OGE Energy
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| Type | Public (NYSE: OGE) |
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| Headquarters | 321 North Harvey Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
| Area served | AR, OK |
| Key people | Peter B. Delaney, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer, Distributor, & Utility Natural Gas Distributor |
| Products | Electricity, Natural Gas |
| Revenue | $3.80 billion (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $244.2 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 3,217 (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Enogex OGE Energy Resources |
| Website | OGE.com |
OGE Energy Corporation, with headquarters in downtown Oklahoma City, is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, a regulated electric utility, and Enogex Inc., a natural gas pipeline business. OGE Energy and its subsidiaries have about 3,100 employees.
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) is a regulated electric utility company that serves over 750,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
On December 9, 2007 OG&E experienced the worst power outage in Oklahoma history with over 250,000 customers without power.
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Power portfolio
Out of its total 6,964 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (0.65% of the U.S. total), OGE produced 59.0% from natural gas and 41.0% from coal. All of OGE's power plants are in Oklahoma.[2]
Existing coal-fired power plants
OGE owned 5 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 2,854 MW of capacity. Here is a list of OGE's coal power plants:[2][3][4]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskogee | OK | Muskogee | 1977, 1978, 1984 | 1716 MW | 10,600,000 tons | 36,704 tons |
| Sooner | OK | Noble | 1979, 1980 | 1138 MW | 7,308,000 tons | 16,579 tons |
In 2006, OGE's 2 coal-fired power plants emitted 17.9 million tons of CO2 and 53,000 tons of SO2.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 OGE Energy Corp., BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
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