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Related Party Transactions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions In addition to the transactions and relationships described elsewhere in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, certain subsidiaries of CEG provide services to the Company's project entities. Amounts due to CEG subsidiaries are recorded as accounts payable - affiliate and amounts due to the Company from CEG subsidiaries are recorded as accounts receivable - affiliate in the Company's balance sheet. The disclosures below summarize the Company's material related party transactions with CEG and its subsidiaries that are included in the Company's operating revenues and operating costs. O&M Services Agreements by and between the Company and Clearway Renewable Operation & Maintenance LLC Various wholly-owned project subsidiaries of the Company in the Renewables segment are party to services agreements with Clearway Renewable Operation & Maintenance LLC, or RENOM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CEG, which provides operation and maintenance, or O&M, to these subsidiaries. The Company incurred total expenses for these services of $9 million and $27 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The Company incurred total expenses for these services of $8 million and $22 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. There was a balance of $9 million and $7 million due to RENOM as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Administrative Services Agreements by and between the Company and CEG Various wholly-owned project subsidiaries of the Company are parties to administrative services agreements with Clearway Asset Services and Clearway Solar Asset Management, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of CEG, which provide various administrative services to the Company's subsidiaries. The Company incurred expenses under these agreements of $3 million and $7 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The Company incurred expenses under these agreements of $2 million and $5 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. CEG Master Services Agreements The Company is a party to Master Services Agreements with CEG, or MSAs, pursuant to which CEG and certain of its affiliates or third party service providers provide certain services to the Company, including operational and administrative services, which include human resources, information systems, external affairs, accounting, procurement and risk management services, and the Company provides certain services to CEG, including accounting, internal audit, tax and treasury services, in exchange for the payment of fees in respect of such services. Amounts due to CEG or its subsidiaries related to these MSAs are recorded as accounts payable - affiliate and amounts due to the Company from CEG and subsidiaries are recorded as accounts receivable - affiliate on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The Company incurred expenses of $0.6 million and $2 million under these agreements for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The expenses under these agreements were immaterial to the Company's financials for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745 + Details
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