<ARTICLE>                                           UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Oklahoma
Gas & Electric  Company  Statements of Income,  Balance Sheets and Statements of
Cash Flows as reported on Form 10-Q as of September 30, 2000 and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q.

<MULTIPLIER>                                     1,000

                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,986,305
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     15,325
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         390,314
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        85,981
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,477,925
<COMMON>                                       100,947
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      411,499
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            432,683
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 945,129
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           703,146
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                   571
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 829,079
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,477,925
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,109,898
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            76,927
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     863,400
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     940,327
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        169,571
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              (1,415)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 168,156
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        34,495
<NET-INCOME>                                   133,661
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  133,661
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        77,669
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       34,377
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         190,656
<EPS-BASIC>                                       3.31
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.31