Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Related Party Transactions

OGE Energy charged operating costs to OG&E of $34.9 million and $30.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $66.9 million and $61.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. OGE Energy charges operating costs to OG&E based on several factors. Operating costs directly related to OG&E are assigned as such. Operating costs incurred for the benefit of OG&E are allocated either as overhead based primarily on labor costs or using the "Distrigas" method.

OG&E entered into a contract with Enable to provide gas transportation services effective May 1, 2014. This transportation agreement grants Enable the responsibility of delivering natural gas to OG&E’s generating facilities and performing an imbalance service. With this imbalance service, in accordance with the cash-out provision of the contract, OG&E purchases gas from Enable when Enable’s deliveries exceed OG&E’s pipeline receipts. Enable purchases gas from OG&E when OG&E’s pipeline receipts exceed Enable’s deliveries. The following table summarizes related party transactions between OG&E and Enable, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In millions)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Operating Revenues:
Electricity to power electric compression assets	$	3.0	$	3.6	$	5.3	$	6.7
Cost of Sales:
Natural gas transportation services	$	8.8	$	8.7	$	17.5	$	17.5
Natural gas purchases/(sales)	5.4		2.1		6.9		4.6

During each of the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, OG&E declared dividends to OGE Energy of $60.0 million.