Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Related Party Transactions

OGE Energy charged operating costs to OG&E of $30.2 million and $30.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $97.9 million and $97.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, 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.

Enable provides gas transportation services to OG&E pursuant to an agreement that expires in April 2019. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In millions)	2017		2016		2017			2016
Operating revenues:
Electricity to power electric compression assets	$	4.5	$	3.7	$	10.0		$	9.0
Cost of sales:
Natural gas transportation services	$	8.8	$	8.8	$	26.3		$	26.3
Natural gas purchases (sales)	0.4		4.4		(0.4		)	11.3

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, OG&E declared dividends of $105.0 million to OGE Energy as compared to $125.0 million during the same period in 2016.