Cleco Power Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Operating activities
Net income	$ 99,420		$ 225,479
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	181,672		220,591
Provision for credit losses	3,243		2,143
Regulatory disallowance	0		13,841
Electric customer credits	0		6,577
Unearned compensation expense	6,676		3,688
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(4,423)		(2,704)
Deferred income taxes	(51,894)		21,578
Changes in assets and liabilities
Unbilled revenue	2,398		(2,897)
Fuel inventory and materials and supplies	(86,598)		(61,518)
Prepayments	(12,805)		(10,908)
Customer deposits	3,607		6,139
Postretirement benefit obligations	(1,607)		(746)
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net	(4,677)		9,498
Asset retirement obligation	(6,115)		(449)
Deferred fuel recoveries	34,801		(23,185)
Other deferred accounts	516		(4,885)
Taxes accrued	(45,700)		45,144
Interest accrued	14,666		29,673
Other operating	(5,022)		2,805
Net cash provided by operating activities	321,173		245,125
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(165,750)		(145,514)
Other investing	1,651		1,293
Net cash used in investing activities	(163,682)		(128,550)
Financing activities
Draws on revolving credit facility	107,000		127,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(111,000)		(40,000)
Issuances of long-term debt	0		424,946
Repayment of long-term debt	(9,574)		(325,000)
Payment of financing costs	(498)		(6,964)
Distributions to member	(30,000)		(219,588)
Other financing	(618)		(559)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(44,690)		(40,165)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	112,801		76,410
Supplementary cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	109,997		72,772
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued additions to property, plant, and equipment	3,506		7,098
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to regulatory disallowance	0		13,841
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to securitization of capitalized storm costs	0		197,689
Cash and cash equivalents	181,908
Current	6,356
Non-current	112,018
Nonrelated Party
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	1,045		(98,826)
Accounts payable	(40,162)		8,164
Affiliate
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(7,693)		(10,069)
Accounts payable	7,834		(38,206)
CLECO POWER
Operating activities
Net income	157,170		134,462
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	146,703		139,356
Provision for credit losses	3,243		2,143
Regulatory disallowance	0		13,841
Electric customer credits	0		6,577
Unearned compensation expense	1,059		570
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(4,423)		(2,704)
Deferred income taxes	(3,117)		918
Changes in assets and liabilities
Unbilled revenue	2,398		(2,897)
Fuel inventory and materials and supplies	(24,115)		(52,099)
Prepayments	238		(2,428)
Customer deposits	3,607		6,139
Postretirement benefit obligations	(1,080)		353
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net	(3,187)		10,989
Asset retirement obligation	(5,923)		(1,656)
Deferred fuel recoveries	34,801		(23,185)
Other deferred accounts	6,291		(81)
Taxes accrued	33,824		40,394
Interest accrued	7,636		21,464
Other operating	(4,808)		(12)
Net cash provided by operating activities	341,933		146,999
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(159,947)		(139,726)
Other investing	1,971		1,271
Net cash used in investing activities	(157,976)		(138,455)
Financing activities
Draws on revolving credit facility	25,000		117,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(70,000)		(40,000)
Issuances of long-term debt	0		424,946
Repayment of long-term debt	(9,574)		(325,000)
Payment of financing costs	(97)		(6,957)
Distributions to member	(50,000)		(105,500)
Other financing	(618)		(559)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(105,289)		63,930
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	78,668		72,474
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	147,644	[1]	87,341
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	226,312	[1]	159,815
Supplementary cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	63,204		37,198
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued additions to property, plant, and equipment	2,825		7,025
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to regulatory disallowance	0		13,841
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to securitization of capitalized storm costs	0		197,689
Cash and cash equivalents	107,961
Current	6,356
Non-current	111,995
CLECO POWER | Nonrelated Party
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	396		(70,688)
Accounts payable	(27,286)		(7,505)
CLECO POWER | Affiliate
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	3,056		13,488
Accounts payable	$ 9,076		$ (58,462)

[1] (1) Includes cash and cash equivalents of $14,703, current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $23,549, and non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $109,392. (2) Includes cash and cash equivalents of $107,961, current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $6,356, and non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $111,995.