Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 260,789	$ 366,194	$ 554,717	$ 659,871
Other operations	24,742	18,688	52,046	37,774
Gross operating revenue	285,531	384,882	606,763	697,645
Electric customer credits	(736)	(129)	(1,386)	(265)
Operating revenue, net	284,795	384,753	605,377	697,380
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	62,800	149,658	181,411	250,239
Purchased power	40,845	51,412	81,283	101,822
Other operations and maintenance	60,754	55,856	118,275	108,022
Depreciation and amortization	45,768	46,253	98,557	93,451
Taxes other than income taxes	15,249	12,307	32,036	25,677
Total operating expenses	225,416	315,486	511,562	579,211
Operating income	59,379	69,267	93,815	118,169
Interest income	673	1,066	1,940	1,809
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,574	808	2,806	1,740
Other expense, net	(789)	(8,470)	(252)	(8,747)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	41,317	35,501	81,322	68,525
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(549)	(354)	(1,066)	(737)
Total interest charges	40,768	35,147	80,256	67,788
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	20,069	27,524	18,053	45,183
Federal and state income tax benefit	(2,989)	(3,577)	(3,154)	(11,110)
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	23,058	31,101	21,207	56,293
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	24,272	(29,738)	(77,899)	100,814
Net (loss) income	$ 47,330	$ 1,363	$ (56,692)	$ 157,107