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Whether its new projects, new partnerships, or new markets, Clearway is helping pave the way for renewable energy and making headlines with a focused viewpoint and honest voice. See our press releases and news clippings below. For all press inquiries please email: zadie.oleksiw@clearwayenergy.com
August 30, 2021
Pinnacle Wind Farm’s 2021 Grant Application Now Open for Area Nonprofits
Keyser, WV – US Wind Force Foundation, Inc. today announced that it is accepting applications from qualified nonprofits for grant funding from the Pinnacle Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund. Pinnacle Wind Farm is indirectly owned and operated by Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”). The Community Benefit Fund was established to provide locally-controlled financial resources for worthy “bricks
July 14, 2021
Clearway Signs Long-Term Solar + Storage Contracts with Two California CCAs
SAN FRANCISCO – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that its Victory Pass project, a 200 MW solar and 200 MWh storage site under development on BLM land in Riverside County, California, is fully contracted with two investment-grade rated community choice aggregators, Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (SVCE) and Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE). “Solar
June 24, 2021
Clearway Closes Financing on Two Solar + Storage Projects in Hawai’i
SAN FRANCISCO – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it closed $285 million in financing for two solar and storage projects in O’ahu, Hawai’i. The 39 megawatt (MW) Mililani I Solar and 36 MW Waiawa Solar Power sites will be paired with a combined 300 MWh of storage, becoming among the first integrated utility-scale
May 18, 2021
Clearway Completes Financing on its Seventh Community Solar Fund
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it closed more than $195 million of debt financing for its Community Solar Fund 7 – a diversified portfolio of 12 projects totaling 71 MWdc that will serve commercial and industrial customers and around 3,600 residential customers across Illinois and Massachusetts. For the debt
April 19, 2021
Clearway Activates First Community Solar Farm in Illinois, Connecting 350 Customers to Local Renewable Energy
SAN FRANCISCO and CHICAGO – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today the completion of its first Illinois community solar farm, expanding access to local and affordable renewable energy in the state. Clearway will energize the 3 MWdc Southland Solar Farm, just outside of Kankakee, and will activate eight more community solar farms in the coming
April 8, 2021
Clearway Begins Construction of Two Solar + Storage Projects in Central O‘ahu
Hawai‘i — Following a traditional Hawaiian blessing, Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) broke ground on two utility-scale solar projects in Mililani and Waiawa this morning, advancing the state’s goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045. The 39 megawatt (MW) Mililani I Solar and 36 MW Waiawa Solar Power sites will be paired with a combined 300
March 25, 2021
Clearway Closes Financing and Begins Construction on 55 MW Wind Farm Repowering in West Virginia
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) has closed financing and begun repowering construction on Pinnacle, a 55 MW wind farm in Keyser, West Virginia. Pinnacle represents the first repowering project for Clearway in West Virginia and marks the company’s fourth overall repowering effort. “We’re thrilled to deepen our roots in West Virginia by
January 25, 2021
Clearway and Governor Jim Justice Announce Construction Start on 115 MW Wind Farm in West Virginia
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and CHARLESTON, WV – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today announced that construction has commenced on Black Rock, a 115 MW wind farm that spans Grant and Mineral counties. “Black Rock represents a significant investment in West Virginia’s energy economy,” said Craig Cornelius, CEO of Clearway. “We
January 5, 2021
Clearway Energy Group Closes Financing and Starts Construction on 345 MW Texas Wind Farm
SAN FRANCISCO – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Callahan County, Texas. Clearway also closed $427 million in construction debt financing, for which Mizuho Bank, Ltd. acted as the coordinating lead arranger and with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), MUFG
January 5, 2021
Clearway Completes Construction on Rosamond Central Solar Project
San Francisco, CA – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it completed construction and reached commercial operations on the 192 MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California. Rosamond Central is contracted under Power Purchase Agreements with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both Community Choice Aggregators providing a diverse range
December 22, 2020
Clearway Enterprise Announces Agreements for 1.6 GW Portfolio of Renewable Energy Assets
PRINCETON, NJ and SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN, CWEN.A) (“CWEN”, “Company”) and its renewable development partner and parent company, Clearway Energy Group LLC (“CEG”), today announced agreements providing for CWEN’s co-investment in a 1,204 MW portfolio of renewable energy projects developed by CEG consisting of i) 1,012 MW from five geographically
December 21, 2020
Clearway and OSF HealthCare Announce Community Solar Partnership in Illinois
OSF HealthCare subscribes 4.6 MW of Clearway’s community solar portfolio to lower carbon emissions Clearway community solar farm in Minnesota Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) and OSF HealthCare announced today that the health care provider has subscribed to 4.6 megawatts (MW) of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois. Once operational, OSF HealthCare’s subscription will be equivalent