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Nature of Business (Details) - MW |  | 6 Months Ended |
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May 25, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | May 01, 2022
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Power generation capacity, megawatts (over) |  | 7,500 |
Clearway Energy LLC | Clearway Energy, Inc. |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) |  | 57.74% |
CEG | Clearway Energy LLC |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) |  | 42.26% |
CEG | Clearway Energy, Inc. |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Voting Interest (as a percentage) |  | 54.93% |
Public Shareholders | Clearway Energy, Inc. |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Voting Interest (as a percentage) |  | 45.07% |
Global Infrastructure Partners | Total Energies |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest (as a percentage) | 50.00% |  |
Thermal | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of assets ownership sold |  |  | 100.00%
Conventional Generation, Utility-Scale Solar, Distributed Solar, and Wind |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Power generation capacity, megawatts (over) |  | 5,000 |
Generational Facilities and District Energy Systems |  |  |
Nature of Business [Line Items] |  |  |
Power generation capacity, megawatts (over) |  | 2,500 |

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