Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Discontinued Operations

The following table presents the amounts that were reclassified from continuing operations and included in discontinued operations within Cleco’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023:

	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2024		2023
Operating revenue, net
Electric operations	$	207,555	$	543,519
Other operations	50,992		125,816
Operating revenue, net	258,547		669,335
Operating expenses
Fuel used for electric generation	21,061		126,130
Purchased power	93,074		230,284
Other operations and maintenance	37,685		87,599
Depreciation and amortization	4,336		15,891
Taxes other than income taxes	—		13,160
Total operating expenses	156,156		473,064
Operating income	102,391		196,271
Other income, net	240		47
Interest, net	1,396		(6,919)
Loss - Cleco Cajun Divestiture(1)	(43,715)		(173,000)
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	60,312		16,399
Federal and state income tax expense	14,795		1,757
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	45,517	$	14,642

(1) This line item represents the loss on the classification as held for sale until the closing of the Cleco Cajun Divestiture. After the closing of the Cleco Cajun Divestiture, this represents the loss on the sale of the Cleco Cajun Sale Group.

The following table presents the cash flows from discontinued operations related to the Cleco Cajun Sale Group for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023:

	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2024		2023
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - discontinued operations	$	(822)	$	8,778
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations	$	(3,278)	$	(8,745)