Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 251,471	$ 293,928
Other operations	27,218	27,304
Gross operating revenue	278,689	321,232
Electric customer credits	(1,847)	(651)
Operating revenue, net	276,842	320,581
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	80,737	195,977
Purchased power	37,791	40,438
Other operations and maintenance	60,540	57,518
Depreciation and amortization	96,052	52,789
Taxes other than income taxes	16,099	16,787
Total operating expenses	291,219	363,509
Operating loss	(14,377)	(42,928)
Interest income	1,408	1,267
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	134	1,231
Equity income from investee before income tax	677	0
Other income, net	1,398	536
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	42,792	40,005
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(2,030)	(517)
Total interest charges	40,762	39,488
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(51,522)	(79,382)
Federal and state income tax expense	37,671	43,693
Loss from continuing operations, net of income taxes	(89,193)	(123,075)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	31,962	19,053
Net loss	$ (57,231)	$ (104,022)