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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 11, 2022
Clearway Completes Oāahuās First Utility-Scale Solar + Storage Power PlantĀ Ā
Mililani, Hawaiāi ā Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), a national independent power producer and leading solar energy developer in Hawaiāi, announced today that it completed construction and reached commercial operations at its Mililani Solar I plant. This is Clearwayās fourth solar plant on Oāahu and the islandās first utility-scale solar and battery storage power plant, which
June 21, 2022
Leading US Solar Companies Announce Consortium to Spend Over $6bn on Solar Modules and Support Expansion of Domestic Supply Chain
Leading independent power producers, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), Cypress Creek Renewables, and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments(DESRI), have formed the US Solar Buyer Consortium to support expansion of the domestic solar supply chain and drive the growth of the American solar industry. āThe consortium has a large and growing pipeline
May 25, 2022
Clearway Community Benefit Fund Allocates Grants to 21 West Virginia Organizations
Elk Garden, W.Va. ā The US Wind Force Foundation, Inc. today announced the recipients of the first round of grants from Clearwayās Black Rock Community Benefit Fund. Twenty-one grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 and totaling $133,214 were allocated to nonprofits, community services organizations, educational institutions, and other institutions in Grant and Mineral counties. The
May 25, 2022
Clearway Enterpriseās Sponsor, Global Infrastructure Partners, Announces Strategic Partnership with TotalEnergies
PRINCETON, NJ and SAN FRANCISCO ā Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN, CWEN.A) (the āCompanyā) and its renewable development partner and parent company, Clearway Energy Group LLC (āClearway Groupā), today announced that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has formed a strategic partnership with TotalEnergies SE (āTotalEnergiesā) in the U.S. renewable energy sector. Through this partnership, TotalEnergies will
May 6, 2022
Clearway Cuts Ribbon at Black Rock Wind Farm, West Virginiaās Newest Power PlantĀ
SAN FRANCISCO ā Clearway Energy Group (āClearwayā) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the commencement of commercial operations for the newly-constructed Black Rock, a 115 megawatt (MW) wind farm that spans West Virginiaās Grant and Mineral counties. Black Rock is contracted under long-term power purchase agreements with customers Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) and AEP
March 23, 2022
Clearway Celebrates 340 MW Mesquite Sky Wind Farm Completion with Iconic Customers in West TexasĀ
SAN FRANCISCO ā Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) joined Deere & Company and Whirlpool Corporation to celebrate reaching commercial operations last quarter at its 340 MW Mesquite Sky wind farm in Callahan County, Texas. The two corporate customers previously signed long-term virtual power purchase agreements for Mesquite Skyās renewable energy, helping each company make progress toward
February 11, 2022
Black Rock Community Benefit Fund Grant Application Open for Area Nonprofits
Elk Garden, W.Va. ā Clearway Energy Group (āClearwayā) today announced that the Black Rock Community Benefit Fund is now accepting applications from qualified nonprofits for grant funding. Black Rock, a 115-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Mineral counties, is indirectly owned and operated by Clearway. The Black Rock Community Benefit Fund was established to provide
February 10, 2022
Clearway Completes Black Rock Wind Farm in Northeastern West Virginia
SAN FRANCISCO ā Clearway Energy Group (āClearwayā) announced today that it reached commercial operations on Black Rock, a 115 MW wind farm that spans West Virginiaās Grant and Mineral counties and will increase the stateās wind energy generation by 15 percent. Black Rock is contracted under long-term power purchase agreements with customers Toyota Motor North
December 16, 2021
Clearway Completes Additional Long-Term Solar + Energy Storage Contracts for Riverside, CA. Projects
San Francisco, CA. ā Clearway Energy Group LLC (Clearway) announced today that the entire output from its Arica Solar + Energy Storage Project, under development on land controlled by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) jurisdiction, in Riverside, CA., is under contract. The three customers, Clean Power Alliance (CPA), Peninsula Clean Energy, and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP)
December 14, 2021
Pinnacle Wind Farm Repowering, West Virginia’s First, Adds Nearly 16% More Generation & Boosts Local Economy
San Francisco, CA. ā Clearway Energy Group LLC (āClearwayā) announced today the completion of all repowering at its Pinnacle Wind Farm in Mineral County, West Virginia.Ā The repowering of 23 new turbines at the site produces nearly 16 percent more energy and created approximately 50 full-time construction jobs in 2021 under Project Labor Agreements with
November 18, 2021
US Wind Force Foundation Names West Virginia Area Grant Recipients
Keyser, WV ā November 18, 2021 – The US Wind Force Foundation, Inc. today announced the recipients of the eleventh round of grants from its Community Benefit Fund associated with the Pinnacle Wind Farm, which is indirectly owned and operated by Clearway Energy Group. Eleven grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 and totaling $25,000 were
October 19, 2021
Clearway Begins Full Construction on Massive Solar + Energy Storage Project in Southern California
San Francisco, CA ā Clearway Energy Group LLC (āClearwayā) announced the start of full construction today at its Daggett 3 Solar Power + Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in San Bernardino County, CA. When completed, the entire Daggett project footprint will encompass 482 MW of solar power and a remarkable 394 MW of energy