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                                                                  Exhibit 1.01
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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  dated  April  30,  1997  included  in the OGE  Energy  Corp.  Employees'
Retirement Savings Plan Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, into the
previously filed Post-Effective  Amendment No. 2-A to Registration Statement No.
33-61699.






                                       /s/   Arthur Andersen LLP


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
  June 27, 1997



