Cleco Power Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Utility plant and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment	$ 4,838,994	$ 4,604,039
Accumulated depreciation	(924,624)	(752,376)
Net property, plant, and equipment	3,914,370	3,851,663
Construction work in progress	119,572	114,310
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	4,033,942	3,965,973
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	122,576	54,541
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	15,818	23,549
Other accounts receivable	30,518	38,332
Unbilled revenue	42,856	46,040
Fuel inventory, at average cost	68,387	57,078
Materials and supplies, at average cost	141,688	116,943
Energy risk management assets	8,129	49,321
Accumulated deferred fuel	11,627	57,881
Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies	56,922	52,859
Prepayments	24,269	16,623
Regulatory assets	34,280	47,173
Other current assets	918	838
Total current assets	790,667	783,867
Operating lease right of use assets	20,070	22,636
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	113,573	109,415
Note receivable	11,990	12,908
Regulatory assets - deferred taxes, net	43,866	8,803
Regulatory assets	615,495	611,917
Other deferred charges	24,484	28,169
Total assets	8,100,393	8,253,749
Liabilities and member’s equity
Member’s equity	2,873,173	2,947,067
Long-term debt and finance leases, net	3,141,924	3,139,094
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	110,000	109,000
Long-term debt and finance leases due within one year	256,811	340,867
Customer deposits	56,982	57,851
Provision for rate refund	60,768	3,074
Taxes payable	19,963	17,448
Interest accrued	22,209	25,540
Energy risk management liabilities	15,786	7,274
Regulatory liabilities - deferred taxes, net	21,939	42,890
Storm reserves	0	9,409
Postretirement benefit obligations	35,520	9,737
Other current liabilities	24,378	20,248
Total current liabilities	808,136	872,697
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Long-term liabilities and deferred credits
Accumulated deferred federal and state income taxes, net	801,397	820,300
Postretirement benefit obligations	196,321	200,580
Storm reserves	111,509	109,353
Asset retirement obligations	13,723	15,429
Operating lease liabilities	17,276	19,790
Customer advances for construction	26,815	9,783
Other deferred credits	34,186	25,113
Total long-term liabilities and deferred credits	1,277,160	1,294,891
Total liabilities and member’s equity	8,100,393	8,253,749
Securitization
Current assets
Intangible asset - securitization	398,658	413,123
Nonrelated Party
Current assets
Accounts receivable	48,949	72,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	119,801	135,604
Affiliate
Current assets
Accounts receivable	24,216	14,613
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	10,683	13,092
CLECO POWER
Utility plant and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment	5,969,355	5,736,526
Accumulated depreciation	(2,244,217)	(2,082,153)
Net property, plant, and equipment	3,725,138	3,654,373
Construction work in progress	118,249	113,470
Total property, plant, and equipment, net	3,843,387	3,767,843
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	49,211	14,703
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	15,818	23,549
Other accounts receivable	27,768	33,444
Unbilled revenue	42,856	46,040
Fuel inventory, at average cost	68,387	57,078
Materials and supplies, at average cost	141,688	116,943
Energy risk management assets	3,087	2,570
Accumulated deferred fuel	11,627	57,881
Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies	9,792	9,471
Prepayments	17,375	11,765
Regulatory assets	26,545	39,438
Other current assets	918	838
Total current assets	468,564	490,137
Operating lease right of use assets	20,070	22,628
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	113,549	109,392
Note receivable	11,990	12,908
Regulatory assets - deferred taxes, net	43,866	8,803
Regulatory assets	505,623	491,978
Other deferred charges	23,835	27,361
Total assets	5,429,542	5,344,173
Liabilities and member’s equity
Member’s equity	2,063,237	2,022,912
Long-term debt and finance leases, net	1,697,152	1,786,447
Total capitalization	3,760,389	3,809,359
Current liabilities
Short-term debt	0	45,000
Long-term debt and finance leases due within one year	190,314	110,344
Customer deposits	56,982	57,851
Provision for rate refund	60,768	3,074
Taxes payable	23,709	15,277
Interest accrued	11,752	15,276
Energy risk management liabilities	15,112	4,864
Regulatory liabilities - deferred taxes, net	21,939	42,890
Storm reserves	0	9,409
Postretirement benefit obligations	30,777	4,981
Other current liabilities	14,617	13,379
Total current liabilities	534,735	454,228
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Long-term liabilities and deferred credits
Accumulated deferred federal and state income taxes, net	806,560	770,127
Postretirement benefit obligations	132,321	137,754
Storm reserves	111,509	109,353
Asset retirement obligations	13,598	15,301
Operating lease liabilities	17,276	19,790
Customer advances for construction	26,815	9,783
Other deferred credits	26,339	18,478
Total long-term liabilities and deferred credits	1,134,418	1,080,586
Total liabilities and member’s equity	5,429,542	5,344,173
CLECO POWER | Securitization
Current assets
Intangible asset - securitization	398,658	413,123
CLECO POWER | Nonrelated Party
Current assets
Accounts receivable	48,949	72,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	95,565	119,435
CLECO POWER | Affiliate
Current assets
Accounts receivable	4,543	3,771
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$ 13,200	$ 12,448