From the field.
Real projects, real lessons. How we plan, install, and service generators across Australia.
Keeping 180 Buses Moving After a Cable Strike
When concrete works damaged a concealed cable supplying a Tweed bus depot’s refuelling station, Capital Power Systems provided an after-hours temporary generator. Around 180 buses could be fuelled and ready for service the following morning.
When Testing Finds What Labels Miss
CPS was tasked to install an "import" generator which arrived with phase and neutral incorrectly marked at its connection point. It was a reminder that commissioning is not paperwork: labels must be verified against the actual system before a generator is placed into service.
Aged care facility + being flooded in. When reliable power matters most.
Being self-sufficient during storm season is imperative. Especially when A- It's an aged care facility. and B- the area floods easily.
Powering Peace of Mind: 850kVA worth of CATERPILLAR reliability, Building works, Fuel delivery works, and a challenging lift.
When the lights go out at a retired services league, the stakes are higher than comfort — they are financial. Here's how we delivered a turnkey 850kVA backup power solution for Ballina RSL Club.
Paradise Point Residential: Power Continuity That Helps Keep the Basement Dry
For this Paradise Point residential property, standby power is about more than keeping common-area lights on and the beer cold. A generator-backed essential-services system ensures power continuity to stormwater pumps during a mains outage, reducing the risk of floodwater damaging vehicles, equipment and the building itself.
Power = Life. Grafton Base Hospital receives power resilience.
Reliable standby power is critical in a hospital environment. At Grafton Base Hospital, Capital Power Systems completed a staged program to assess, test and improve the site’s emergency power system, with the work planned around maintaining continuity for essential hospital services.