Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments

Also, the Company generated more than 10% of its revenues from the following customers for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

	2025		2024		2023
Customer	Flexible Generation	Renewables & Storage	Flexible Generation	Renewables & Storage	Flexible Generation	Renewables & Storage
SCE	7%	15%	7%	17%	11%	13%
PG&E	2%	14%	3%	14%	4%	13%

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

	Year ended December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Flexible Generation		Renewables & Storage		Corporate (a)		Total
Operating revenues	$	291	$	1,138	$	—	$	1,429
Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately below	109		421		—		530
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	112		570		—		682
General and administrative	—		—		41		41
Transaction and integration costs	—		—		16		16
Operating income (loss)	70		147		(57)		160
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	1		30		—		31
Other income, net	4		22		3		29
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		(8)		—		(8)
Interest expense	(35)		(252)		(100)		(387)
Income (loss) before income taxes	40		(61)		(154)		(175)
Income tax (benefit) expense	—		(1)		57		56
Net Income (Loss)	40		(60)		(211)		(231)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		(560)		160		(400)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Clearway Energy, Inc.	$	40	$	500	$	(371)	$	169
Balance Sheet
Equity investments in affiliates	$	72	$	219	$	—	$	291
Capital expenditures (b)	9		187		—		196
Total Assets	$	1,803	$	14,557	$	295	$	16,655

(a) Includes eliminations.

(b) Includes accruals.

	Year ended December 31, 2024
(In millions)	Flexible Generation		Renewables & Storage		Corporate (a)		Total
Operating revenues	$	342	$	1,029	$	—	$	1,371
Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately below	137		367		(3)		501
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	115		512		—		627
General and administrative	—		—		39		39
Transaction and integration costs	—		—		8		8
Operating income (loss)	90		150		(44)		196
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3		32		—		35
Other income, net	6		31		11		48
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		(5)		—		(5)
Interest expense	(35)		(176)		(96)		(307)
Income (loss) before income taxes	64		32		(129)		(33)
Income tax expense	—		1		29		30
Net Income (Loss)	64		31		(158)		(63)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		(236)		85		(151)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Clearway Energy, Inc.	$	64	$	267	$	(243)	$	88
Balance Sheet
Equity investments in affiliates	$	75	$	234	$	—	$	309
Capital expenditures (b)	9		179		—		188
Total Assets	$	1,933	$	12,236	$	160	$	14,329

(a) Includes eliminations.

(b) Includes accruals.

	Year ended December 31, 2023
(In millions)	Flexible Generation		Renewables & Storage		Corporate (a)		Total
Operating revenues	$	420	$	894	$	—	$	1,314
Cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately below	154		321		(2)		473
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	129		397		—		526
Impairment losses	—		12		—		12
General and administrative	—		—		36		36
Transaction and integration costs	—		—		4		4
Operating income (loss)	137		164		(38)		263
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3		9		—		12
Other income, net	4		24		24		52
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		(6)		—		(6)
Interest expense	(35)		(205)		(97)		(337)
Income (loss) before income taxes	109		(14)		(111)		(16)
Income tax benefit	—		(2)		—		(2)
Net Income (Loss)	109		(12)		(111)		(14)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—		(162)		69		(93)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Clearway Energy, Inc.	$	109	$	150	$	(180)	$	79

(a) Includes eliminations.