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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
May 25, 2022
Clearway Enterprise’s Sponsor, Global Infrastructure Partners, Announces Strategic Partnership with TotalEnergies
PRINCETON, NJ and SAN FRANCISCO — Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN, CWEN.A) (the “Company”) and its renewable development partner and parent company, Clearway Energy Group LLC (“Clearway Group”), today announced that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has formed a strategic partnership with TotalEnergies SE (“TotalEnergies”) in the U.S. renewable energy sector. Through this partnership, TotalEnergies will
May 6, 2022
Clearway Cuts Ribbon at Black Rock Wind Farm, West Virginia’s Newest Power Plant
SAN FRANCISCO – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) 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 Virginia’s 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 Texas
SAN FRANCISCO – 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 Sky’s 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. – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) 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 – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it reached commercial operations on Black Rock, a 115 MW wind farm that spans West Virginia’s Grant and Mineral counties and will increase the state’s 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. – 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. – Clearway Energy Group LLC (“Clearway”) announced today the completion of all repowering at its Pinnacle Wind Farm in Mineral County, West Virginia. 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 – 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 – Clearway Energy Group LLC (“Clearway”) 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
October 14, 2021
Clearway Closes $775 Million in New Corporate Financing
San Francisco, CA. – Clearway Energy Group LLC (“Clearway”), one of the largest developers and operators of clean energy in the United States, announced today that it has secured corporate credit facilities totaling $775 million to fuel the growth of its renewable energy development pipeline. “We’re excited about the broad opportunity set this capital enables
September 22, 2021
Clearway Signs Second Clean Power Contract With Toyota
San Francisco, CA – Clearway Energy Group (“Clearway”) announced today that it has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) to support Clearway’s 100 MW Wildflower Solar project in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Toyota will purchase the majority of the electricity the project will generate, 80 MW, to replace the
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