Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 1,590,796	$ 1,370,893	$ 1,496,736
Other operations	195,767	180,524	182,832
Affiliate revenue	0	0	0
Gross operating revenue	1,786,563	1,551,417	1,679,568
Electric customer credits	(40,634)	(53,271)	(39,963)
Operating revenue, net	1,745,929	1,498,146	1,639,605
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	349,227	326,869	466,831
Purchased power	444,905	282,255	280,991
Other operations and maintenance	304,560	299,640	291,031
Depreciation and amortization	237,415	219,363	216,320
Taxes other than income taxes	64,509	61,321	61,870
Merger transaction and commitment costs	436	3,606	7,668
Total operating expenses	1,401,052	1,193,054	1,324,711
Operating income	344,877	305,092	314,894
Interest income	3,312	3,948	6,090
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	9,905	998	15,397
Other (expense) income, net	(15,681)	(14,156)	758
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	137,050	139,272	147,346
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(2,714)	(1,408)	(6,037)
Total interest charges	134,336	137,864	141,309
Income before income taxes	208,077	158,018	195,830
Federal and state income tax expense	13,111	35,718	43,165
Net income	194,966	122,300	152,665
CLECO POWER
Operating revenue
Electric operations	1,202,249	1,015,018	1,130,928
Other operations	74,625	65,237	72,833
Affiliate revenue	5,641	5,156	3,125
Gross operating revenue	1,282,515	1,085,411	1,206,886
Electric customer credits	(40,878)	(53,119)	(38,516)
Operating revenue, net	1,241,637	1,032,292	1,168,370
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	396,279	293,492	385,317
Purchased power	194,818	100,698	111,208
Other operations and maintenance	223,257	221,146	207,164
Depreciation and amortization	173,498	166,987	172,471
Taxes other than income taxes	49,598	44,631	43,742
Total operating expenses	1,037,450	826,954	919,902
Operating income	204,187	205,338	248,468
Interest income	3,294	3,362	4,744
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	9,905	998	15,397
Other (expense) income, net	(19,561)	(12,259)	(3,616)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	75,804	75,393	77,316
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(2,714)	(1,408)	(6,037)
Total interest charges	73,090	73,985	71,279
Income before income taxes	124,735	123,454	193,714
Federal and state income tax expense	(9,353)	26,799	45,452
Net income	$ 134,088	$ 96,655	$ 148,262