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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) (CWEN)

Clearway Energy Q2 profit and EBITDA rise; 2026 CAFD guidance lowered

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Clearway Energy reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $30 million, up from $12 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA of $409 million, up from $343 million. The company lowered its full-year 2026 Cash Available for Distribution (CAFD) guidance to a range of $430 million to $470 million, citing factors outlined in its mid-July operational preview. Shareholders get a mix of higher reported earnings and a weaker outlook for 2026 cash available for distribution.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 net income $30 million vs. $12 million in Q2 2025; Adjusted EBITDA $409 million vs. $343 million; CAFD $167 million vs. $152 million
  • 2026 full-year CAFD guidance revised to $430 million to $470 million
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.4750 per Class C share declared August 4, 2026, payable September 15, 2026, to holders of record as of September 1, 2026
  • Total liquidity of $985 million at June 30, 2026, down $76 million from December 31, 2025, primarily due to growth investments

The filing

CompanyClearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) (CWEN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-053357

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 05, 2026.

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