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Leases (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]  
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Due Under Long-Term Operating Leases
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments due under Cleco’s and Cleco Power’s long-term operating leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2025:

(THOUSANDS)
Years ending Dec. 31,
2026$2,763 
20272,482 
20282,275 
20292,205 
20302,205 
Thereafter3,165 
Total minimum lease payments
15,095 
Less: amount representing interest
1,903 
Present value of net minimum operating lease payments
$13,192 
Current liabilities
$2,404 
Non-current liabilities$10,788 
Schedule of Total Lease Costs, Supplemental Cash Flow Information, and Other Supplemental Information The following tables reflect total lease costs for Cleco and Cleco Power for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024:
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
Finance lease cost
Amortization of ROU assets
$— $1,027 
Interest on lease liabilities
— 1,175 
Operating lease cost
2,733 3,772 
Variable lease cost
877 737 
Total lease cost
$3,610 $6,711 

The following tables present additional information related to Cleco’s and Cleco Power’s leases as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024:

AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)BALANCE SHEET LINE ITEM20252024
Supplemental balance sheet information
ROU assets
Operating
Operating lease right of use assets
$12,858 $14,905 
Total ROU assets
$12,858 

$14,905 
Current lease liabilities
Operating
Other current liabilities
$2,404 $2,754 
Non-current lease liabilities
Operating
Operating lease liabilities
10,788 12,788 
Total lease liabilities
$13,192 $15,542 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$2,711 $3,663 
Operating cash flows from finance leases
$— $1,175 
Financing cash flows from finance leases
$— $844 

AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20252024
Other supplemental information
Operating leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term
13.2 years11.7 years
Weighted-average discount rate
4.01 %4.16 %
Cleco Power  
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]  
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments Due Under Long-Term Operating Leases
The following is a schedule by year of future minimum lease payments due under Cleco’s and Cleco Power’s long-term operating leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2025:

(THOUSANDS)
Years ending Dec. 31,
2026$2,763 
20272,482 
20282,275 
20292,205 
20302,205 
Thereafter3,165 
Total minimum lease payments
15,095 
Less: amount representing interest
1,903 
Present value of net minimum operating lease payments
$13,192 
Current liabilities
$2,404 
Non-current liabilities$10,788