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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Incorporation of
Documents by Reference" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to
the Capstone Turbine Corporation 1993 Incentive Stock Plan and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated April 3, 1998, except
for paragraphs 1 of Note 13, as to which the date is May 26, 2000, with respect
to the financial statements and schedule of Capstone Turbine Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1997, included in its Registration Statement on Form S-1
(No. 333-33024) as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Woodland Hills, California
July 5, 2000