Our Workforce

In 2024, we were delighted to support the LevelTen Energy Scholars Mentorship Program, which is designed to address inequality in the clean energy industry by equipping students from underrepresented backgrounds with the education, mentorship, and networking they need to land jobs once they graduate.

Between June and August, the Scholars attended educational sessions provided by LevelTen Energy and partners including Clearway. In addition, each Scholar was connected with a mentor and provided with networking opportunities to meet people in the clean energy industry. As a sponsor, Clearway’s financial contribution supported scholarships for 3-4 promising students, with the goal of cultivating the next generation of energy professionals.

2024 marked the first year of Clearway’s formal summer internship program, which was designed and developed to equip students who are passionate about clean energy with the skills needed to thrive in the industry. The program featured mentorships, individual projects, and numerous in-person connection opportunities with professionals from across the organization.

The 2024 cohort of 22 bright interns brought fresh perspectives to ten teams across the company, including development, operations, IT, asset management, strategy, and more, energizing Clearway with their enthusiasm, talent, and creativity.

In 2024, we expanded our outreach to university students through approximately 20 recruiting activities, including career fairs, office visits, speaker sessions, and networking events. These events focused on building relationships with a core set of target universities to help us identify and attract top talent for open junior roles.

Our Talent Acquisition team, in partnership with Clearway’s veteran employee inclusion group (VETRN EIG), has continued to make significant gains in our outreach to veterans. Most notably, we have built strong partnerships with Airstreams, Hiring Our Heroes, and the DOE’s Solar Ready Vets Network to support the organization with a strong pipeline of veteran talent. SEIA has featured Clearway as an employer success story, and several of our employees have served as mentors for transitioning veterans.

We also leverage our membership with the Center for Energy Workforce Development to create recruitment and training resources such as an interactive career roadmap and a skills translator, which have been valuable tools for transitioning veterans and hiring managers alike.

Clearway has a longstanding partnership with Eastern West Virginia Technical Community & Community College. In 2022, we formalized an internship program to help students pursue wind technology training. It offers Eastern graduates free training to help them achieve post-college job placement as well as free technical and safety certifications to help students quickly transition into well-paying jobs in the industry.

In addition, we created a special scholarship fund to help Eastern students defray the cost of their education and increase enrollment in the wind tech program. In 2024, we continued our financial support of the program with a donation to help cover the cost of updating Eastern’s training equipment.

Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) is a national nonprofit working across the renewable energy economy to change our energy future through the collective power of community.

Clearway was a proud sponsor of the 2024 WRISE Leadership Forum, which brought together more than 800 women from across the industry to promote professional development and renewable energy. April Christensen, Director of Project Development (pictured with Clearway’s Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Hein at left), served on the organizing committee, and Aditi Passalacqua, Talent Acquisition Manager, participated on a panel that presented advice for those early in their careers. In addition, Clearway hosted an internal post-event meeting where those who attended shared what they learned with a broader group of colleagues to amplify the event’s impact.

Launched in 2023, Managing@Clearway 1.0, Initial Leadership Fundamentals, is an in-person class for managers and senior managers that is held twice annually. It covers management principles as well as leadership skills and competencies, including delegating responsibility and giving and receiving feedback, with a focus on one-to-one relationships between managers and their team members.

In 2024, we introduced Managing@Clearway 2.0, Advanced Leadership Competencies, which is geared toward team members at the director level and above, and focuses on one-to-many relationships, covering topics such as change management, team dynamics, and creating psychologically secure environments in which people feel free to learn, grow, and contribute effectively.

In 2024, 91 employees participated in these classes, and 99% agreed or strongly agreed the training would help them be a better manager. In total, more than 200 individuals – 32% of our current employees who hold manager-level or higher positions – have completed one or more Managing@Clearway sessions, resulting in significant value creation for our organization. We look forward to sharing additional results from this training in future reports.