SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sotos Christopher S (Last) (First) (Middle) CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC. 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300 (Street) PRINCETON NJ 08540 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Clearway Energy, Inc. [ CWEN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		3,793	D	(1)	183,829(2)	D
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		F		4,532	D	(3)	179,297(4)	D
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		M		59,399	A	(5)(6)	238,696	D
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		M		3,433	A	(7)	242,129	D
Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	01/02/2021		D		29,567	D	(8)	212,562	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Relative Performance Stock Units	(5)(6)	01/02/2021		M			39,599	01/02/2021	01/02/2021	Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	59,399	$0	0	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(7)	01/02/2021		M		3,433		(7)	01/02/2021	Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3,433	(7)	3,433	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(7)	01/02/2021		M			3,433	(7)	01/02/2021	Class C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	3,433	(7)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 2, 2018, Mr. Sotos was issued 21,263 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by Clearway Energy, Inc. (f/k/a NRG Yield, Inc.) under Clearway Energy Inc.'s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). These RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of Class C Common Stock of Clearway Energy Inc., par value $.01 per share. On January 2, 2021, 7,102 shares vested. Mr. Sotos elected to satisfy his tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 3,793 shares of Class C Common Stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

2. In connection with the vesting of the RSUs described above, 1,231 DERs converted to Class C Common Stock, resulting in the reporting person holding 16,699 dividend equivalent rights that may only be settled in Class C Common Stock. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's restricted stock, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units to which they relate and may only be settled in Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock.

3. On January 2, 2019, Mr. Sotos was issued 29,307 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") by Clearway Energy, Inc. (f/k/a NRG Yield, Inc.) under Clearway Energy Inc.'s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). These RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Each RSU is equivalent in value to one share of Class C Common Stock of Clearway Energy Inc., par value $.01 per share. On January 2, 2021, 9,759 shares vested. Mr. Sotos elected to satisfy his tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 4,532 shares of Class C Common Stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

4. In connection with the vesting of the RSUs described above, 923 DERs converted to Class C Common Stock, resulting in the reporting person holding 15,776 dividend equivalent rights that may only be settled in Class C Common Stock. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's restricted stock, which become exercisable proportionately with the restricted stock units to which they relate and may only be settled in Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock.

5. Mr. Sotos was issued 39,599 Relative Performance Stock Units ("RPSUs") by Clearway Energy, Inc. (f/k/a NRG Yield, Inc.) (the "Company") under the Company's Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") on January 2, 2018. Based on the Company reaching a certain level of total shareholder return ("TSR"), 59,399 RPSUs vested on January 2, 2021.

6. Mr. Sotos was entitled to receive (i) a maximum of 59,399 shares of Class C Common Stock if Company's TSR ranked at or above the 75th percentile relative to a peer group of companies approved by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Peer Group") for the performance period (the "Maximum"); (ii) 39,599 shares if Company's TSR ranked at the 50th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Target"); provided, however, if TSR was less than negative twenty percent (-20%), the Company's TSR must be ranked at the 60th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period to receive the Target award; or (iii) 9,900 shares if Company's TSR ranked at the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period (the "Threshold"). The Reporting Person would not have received any shares if Company's TSR was below the 25th percentile relative to the Peer Group for the performance period.

7. In connection with the vesting of the RPSUs described above, a previously accrued 6,868 dividend equivalent rights ("DERs") and an incremental 3,433 DERs vested and converted to Class C Common Stock resulting in the reporting person holding 8,908 DERs that may only be settled in Class C Common Stock. DERs accrue on the reporting person's outstanding RSUs and RPSUs, which become exercisable proportionately with the RSUs and RPSUs to which they relate and may only be settled in Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock. Each DER is the economic equivalent of one share of Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C Common Stock.

8. Mr. Sotos elected to satisfy his tax obligation upon the exchange of common stock for RPSUs having a value on the date of the exchange equal to the withholding obligation. This form reflects the surrender of 29,567 shares of Class C Common Stock to satisfy the grantee's tax withholding obligation.

	/s/ Michael A. Brown, by Power of Attorney	01/05/2021
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