Capstone Turbine Corporation announced that DTC Ecoenergia (DTC) signed a new Factory Protection Plan (FPP) long-term service contract for 2 megawatts (MW) of Capstone microturbines installed in Mexico. Commissioned in April 2015, the Capstone microturbines are installed at a large automotive manufacturing facility for electronic components and lighting systems. The systems will be used for peak shaving and power-generation only at this time. This end-use customer employs more than 3,000 people with six production plants and takes pride in being at the forefront of major trends in the automotive industry that include the environment, safety and comfort. The 5-year FPP provides complete service coverage, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. In adding these 2 MWs, DTC has increased their fleet coverage under FPP to a record 18.2 MW. The growth of Capstone's global long-term FPP service contract business is critical as it provides reoccurring revenues and higher margins. Growth of this service business along with the Capstone factory long-term rental fleet program are critical initiatives as Capstone looks to migrate towards an energy as a service business model, which the company believes is an exceptional fit because of the inherent reliability and longevity of the air bearing equipped microturbine energy systems. Capstone's innovative FPP is a comprehensive maintenance program designed to give financial peace of mind to microturbine customers by providing product life cycle costs at a fixed rate for both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the life of the microturbine system. Additionally, the recently updated FPP protects microturbine customers from potentially dramatic future increases in life cycle costs associated with changes in replacement spare parts pricing, commodity price increases, import tariffs, and interest rate changes.