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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following is a glossary of frequently used abbreviations that are found throughout this Form 10-K.
Abbreviation
Definition
401(k) Plan
Qualified defined contribution retirement plan
AEFUDC
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
AFUDC
Allowance for funds used during construction
APBO
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
APSC
Arkansas Public Service Commission
ArcLight
ArcLight Energy Partners Fund IV, L.P.
ArcLight affiliate
Bronco Midstream Holdings, LLC, Bronco Midstream Holdings II, LLC, collectively
ARO
Asset retirement obligations
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Atoka
Atoka Midstream LLC joint venture
BART
Best Available Retrofit Technology
Bcf
Billion cubic feet
Btu
British thermal unit
Centennial
OG&E’s 120 MW wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma
CIP
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Code
Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Company
OGE Energy, collectively with its subsidiaries
Crossroads
OG&E’s Crossroads wind project in Dewey County, Oklahoma
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
DRIP/DSPP
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
Dry Scrubbers
Dry flue gas desulfurization units with Spray Dryer Absorber
Dth/day
Decatherms/day
EBITDA
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
EHV
Extra High Voltage
Enogex
OGE Enogex Holdings, collectively with its subsidiaries
Enogex LLC
Enogex LLC, collectively with its subsidiaries
Enogex Holdings
Enogex Holdings LLC, the parent company of Enogex LLC and an 86.7 percent owned subsidiary of OGE Energy
Enogex Holdings LLC Agreement
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Enogex Holdings
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPS
Earnings per share
Federal Clean Water Act
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Fitch
Fitch Ratings
FTSA
Firm Transportation Service Agreement
GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
GFB
Guaranteed Flat Bill
GPM
Gallons per million cubic foot
Health Care Reform Acts
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, collectively
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
kV
Kilovolt
kVA
Kilo Volt-Amps
KWH
Kilowatt-hour
Investment Agreement
Agreement pursuant to which ArcLight affiliate agreed to make an initial equity investment in Enogex Holdings
McClain Plant
OG&E’s 520 MW natural gas-fired, combined cycle generation facility
Medicare Act
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
Medicare Part D Subsidy
Federal subsidy related to certain retiree prescription drug plans that were determined to be actuarially equivalent to the benefit provided under Medicare Part D paid to employers as part of the Medicare Act
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MEP
Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC
MMBtu
Million British thermal unit
MMcf/d
Million cubic feet per day
MW
Megawatt
MWH
Megawatt-hour
Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Services
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NERC
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NGL
Natural gas liquid
NGPA
Natural Gas Policy Act
NOX
Nitrogen oxide
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange
OCC
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
OER
OGE Energy Resources LLC, wholly-owned subsidiary of Enogex LLC
Off-system sales
Sales to other utilities and power marketers
OG&E
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
OGE Holdings
OGE Enogex Holdings, LLC, wholly-owned subsidiary of OGE Energy and parent company of Enogex Holdings
Ongoing Earnings
GAAP net income less charge for Medicare Part D tax subsidy
Ongoing EPS
GAAP EPS less charge for Medicare Part D tax subsidy
OSHA
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
OU Spirit
OG&E’s 101 MW OU Spirit wind farm in western Oklahoma
Pension Plan
Qualified defined benefit retirement plan
PIPES Act
Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006
POP
Percent-of-proceeds
POL
Percent-of-liquids
PRM
Price risk management
Products
Enogex Products LLC, wholly-owned subsidiary of Enogex LLC
PSI Act
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002
PSO
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
PURPA
Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act of 1978
QF
Qualified cogeneration facilities
QF contracts
Contracts with QFs and small power production producers
RCRA
Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
Redbud Plant
OG&E’s 1,230 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle generation facility in Luther, Oklahoma
RFP
Request for proposal
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SERP
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
SIP
State implementation plan
SO2
Sulfur dioxide
SOC
Statement of Operating Conditions
SPP
Southwest Power Pool
Standard and Poor’s
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services
System sales
Sales to OG&E’s customers
TBtu/d
Trillion British thermal units per day
VaR
Value-at-risk
Windspeed
OG&E’s transmission line from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Woodward, Oklahoma