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Nature of Business (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 MW
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Weighted average remaining contract duration | 13 years
Conventional Generation, Utility-Scale Solar, Distributed Solar, and Wind |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Power generation capacity, megawatts | 6,201
Thermal |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Power generation capacity, megawatts | 39
Steam and chilled water capacity, megawatts thermal equivalent | 1,456
Clearway Energy LLC |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) | 57.58%
CEG | Clearway Energy LLC |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) | 42.42%
CEG | Clearway Energy, Inc. |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) | 54.94%
Public Shareholders | Clearway Energy, Inc. |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) | 45.06%

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