Clearway, Microsoft Launch Community Fund for West Virginia

Clearway Energy Group has partnered with Microsoft to establish the West Virginia Community Energy Fund. The fund will provide $4.5 million in grants to 13 local organizations in the Potomac Highlands region over the next year, with a total of more than $13 million expected to be distributed over the 20-year agreement period.

The funding will support projects such as workforce development, emergency preparedness, education, and home weatherization. The fund's administrator, Sustain Our Future Foundation, will manage grant distribution and work with community members to identify priorities for future grant cycles.

Clearway and Microsoft have also pledged additional funding, with Clearway committing $3.6 million in direct community benefit funding to Grant County over the operating life of the Mount Storm Energy Center.