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Assets and Liabilities Held-for-Sale - Additional Information (Details) | Mar. 31, 2024 MWh project | Mar. 01, 2023 project
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Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Period to obtain consent (in years) | 2 years |
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Clean Energy Businesses |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Tax equity projects | project | 3 | 2
Electric Energy (MWh) |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | MWh | 31,374,625 |
Clean Energy Businesses | Broken Bow II | Electric Energy (MWh) |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |
Deferred projects | project | 1 | 1
Notional amount | MWh | 75 |

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