Cleco Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 57,875,000	$ 148,563,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	23,549,000	1,674,000
Customer accounts receivable (less allowance for credit losses)	125,863,000	91,869,000
Accounts receivable - affiliate	14,613,000	3,041,000
Other accounts receivable	42,935,000	27,818,000
Taxes receivable	0	564,000
Unbilled revenue	46,040,000	37,663,000
Fuel inventory, at average cost	90,231,000	68,838,000
Materials and supplies, at average cost	151,138,000	133,666,000
Energy risk management assets	49,839,000	43,479,000
Accumulated deferred fuel	57,881,000	56,826,000
Cash surrender value of company-/trust-owned life insurance policies	52,859,000	98,576,000
Prepayments	16,809,000	13,283,000
Regulatory assets	47,173,000	29,261,000
Other current assets	7,062,000	12,839,000
Total current assets	783,867,000	767,960,000
Property, plant, and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment	5,445,066,000	5,416,722,000
Accumulated depreciation	(946,576,000)	(700,991,000)
Net property, plant, and equipment	4,498,490,000	4,715,731,000
Construction work in progress	116,550,000	100,163,000
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	4,615,040,000	4,815,894,000
Equity investment in investee	2,072,000	2,072,000
Goodwill	1,490,797,000	1,490,797,000
Prepayments	24,926,000	21,598,000
Operating lease right of use assets	22,673,000	24,014,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	110,148,000	745,000
Note receivable	12,908,000	13,744,000
Regulatory assets - deferred taxes, net	8,803,000	0
Regulatory assets	611,917,000	810,820,000
Energy risk management assets	58,895,000	50,962,000
Other deferred charges	41,945,000	44,177,000
Total assets	8,253,749,000	8,125,018,000
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	109,000,000	0
Long-term debt and finance leases due within one year	340,867,000	93,455,000
Accounts payable	192,213,000	167,886,000
Accounts payable - affiliate	13,092,000	51,297,000
Customer deposits	57,851,000	60,852,000
Provision for rate refund	3,074,000	5,682,000
Taxes payable	17,448,000	6,311,000
Interest accrued	25,540,000	15,203,000
Energy risk management liabilities	8,841,000	834,000
Regulatory liabilities - deferred taxes, net	42,890,000	44,072,000
Deferred compensation	12,162,000	14,420,000
Storm reserves	9,409,000	0
Other current liabilities	40,310,000	53,150,000
Total current liabilities	872,697,000	513,162,000
Long-term liabilities and deferred credits
Accumulated deferred federal and state income taxes, net	820,300,000	755,764,000
Postretirement benefit obligations	200,580,000	291,606,000
Regulatory liabilities - deferred taxes, net	0	51,472,000
Storm reserves	109,353,000	0
Deferred lease revenue	22,246,000	31,451,000
Intangible liabilities	13,956,000	18,997,000
Asset retirement obligations	73,653,000	69,667,000
Operating lease liabilities	19,819,000	21,128,000
Other deferred credits	34,984,000	27,582,000
Total long-term liabilities and deferred credits	1,294,891,000	1,267,667,000
Long-term debt and finance leases, net	3,139,094,000	3,390,033,000
Total liabilities	5,306,682,000	5,170,862,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Member’s equity	2,947,067,000	2,954,156,000
Total liabilities and member’s equity	8,253,749,000	8,125,018,000
Storm recovery property
Property, plant, and equipment
Intangible assets	413,123,000	0
Other
Property, plant, and equipment
Intangible assets	$ 56,635,000	$ 82,235,000