Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 293,928	$ 293,677
Other operations	27,304	19,086
Gross operating revenue	321,232	312,763
Electric customer credits	(651)	(136)
Operating revenue, net	320,581	312,627
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	118,611	100,582
Purchased power	40,438	50,410
Other operations and maintenance	57,518	52,163
Depreciation and amortization	52,789	47,198
Taxes other than income taxes	16,787	13,371
Total operating expenses	286,143	263,724
Operating income	34,438	48,903
Interest income	1,267	743
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,231	931
Other income (expense), net	536	(277)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	40,005	33,025
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(517)	(384)
Total interest charges	39,488	32,641
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,016)	17,659
Federal and state income tax benefit	(165)	(7,533)
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	(1,851)	25,192
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(102,171)	130,552
Net (loss) income	$ (104,022)	$ 155,744