Capstone Green Energy Corporation announced that E-Finity Distributed Generation, Capstone's long-time distributor for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, has secured a follow-on order for two C200S Microturbines from a leading oil and gas producer. The systems will be deployed in the heart of the Marcellus Shale Play in Appalachia and add to an extensive fleet of microturbine energy systems. The order is scheduled to be commissioned in the summer of 2023. The C200S microturbines, fueled by wellhead natural gas extracted directly from the pipeline, will provide primary electrical power at two separate Appalachia gas compression sites where no electricity is currently available.

The microturbines will act as the primary power source for these remote sites while keeping site emissions ultra-low. Compressor stations assist in transporting natural gas from supply points to end users. As natural gas safely moves through pipelines over long distances, friction and elevation differences slow the movement of the gas and reduce pressure.

Compressor stations keep the pipeline pressurized and the natural gas flowing. These sites are often unmanned, and in remote locations, any failure usually results in the station going offline. A prolonged interruption can be the difference between profit and loss.

With this much at stake, having reliable power in place is essential to operational efficiency. The customer continues to select Capstones microturbines based on their proven field reliability, remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, and high availability with partial load redundancy. The microturbines will allow the customer to increase on-site power production, lower operational costs and increase reliability.