Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 361,838	$ 478,733	$ 916,554	$ 1,138,604
Other operations	31,984	24,759	84,030	62,533
Gross operating revenue	393,822	503,492	1,000,584	1,201,137
Electric customer credits	24	(6,728)	(1,362)	(6,992)
Operating revenue, net	393,846	496,764	999,222	1,194,145
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	125,372	107,633	389,216	191,985
Purchased power	44,803	111,764	126,086	213,586
Other operations and maintenance	62,985	62,213	181,260	170,233
Depreciation and amortization	50,055	46,323	148,612	139,774
Taxes other than income taxes	16,746	15,611	48,782	41,288
Regulatory disallowance	0	13,841	0	13,841
Total operating expenses	299,961	357,385	893,956	770,707
Operating income	93,885	139,379	105,266	423,438
Interest income	1,283	1,766	3,223	3,575
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,617	965	4,423	2,704
Other expense, net	(2,404)	(4,952)	(2,656)	(13,699)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	42,212	38,169	123,533	106,694
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(178)	(463)	(1,244)	(1,200)
Total interest charges	42,034	37,706	122,289	105,494
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	52,347	99,452	(12,033)	310,524
Federal and state income tax (benefit) expense	(246,494)	9,220	(121,160)	30,472
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	298,841	90,232	109,127	280,052
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(142,729)	(21,860)	(9,707)	(54,573)
Net income	$ 156,112	$ 68,372	$ 99,420	$ 225,479