As we kick off the new year, the clean energy industry is facing an unusual trio of circumstances. Customer demand for carbon-free power is at an all-time high. The Inflation Reduction Act has laid the groundwork for decades of growth that will transform our nation’s economy and help create a sustainable world for future generations.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been called “game-changing” legislation that will affect America’s energy landscape for decades to come. The bill contains $370 billion in funding for energy security and climate change over the next 10 years and seeks to slash emissions to 40% below 2005 levels by 2030. Key among its many provisions
Diversity presents an inherent paradox. Studies show that diversity adds tremendous value to group interactions, and each of us embodies diversity in our own unique way, yet our human brains don’t intuitively value diversity. It takes intentional, inclusive behaviors to create a supportive community experience where individual diversity is appreciated. As outlined in our 2020
“Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me.” – Bayard Rustin Although the experiences are different, the struggle for basic human rights for Blacks and the LGBTQIA+ community has always been interconnected – we are not
Every day, Clearway employees work to bring us closer to a world powered by clean energy. But beyond our work to expand access to affordable sources of clean energy, Clearway employees are also dedicated to many causes and community service efforts across the country. We sat down with a few of our leaders to hear
I’m pleased to announce the publication of Clearway’s 2020 ESG report. The report and associated disclosures provide a comprehensive overview of how Clearway responsibly approaches environmental, social, and governance and outlines our plans for continued progress. Environmental stewardship, social impact, and sound governance have been a priority at Clearway since we were founded in 2018.
At Clearway Energy Group, we take sustainability very seriously—so much so that we recently published our inaugural sustainability report, which covers our first full year of operations as a company. Reporting as a newly formed company was an ambitious step, and it established a baseline that helped us identify areas in which we can improve.
As the impact that the coronavirus was having on communities started to emerge, Clearway’s staff began asking, what can we do to help? Soon, it became clear that Clearway’s own team members on the ground, spread across the country in dozens of states, had the best answers to that question. In an incredible employee-led effort,
After a fire broke out at a high school in Petersburg, West Virginia, Clearway Energy Group’s Doug Vance sprang into action. For several weeks before, Vance – wind plant manager for Forward, Lookout, and the Pinnacle Wind Farm in the nearby city of Keyser – had been leading the charge to develop Clearway’s Adopt-A-School Program
Generating 100% of our electricity from clean energy is an idea that has captured the imagination of lawmakers, voters, corporate leaders, and companies like Clearway alike. Over the last two years, ten states and more than one hundred cities have enacted policies to become 100% carbon-free by mid-century, and at least 100 million people live
Across the country, policymakers increasingly recognize the growing role of renewables in our economy. California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, and Puerto Rico have all passed 100% carbon-free electricity goals.