Cleco Power Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 1,187,915	$ 1,513,386	$ 1,192,569
Other operations	111,565	98,768	74,633
Affiliate revenue	0	0	0
Gross operating revenue	1,299,480	1,612,154	1,267,202
Electric customer credits	(60,689)	(7,674)	(40,878)
Operating revenue, net	1,238,791	1,604,480	1,226,324
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	506,264	430,215	262,135
Purchased power	160,570	286,756	194,818
Other operations and maintenance	248,085	230,175	239,212
Depreciation and amortization	199,935	186,139	185,313
Taxes other than income taxes	64,469	57,965	52,843
Regulatory disallowance	0	13,841	0
Total operating expenses	1,179,323	1,205,091	934,321
Operating income	59,468	399,389	292,003
Less: Interest income	5,393	5,250	3,297
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,747	3,740	9,905
Other expense, net	(694)	(11,240)	(15,061)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	165,529	145,773	131,512
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(673)	(1,817)	(2,714)
Total interest charges	164,856	143,956	128,798
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(94,942)	253,183	161,346
Federal and state income tax (benefit) expense	(65,073)	20,035	1,333
Net (loss) income	(15,227)	188,811	194,966
Cleco Power
Operating revenue
Electric operations	1,197,369	1,523,066	1,202,249
Other operations	111,561	98,759	74,625
Affiliate revenue	8,904	6,377	5,641
Gross operating revenue	1,317,834	1,628,202	1,282,515
Electric customer credits	(60,689)	(7,674)	(40,878)
Operating revenue, net	1,257,145	1,620,528	1,241,637
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	389,427	610,737	396,279
Purchased power	160,570	286,756	194,818
Other operations and maintenance	233,863	216,851	223,257
Depreciation and amortization	191,745	178,231	173,498
Taxes other than income taxes	60,676	55,075	49,598
Regulatory disallowance	0	13,841	0
Total operating expenses	1,036,281	1,361,491	1,037,450
Operating income	220,864	259,037	204,187
Less: Interest income	5,011	5,082	3,294
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,747	3,740	9,905
Other expense, net	(28)	(7,081)	(19,561)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	99,552	90,035	75,804
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(673)	(1,817)	(2,714)
Total interest charges	98,879	88,218	73,090
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	132,715	172,560	124,735
Federal and state income tax (benefit) expense	(4,434)	2,503	(9,353)
Net (loss) income	$ 137,149	$ 170,057	$ 134,088