1. Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation

Capstone Turbine Corporation (the “Company”) develops, manufactures, markets and services microturbine technology solutions for use in stationary distributed power generation applications and distribution networks, including cogeneration (combined heat and power (“CHP”), integrated combined heat and power (“ICHP”), and combined cooling, heat and power (“CCHP”)), renewable energy, natural resources and critical power supply. In addition, the Company’s microturbines can be used as battery charging generators for hybrid electric vehicles and to provide power to a vessel’s electrical loads in marine applications. The Company also remanufacture microturbine engines and provide aftermarket parts and services. The Company was organized in 1988 and has been commercially producing its microturbine generators since 1998.

This Annual Report on Form 10‑K (this “Form 10‑K”) refers to the Company’s fiscal years ended March 31 as its “Fiscal” years.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Capstone Turbine International, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary that was formed in June 2004, Capstone Turbine Singapore Pte., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary that was formed in February 2011, and Capstone Turbine Financial Services, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary that was formed in October 2015, after elimination of inter-company transactions. The Company closed its wholly owned subsidiary, Capstone Turbine Singapore Pte., Ltd and is in the process of dissolving the corporate structure related to this entity.