Clearway Energy, Inc.
Business
Clearway Energy, Inc. is an energy infrastructure investor that owns and operates modern, sustainable power generation assets focused on clean energy and dispatchable generation. It offers wind, solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and combustion-based flexible generation, and sells electricity and environmental attributes such as RECs. The company reports and manages its business through its Renewables and Flexible Generation segments (with supporting corporate functions) and operates as the managing member of its consolidated holding structure. It markets and delivers power across North America, selling primarily under long-term contracts to utilities, commercial and industrial customers and distributed solar consumers in multiple U.S. states.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total operating revenues | 1,429 | 1,371 | 1,314 | 1,190 | 1,286 | |
| Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately below | 530 | 501 | 473 | 435 | 451 | |
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 682 | 627 | 526 | 512 | 509 | |
| Impairment losses | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
| General and administrative | 41 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 40 | |
| Transaction and integration costs | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 1,269 | 1,175 | 1,051 | 1,012 | 1,019 | |
| Operating Income | 160 | 196 | 263 | 1,470 | 267 | |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 31 | 35 | 12 | 29 | 32 | |
| Other income, net | 29 | 48 | 52 | 17 | 3 | |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | −8 | −5 | −6 | −2 | −53 | |
| Interest expense | −387 | −307 | −337 | −232 | — | |
| Total other expense, net | −335 | −229 | −279 | −188 | −330 | |
| Loss Before Income Taxes | −175 | −33 | −16 | 1,282 | −63 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 56 | 30 | −2 | 222 | 12 | |
| Net Loss | −231 | −63 | −14 | 1,060 | −75 | |
| Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | −400 | −151 | −93 | 478 | −126 | |
| Net income attributable to Clearway Energy, Inc. | 169 | 88 | 79 | 582 | 51 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2025 2025-06-30 | FY 2025 2025-03-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 231 | — | — | — | 332 | |
| Restricted cash | 587 | — | — | — | 401 | |
| Inventory | 75 | — | — | — | 64 | |
| Derivative instruments | 29 | — | — | — | 39 | |
| Prepayments and other current assets | 67 | — | — | — | 67 | |
| Total current assets | 1,152 | — | — | — | 1,067 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 11,596 | — | — | — | 9,944 | |
| Equity investments in affiliates | 291 | — | — | — | 309 | |
| Intangible assets for power purchase agreements, net | 2,294 | — | — | — | 2,125 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 66 | — | — | — | 68 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 172 | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Derivative instruments | 127 | — | — | — | 136 | |
| Right-of-use assets, net | 714 | — | — | — | 547 | |
| Other non-current assets | 243 | — | — | — | 133 | |
| Total other assets | 3,907 | — | — | — | 3,318 | |
| Total Assets | 16,655 | — | — | — | 14,329 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 708 | — | — | — | 430 | |
| Derivative instruments | 52 | — | — | — | 56 | |
| Accrued interest expense | 52 | — | — | — | 53 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 79 | — | — | — | 66 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,018 | — | — | — | 718 | |
| Long-term debt | 7,898 | — | — | — | 6,750 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 45 | — | — | — | 89 | |
| Derivative instruments | 308 | — | — | — | 315 | |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 796 | — | — | — | 569 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 676 | — | — | — | 324 | |
| Total other liabilities | 9,723 | — | — | — | 8,047 | |
| Total Liabilities | 10,741 | — | — | — | 8,765 | |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | 103 | 104 | 45 | — | 0 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 500,000,000, Class B 500,000,000, Class C 1,000,000,000, Class D 1,000,000,000); 203,773,674 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 84,844,929, Class D 41,576,142) at December 31, 2025 and 202,147,579 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 34,613,853, Class B 42,738,750, Class C 82,833,226, Class D 41,961,750) at December 31, 2024 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,715 | — | — | — | 1,805 | |
| Retained earnings | 213 | 358 | 178 | 200 | 254 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | −5 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 3,887 | 3,650 | 3,696 | 3,484 | 3,501 | |
| Total Stockholders Equity | 5,811 | 5,685 | 5,535 | 5,420 | 5,564 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 16,655 | — | — | — | 14,329 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates | 32 | 34 | 30 | 37 | 38 | |
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 682 | 627 | 526 | 512 | 509 | |
| Amortization of financing costs and debt discounts | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Amortization of intangibles | 187 | 182 | 185 | 172 | 146 | |
| Reduction in carrying amount of right-of-use assets | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
| Impairment losses | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 6 | |
| Changes in deferred income taxes | 53 | 25 | 13 | 194 | 12 | |
| Changes in derivative instruments and amortization of accumulated OCI | −13 | 13 | −2 | 69 | 28 | |
| Changes in other working capital | −30 | −47 | −70 | 18 | −14 | |
| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 688 | 770 | 702 | 787 | 701 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −533 | |
| Acquisition of Drop Down Assets, net of cash acquired | −318 | −678 | −45 | −71 | −229 | |
| Proceeds from transfer of assets | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | −319 | −287 | −212 | −112 | −151 | |
| Payment for equipment deposit | 0 | 0 | −27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment for equipment deposit and asset purchase from affiliate | −27 | 0 | −55 | 0 | −21 | |
| Return of investments from unconsolidated affiliates | 15 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 47 | |
| Decrease (increase) in note receivable affiliate | 0 | 184 | −174 | 0 | — | |
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 0 | 0 | −28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | −803 | −725 | −523 | 1,065 | −865 | |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests, net of distributions | 1,124 | 1,493 | 1,028 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of Class C common stock | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments of dividends and distributions | −358 | −334 | −311 | −289 | −268 | |
| Pro-rata distributions to CEG | −19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Tax-related distributions | 0 | −1 | −21 | −8 | 0 | |
| Buyouts of noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest | −3 | −7 | −13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the revolving credit facility | 701 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 622 | |
| Payments for the revolving credit facility | −340 | 0 | 0 | −325 | −377 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 518 | 466 | 563 | 244 | 1,728 | |
| Payments for long-term debt | −1,461 | −1,966 | −1,349 | −1,198 | −2,292 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −8 | −13 | −18 | −4 | −20 | |
| Other | −2 | −1 | −3 | −6 | 7 | |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | 200 | −363 | −124 | −1,510 | 367 | |
| Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 85 | −318 | 55 | 342 | 189 | |
| Interest paid, net of amount capitalized | −348 | −324 | −304 | −317 | −337 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds received | −1 | −1 | −31 | −9 | — | |
| Non-cash adjustments for change in tax basis | 40 | 61 | 4 | −1 | −7 |