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capacity,
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Cairnstone connects qualified end users with turnkey gas turbine-generator systems held by principals under mandate. New Old Stock and zero-hour refurbished. New turbine orders now queue into the next decade. This equipment ships now.
The cairn marks the route.
For as long as people have crossed hard country, travelers have stacked stones to mark the way. A cairn carries a simple message: this path is proven. Someone reliable came through before you.
That is the job. Cairnstone stands between verified supply and qualified demand and marks the route from one to the other. Mandates confirmed. Title checked. Terms in writing before names change hands.
A cairn holds because each stone carries the one above it. A transaction holds the same way. Registration carries disclosure. Disclosure carries the LOI. The LOI carries the close. We make sure every stone is set before the next one goes on.
The market has inverted.
New heavy-frame gas turbines are effectively sold out through the end of the decade. Prices are up roughly 195% since 2019. Grid connections in core data center markets run five to ten years. The backlog grew 16 GW in a single quarter and is still climbing, which means the market reprices while buyers deliberate. The ones who secure capacity in the next twelve months will be the ones who found equipment that physically exists.
“Mostly sold out through ’30.”Scott Strazik, CEO, GE Vernova
Q2 2026 earnings call
- CNBC · Video Inside GE Vernova's Largest Turbine Plant: How the AI Boom Is Causing a Gas Turbine Shortage →
- Bloomberg Gas-Turbine Prices Surge, Crimping Efforts to Power Data Centers →
- Utility Dive GE Vernova Gas Turbine Backlog Climbs to 116 GW →
- Wood Mackenzie Gas Turbine Prices Soar 195% as Market Faces Supply-Demand Crisis →
- Power Engineering Data Centers Drive Record Surge in Power Equipment Orders as Turbine Slots Tighten Through 2030 →
- OilPrice U.S. Power Boom Triggers Global Gas Turbine Shortage →
The supply
New Old Stock (NOS) and zero-hour refurbished turbine-generator systems from major OEM families. Supply is held by an established U.S. principal whose leadership brings decades of energy infrastructure, capital markets, and data center development experience. Principal profiles and references are released under NDA, along with everything below the summary level. That includes model families.
| OEM | Equipment Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Electric | Turnkey generator systems | AVAILABLE |
| Siemens / Westinghouse | Turnkey generator systems | AVAILABLE |
| Pratt & Whitney / Mitsubishi | Turnkey generator systems | AVAILABLE |
| Rolls-Royce | Turnkey generator systems | AVAILABLE |
| Solar Turbines | Turnkey generator systems | AVAILABLE |
| Portfolio Total | 1.7+ GW |
Turnkey Scope
Complete systems with full Balance of Plant and auxiliary equipment. Simple cycle or combined cycle applications.
NOS & Zero-Hour
New Old Stock and zero-hour refurbished units, each carrying a new term warranty upon delivery.
Escrowed Funds
All transactions escrowed with an independent agent. Funds release against inspection and delivery documentation.
Worldwide Delivery
Ships to any destination with export logistics and site-level engineering support available.
How we work
The process runs in one direction. Every step is documented before the next one starts. That protects you, the seller, and the deal.
Qualify
We work with end users, not other intermediaries. Tell us your load requirement, site status, fuel supply, and timeline. If the fit is wrong, we say so early.
Register
Your requirement is registered in writing with the supply-side principal before any names are disclosed. NDA and non-circumvention agreements execute here.
Execute
Title chain verified. Commercial terms documented at LOI. Introductions made principal to principal. We stay engaged through close.
Who we serve
Data Center & Compute
Behind-the-meter and bridge power for AI and hyperscale campuses that cannot wait on the interconnection queue.
Utilities & Cooperatives
Capacity additions and peaking assets for load-serving entities facing retirement gaps and demand growth.
Industrial & IPP
Self-generation, cogeneration, and independent power projects with firm fuel supply and near-term COD targets.
International Development
Grid stabilization and baseload programs across Asia-Pacific, West Africa, South Asia, and the Gulf.
Command experience.
Commercial discipline.
Managing Member
32 YEARS OF SERVICE
Cairnstone was founded by a retired Marine Corps Brigadier General with over three decades of operational command. That career taught one lesson that transfers directly to this market: verify before you commit. Cairnstone applies that standard to every transaction. Mandates confirmed. Title chains checked. Terms in writing before names change hands.
The refurbished turbine market rewards discipline and punishes shortcuts. Sellers get burned by circumvention. Buyers get burned by intermediaries selling equipment they do not control. Cairnstone exists to remove both failure modes from your transaction. Principal identities, ours and yours, are exchanged at engagement under NDA.
Commercial Lead
ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY & GROWTH
Cairnstone's commercial practice is led by a Member with more than two decades at the intersection of enterprise technology and executive leadership. Growth programs, transformation initiatives, strategic partnerships, and advisory work with boards and executive teams. His operating principle is the same as ours: understand the requirement before proposing the solution.
That background is not incidental. Most of the demand for this portfolio comes from technology and infrastructure buyers. Cairnstone speaks their language.
Tell us your requirement.
We will tell you if we can fill it.
Request the one-page portfolio overview. Qualification to NDA runs days, not weeks, and units are placed as qualified buyers engage.