Cleco Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Operating revenue
Electric operations	$ 1,048,371	$ 1,187,915	$ 1,513,386
Other operations	103,277	111,565	98,768
Gross operating revenue	1,151,648	1,299,480	1,612,154
Electric customer credits	(3,940)	(60,689)	(7,674)
Operating revenue, net	1,147,708	1,238,791	1,604,480
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	244,122	506,264	430,215
Purchased power	117,129	160,570	286,756
Other operations and maintenance	253,528	248,085	230,175
Depreciation and amortization	244,707	199,935	186,139
Taxes other than income taxes	60,743	64,469	57,965
Regulatory disallowance	0	0	13,841
Total operating expenses	920,229	1,179,323	1,205,091
Operating income	227,479	59,468	399,389
Interest income	15,067	5,393	5,250
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,310	5,747	3,740
Equity income from investees, before tax	677	0	0
Other expense, net	(13,021)	(694)	(11,240)
Interest charges
Interest charges, net	156,718	165,529	145,773
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(3,163)	(673)	(1,817)
Total interest charges	153,555	164,856	143,956
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	78,957	(94,942)	253,183
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	14,056	(65,073)	20,035
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income taxes	64,901	(29,869)	233,148
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	45,517	14,642	(44,337)
Net income (loss)	$ 110,418	$ (15,227)	$ 188,811