Jointly Owned Generation Units (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Cleco Power [Member]

Jointly Owned Utility Plant Interests [Line Items]

Jointly Owned Generation Units

Cleco Power’s investment in and accumulated depreciation for each generating unit were as follows:

				AT DEC. 31, 2015
(THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PERCENTAGES AND MW)	RODEMACHER UNIT 2			DOLET HILLS			TOTAL
Utility plant in service	$	142,648		$	390,162		$	532,810
Accumulated depreciation	$	73,591		$	215,829		$	289,420
Construction work in progress	$	148		$	2,075		$	2,223
Ownership interest percentage	30		%	50		%
Nameplate capacity (MW)	523			650
Ownership interest (MW)	157			325