OGE Energy Corp. reports second quarter results
•On track for sustained load growth of 1%, driven by affordability and reliability, led by an expected 75MW of new growth in 2021 from large business customers
•Emerging projects driving increase in 2021 investment plan of $75 million
OKLAHOMA CITY — OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (“OG&E”), and holder of 25.5 percent limited partner interest and 50 percent general partner interest in Enable Midstream Partners LP (“Enable”), today reported earnings of $0.56 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to earnings of $0.43 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2020. •OG&E contributed earnings of $0.42 per share in the second quarter, compared with earnings of $0.39 per share in the second quarter last year
•Natural Gas Midstream Operations contributed earnings of $0.16 per share, compared with earnings of $0.10 per share in the second quarter last year
•The holding company reported a loss of $0.02 per share compared to a loss of $0.06 per share in the second quarter of 2020.
“Our strong customer growth of 1.3% over the last year reflects the combination of highly affordable rates and our ability to service commercial expansion in our markets,” said OGE Energy Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Sean Trauschke. “When combined with our full slate of business and economic development activity, we remain on track for sustained load growth of approximately 1% going forward, with many additional opportunities still ahead.”
Second Quarter 2021
OGE Energy Corp.'s net income was $113 million or $0.56 per share in the second quarter, compared to $86 million or $0.43 per share in the year-ago quarter.
OG&E net income was approximately $85 million or $0.42 per share in the second quarter, compared to $79 million or $0.39 per share in the comparable quarter last year. Higher quarterly results were primarily due to the recovery of increased investments and improved load from customer growth partially offset by higher depreciation on a growing asset base and mild weather.
Natural Gas Midstream Operations contributed net income to OGE Energy Corp. of $32 million or $0.16 per share in the second quarter, compared to $19 million or $0.10 per share in the same period in 2020. The increase in net income was driven by higher commodity prices, higher gathering and processing volumes, as well as a benefit from the reduction in the Oklahoma corporate tax rate. In addition, Enable Midstream issued cash distributions to OGE Energy Corp. of approximately $18 million in each of the second quarters of 2021 and 2020.
2021 Outlook
The Company reaffirms its 2021 OG&E earnings guidance, in the lower half of the range, between approximately $352 million and $373 million of net income, or $1.76 to $1.86 per average diluted share. As indicated in its 2020 Form 10-K, OGE Energy Corp. did not issue 2021 consolidated earnings guidance due to Enable not issuing an earnings outlook as a result of the proposed merger between Enable and Energy Transfer. See OGE Energy Corp.'s 2020 Form 10-K for other key factors and assumptions underlying its 2021 guidance.
Conference Call Webcast
OGE Energy Corp. will host a conference call for discussion of the results on Thursday, August 5, at 8 a.m. CDT. The conference will be available through www.ogeenergy.com. OGE Energy Corp. is the parent company of OG&E, a regulated electric utility with approximately 875,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In addition, OGE Energy Corp. holds a 25.5 percent limited partner interest and a 50 percent general partner interest of Enable Midstream, created by the merger of OGE Energy Corp.'s Enogex LLC midstream subsidiary and the pipeline and field services businesses of Houston-based CenterPoint Energy.
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