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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Related Party Transactions
 
OGE Energy charges operating costs to OG&E based on several factors, and 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, which is a three-factor formula that uses an equal weighting of payroll, net operating revenues and gross property, plant and equipment.

OGE Energy charged operating costs to OG&E of $37.0 million and $33.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As discussed in OG&E's 2018 Form 10-K, Enable provides gas transportation services to OG&E pursuant to an agreement that 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 months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
(In millions)
2019
2018
Operating revenues:
 
 
Electricity to power electric compression assets
$
3.8

$
4.0

Cost of sales:
 
 
Natural gas transportation services
$
14.8

$
8.8

Natural gas (sales) purchases
$
(1.0
)
$
0.3