Cleco 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
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
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	917	13,111	35,718
Net income	$ 188,811	$ 194,966	$ 122,300