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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Item 15 — Note 7, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2024 Form 10-K. Interest Rate Swaps The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge the variability of expected future cash interest payments that may arise in connection with its non-recourse debt or a potential refinancing of its Senior Notes. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had interest rate derivative instruments extending through 2033, a portion of which were designated as cash flow hedges. Under the interest rate swap agreements, the Company pays a fixed rate and the counterparties to the agreements pay a variable interest rate. Energy-Related Commodity Contracts As of September 30, 2025, the Company had energy-related derivative instruments extending through 2033. At September 30, 2025, these contracts were not designated as cash flow or fair value hedges. Volumetric Underlying Derivative Transactions The following table summarizes the net notional volume buy/(sell) of the Company’s open derivative transactions broken out by commodity:
|  |  | Total Volume
|  |  | September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Commodity | Units |  | (In millions)
Power | MWh |  | (24) |  |  | (25) |
Natural Gas | MMBtu |  | 6 |  |  | 11 |
Interest | Dollars |  | $ | 3,846 |  |  | $ | 1,769 |
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments The following table summarizes the fair value within the derivative instrument valuation on the consolidated balance sheets:
| Fair Value
| Derivative Assets |  | Derivative Liabilities
| September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024 |  | September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
| (In millions)
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts current | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate contracts long-term | 15 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |
Total Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | — |
Derivatives Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts current | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate contracts long-term | 92 |  |  | 109 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Energy-related commodity contracts current | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 56 |
Energy-related commodity contracts long-term | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 287 |  |  | 315 |
Total Derivatives Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedges | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 371 |
Total Derivatives | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | 175 |  |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 371 |
The Company has elected to present derivative assets and liabilities on the balance sheet on a trade-by-trade basis and does not offset amounts at the counterparty level. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the amount of outstanding collateral paid or received was immaterial. The following tables summarize the offsetting of derivatives by counterparty:
| Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
As of September 30, 2025 | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets/Liabilities |  | Derivative Instruments |  | Net Amount
Energy-related commodity contracts | (In millions)
Derivative assets | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12 |
Derivative liabilities | (337) |  |  | — |  |  | (337) |
Total energy-related commodity contracts | $ | (325) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (325) |
Interest rate contracts |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 123 |
Derivative liabilities | (37) |  |  | — |  |  | (37) |
Total interest rate contracts | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86 |
Total derivative instruments | $ | (239) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (239) |
| Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
As of December 31, 2024 | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets/Liabilities |  | Derivative Instruments |  | Net Amount
Energy-related commodity contracts | (In millions)
Derivative assets | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |
Derivative liabilities | (371) |  |  | — |  |  | (371) |
Total energy-related commodity contracts | $ | (362) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (362) |
Interest rate contracts |
Derivative assets | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 166 |
Total interest rate contracts | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 166 |
Total derivative instruments | $ | (196) |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (196) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The following table summarizes the effects on the Company’s accumulated OCI (OCL) balance attributable to interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedge derivatives, net of tax:
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (In millions)
Accumulated (OCL) OCI beginning balance | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 18 |
Rosamond South I Drop Down (a) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |
Daggett 1 Drop Down (b) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |  |  | — |
Luna Valley Drop Down (c) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8) |  |  | — |
Pine Forest Drop Down (d) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Reclassified from accumulated OCI/OCL to income due to realization of previously deferred amounts | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |
Mark-to-market of cash flow hedge accounting contracts | (4) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (22) |  |  | (10) |
Accumulated (OCL) OCI ending balance, net of income tax benefit of $(4), $—, $(4) and $—, respectively | (22) |  |  | 5 |  |  | (22) |  |  | 5 |
Accumulated (OCL) OCI attributable to noncontrolling interests | (9) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (9) |  |  | 4 |
Accumulated (OCL) OCI attributable to Clearway Energy, Inc. | $ | (13) |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (13) |  |  | $ | 1 |
Losses expected to be realized from OCL during the next 12 months | $ | (1) |  |  |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  |
(a) Represents $1 million attributable to the Company and $3 million attributable to noncontrolling interests. (b) Represents $4 million attributable to the Company and $2 million attributable to noncontrolling interests. (c) Represents $5 million attributable to the Company and $3 million attributable to noncontrolling interests. (d) Represents $3 million attributable to the Company and $2 million attributable to noncontrolling interests. Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI/OCL into income are recorded to interest expense. Impact of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations Mark-to-market gains/(losses) related to the Company’s derivatives are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (In millions)
Interest Rate Contracts (Interest expense) | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | (57) |  |  | $ | (40) |  |  | $ | (33) |
Energy-Related Commodity Contracts (Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities included in Total operating revenues) (a) | (4) |  |  | 72 |  |  | (25) |  |  | 11 |
Energy-Related Commodity Contracts (Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities included in Cost of operations) (b) | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |
(a) Relates to long-term energy related commodity contracts at Elbow Creek, Mesquite Star, Mt. Storm, Langford and Mesquite Sky and heat rate call option energy-related commodity contracts at El Segundo, Marsh Landing and Walnut Creek. (b) Relates to backbone transportation service energy-related commodity contracts at El Segundo and Walnut Creek. See Note 5, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for a discussion regarding concentration of credit risk.

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