Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 40,312	$ (57,231)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	51,866	100,558
Electric customer credits	0	1,300
Unearned compensation expense	435	1,594
Loss on energy risk management assets and liabilities, net	0	4,686
Loss on Cleco Cajun Divestiture	0	17,000
Deferred income taxes	14,657	(10,750)
Cash surrender value of company/trust-owned life insurance	(184)	(2,333)
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(710)	37,027
Unbilled revenue	4,919	6,878
Fuel inventory and materials and supplies	(3,124)	(11,263)
Prepayments	(9,833)	(1,619)
Accounts payable	(9,105)	(51,854)
Customer deposits	1,749	2,460
Postretirement benefit obligations	(18,126)	(720)
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net	(2,528)	3,106
Asset retirement obligation	(421)	(1,202)
Deferred fuel recoveries	(12,447)	1,328
Other deferred accounts	(19,419)	7,061
Taxes accrued	7,226	68,396
Interest accrued	17,452	18,910
Energy risk management assets and liabilities, net	2,877	(4,882)
Storm reserve	(5,262)	1,410
Other operating	(5,892)	(8,700)
Net cash provided by operating activities	54,442	121,160
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(68,289)	(36,964)
Customer advances for construction	900	0
Refunds of customer advances for construction	(3,071)	0
Other investing	294	564
Net cash used in investing activities	(70,166)	(36,400)
Financing activities
Draws on revolving credit facility	40,000	0
Payments on revolving credit facilities	(130,000)	(15,000)
Issuances of long-term debt	305,000	0
Repayment of long-term debt	(133,135)	(7,844)
Payment of financing costs	(4,952)	0
Other financing	0	(219)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	76,913	(23,063)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	61,189	61,697
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	162,883	256,067
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	224,072	317,764
Supplementary cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	18,007	23,275
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued additions to property, plant, and equipment	$ 3,466	$ 13,363