett
 
   
 
   
William E. Durrett, Director
  /s/ William E. Durrett
 
   
 
   
John D. Groendyke, Director
  /s/ John D. Groendyke
 
   
 
   
Robert Kelley, Director
  /s/ Robert Kelley
 
   
 
   
Linda P. Lambert, Director
  /s/ Linda P. Lambert
 
   
 
   
Ronald H. White, M.D., Director
  /s/ Ronald H. White
 
   
 
   
J. D. Williams, Director
  /s/ J.D. Williams
 
   
 
   
James R. Hatfield, Principal Financial Officer
  /s/ James R. Hatfield
 
   
 
   
Donald R. Rowlett, Principal Accounting Officer
  /s/ Donald R. Rowlett
 
   

 


 

     
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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COUNTY OF OKLAHOMA
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     On the date indicated above, before me, Shirley Kay Phinney, 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 the 19th day of May, 2005.

         
    /s/ Shirley Kay Phinney
     
 
  By:   Shirley Kay Phinney
Notary Public

My commission expires
March 7, 2006
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