The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Patricia D. Horn and Sean Trauschke, signing singly,
the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as a director and/or officer of OGE
Energy Corp. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder:
(11) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and
(111) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-
in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in his or her discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact named
above full power and authority to do and perform any and
every
act requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise
of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully as the
undersigned could do it personally present, with full power
of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all
that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute
or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the company
assuming,
any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with
Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
4,
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and
transactions in, securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of February,
2010.
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Steve Merrill, Pursuant to
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Attorney being filed herewith
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