Cleco Power Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 2,009,427	$ 1,590,796	$ 1,370,893
Other operations	237,379	195,767	180,524
Affiliate revenue	0	0	0
Gross operating revenue	2,246,806	1,786,563	1,551,417
Electric customer credits	(7,674)	(40,634)	(53,271)
Operating revenue, net	2,239,132	1,745,929	1,498,146
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	599,410	349,227	326,869
Purchased power	656,776	444,905	282,255
Other operations and maintenance	300,785	304,996	303,246
Depreciation and amortization	256,138	237,415	219,363
Taxes other than income taxes	70,295	64,509	61,321
Regulatory disallowance	13,841	0	0
Total operating expenses	1,897,245	1,401,052	1,193,054
Operating income	341,887	344,877	305,092
Less: Interest income	6,372	3,312	3,948
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,740	9,905	998
Other expense, net	(11,113)	(15,681)	(14,156)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	152,975	137,050	139,272
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(1,817)	(2,714)	(1,408)
Total interest charges	151,158	134,336	137,864
Income before income taxes	189,728	208,077	158,018
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	917	13,111	35,718
Net income	188,811	194,966	122,300
Cleco Power
Operating revenue
Electric operations	1,523,066	1,202,249	1,015,018
Other operations	98,759	74,625	65,237
Affiliate revenue	6,377	5,641	5,156
Gross operating revenue	1,628,202	1,282,515	1,085,411
Electric customer credits	(7,674)	(40,878)	(53,119)
Operating revenue, net	1,620,528	1,241,637	1,032,292
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	610,737	396,279	293,492
Purchased power	286,756	194,818	100,698
Other operations and maintenance	216,851	223,257	221,146
Depreciation and amortization	178,231	173,498	166,987
Taxes other than income taxes	55,075	49,598	44,631
Regulatory disallowance	13,841	0	0
Total operating expenses	1,361,491	1,037,450	826,954
Operating income	259,037	204,187	205,338
Less: Interest income	5,082	3,294	3,362
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,740	9,905	998
Other expense, net	(7,081)	(19,561)	(12,259)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	90,035	75,804	75,393
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(1,817)	(2,714)	(1,408)
Total interest charges	88,218	73,090	73,985
Income before income taxes	172,560	124,735	123,454
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	2,503	(9,353)	26,799
Net income	$ 170,057	$ 134,088	$ 96,655