Middle River Power Acquires Panoche Energy Center from AresAddition strengthens MRP's flexible capacity portfolio as demand for dispatchable resources accelerates across the Western Interconnection CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Middle River Power (MRP) today announced it has closed on the acquisition of Panoche Energy Center (Panoche), a fully contracted 427-megawatt (MW) natural gas generation facility located in Firebaugh, California, from an Ares Infrastructure Equity fund (Ares). The acquisition builds on MRP's growing portfolio of flexible, reliable, and cleaner generation assets, following the additions of the 240 MW Midway-Sunset and 250 MW Brush facilities earlier this year.
PRNewsWire10/6/2026Neutral