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    <periodOfReport>2020-05-01</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>Clearway Energy, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CWEN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10105</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001747185</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Global Infrastructure GP III, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10105</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001752556</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GIP III Zephyr Acquisition Partners L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10105</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Clearway Energy Group LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10105</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class C Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-05-01</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5560</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>13724</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects the forfeiture of shares of restricted stock of the Issuer previously granted by Clearway Energy Group LLC (&quot;Clearway Energy Group&quot;) under its Long Term Equity Incentive Program to one of its employees.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Reflects securities held directly by Clearway Energy Group. Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC (&quot;Global Investors&quot;) is the sole general partner of Global Infrastructure GP III, L.P. (&quot;Global GP&quot;), which is the general partner of GIP III Zephyr Acquisition Partners, L.P. (&quot;GIP&quot;), which is the sole member of Clearway Energy Group. As a result, Global Investors, Global GP, and GIP may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities owned by Clearway Energy Group. Adebayo Ogunlesi, Jonathan Bram, William Brilliant, Matthew Harris, Michael McGhee, Rajaram Rao, William Woodburn, Salim Samaha and Robert O'Brien, as the voting members of the Investment Committee of Global Investors, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities beneficially owned by Global Investors. Such individuals expressly disclaim any such beneficial ownership.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS III, LLC By: /s/ Jonathan Bram Name: Jonathan Bram Title: Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-05-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE GP III, L.P. By: Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jonathan Bram Name: Jonathan Bram Title: Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-05-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>GIP III ZEPHYR ACQUISITION PARTNERS, L.P. By: Global Infrastructure GP III, L.P., its general partner By: Global Infrastructure Investors III, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Jonathan Bram Name: Jonathan Bram Title: Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-05-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC By: /s/ Craig Cornelius Name: Craig Cornelius Title: Chief Executive Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-05-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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