For those following the white-hot topics of data center energy policy and new power generation, Latitude Media's Lisa Martine Jenkins goes deep on FERC's move to seek public input on potential new regulations around standardizing large load interconnections. Mainspring is watching this issue closely. That's why we've gotten involved with this proceeding. We're working with data centers and utilities to boost grid flexibility and provide diesel-free alternatives to get more large loads connected faster. Full article here: https://lnkd.in/gJ7-3MJf #onsitepower #powerresilience #flexiblepower #datacenters #AI #lineargenerators
Mainspring Energy
Electric Power Generation
Menlo Park, CA 67,905 followers
Powering the new energy landscape
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Mainspring designs and manufactures an advanced, flexible power generation solution — the Linear Generator — that gives leading C&I companies, data centers, and utilities reliable, scalable, sustainable power capacity. Any fuel, any scale, anytime, anywhere.
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- Electric Power Generation
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- 201-500 employees
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- Menlo Park, CA
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- Privately Held
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- 2010
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Thanks Energize Capital for hosting this summit on data center power. We agree 100%: “Flexibility is emerging as the key unlock, allowing data centers to shift, pause, or relocate workloads and become resources for the grid.” There is no more flexible power solution than the Mainspring Linear Generator. #datacenters #AI #flexiblepower #lineargenerators
Thanks to all who joined us last week in Washington, D.C., for Energize's Sustainable Innovation Summit: Data Centers! In our final SIS of 2025, we hosted four closed-door sessions with leaders from utilities, policy, and technology to explore one of the biggest questions in climate today: How can we optimize compute infrastructure and meet AI-driven energy demand? A few of our takeaways: ⚡️ The biggest constraint on AI growth is no longer chips but power, as interconnection queues and grid delays redefine the limits of digital infrastructure. 💪 Flexibility is emerging as the key unlock, allowing data centers to shift, pause, or relocate workloads and become resources for the grid. 🏛️ Fragmented permitting and policy frameworks are a key challenge to deployment, highlighting the need for stronger coordination between federal and state regulators. 🌐 Most data centers run at about 50% utilization, and AI-driven orchestration can boost efficiency without adding new hardware. 🤝 Earning community trust and maintaining global competitiveness will depend on proving that data centers can create shared value for local communities, utilities, and the broader economy. A big thank you to our panelists: Pierson Stoecklein (Exowatt), Joel Jansen (American Electric Power), Craig Gordon (Mainspring Energy), Kevin Stevens (Energize), Matt Stansberry (Uptime Institute), Matthew Brocklehurst (Sitetracker), Andrew C. Wills (Invenergy), Meredith Breach Bos (Energize), Varun Sivaram (Emerald AI), Eileen Waris (Energize), Ken Sullivan (Bay Compute), Chad Gibson (Neuralwatt), Stephen Sandford (CoreWeave), Agustina Soriano Sergi (Energize) 🗞️ We’ll be sharing more of our research on data center flexibility next week! Stay tuned at energizecap.com/news.
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The data center industry needs to look differently at infrastructure architecture and resilience, argues global infrastructure expert Christian Belady, former VP of Data Center R&D at Microsoft. The industry must move past the status quo to realize the transformative potential of onsite power technologies to deploy datacenters faster, save cost, and increase reliability. His great article now out in Issue 19 of InterGlobix Magazine. Read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/gnaNm2yu We applaud Christian, a member of Mainspring’s Strategic Advisory Board, for his bold leadership and vision. #onsitepower #transformativetech #datacenters #AI #lineargenerators
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Linear Generators are having a moment! Join our CEO and Founder Shannon Miller and Heatmap News reporter Matthew Zeitlin on Nov. 5 at the online SOSV Climate Tech Summit. They'll be talking about how the unique features of linear generators, combined with the new ITC extension, position Mainspring well to meet surging electricity demand. Lots of exciting speakers and sessions on tap, and it's free - don't miss out! 🎟️ Virtual, free, registration link: https://lnkd.in/ge-7nWzd #DeepTech #EnergyInnovation #Decarbonization #GridResilience #LinearGenerators
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NYSERDA released the results of its major "Zero by 40" Techno Economic Assessment last week, and Linear Generators are prominently featured as a technology that can help New York achieve its energy and environmental goals. We agree and are excited to prove it with our hydrogen demonstration project with National Grid, NYSERDA, Long Island Power Authority and others at the Northport Power Plant on Long Island! H/T to EPRI for its role in conducting this study. Download the full NYSERDA report (458 pages): https://lnkd.in/ghqyKWyf Read NGV's hydrogen pilot news: https://lnkd.in/gBpNUrn9 #reliablepower #DEFR #NGV #LIPA #NYISO #fuelflexibility #lineargenerators
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Looking forward to next week's Trellis Group Impact 25 VERGE conference! Don't miss Mainspring's Chris Baker with Rajiv Bazaj and representatives from EPRI in the their panel discussion: Unlocking Flexible Solutions: Adaptive Management, Demand Response, AI and the Future Grid. | October 29, 10:30AM PT
Constellation will join key stakeholders advancing the technologies and innovations needed for a sustainable energy future at Trellis Group's Impact 25 VERGE conference. Our leaders will be participating in a number of panels and discussions focusing on meeting demand, decarbonization and strategies for smart energy purchasing. ✅ Shaping the Future of Scope 2: Corporate GHG Strategies Amid Evolving Standards with Jessica Cohen Spencer and panelists discussing proposed updates to Scope 2 and SBTi standards and their implications for corporate climate action. | October 28, 9:30AM PT ✅ Moo-ving the Needle: Dairy RNG as a Scalable Decarbonization Solution with Norris Wright and panelists discussing new innovations in Renewable Natural Gas. | Wednesday, October 29, 9:00AM PT ✅ Unlocking Flexible Solutions: Adaptive Management, Demand Response, AI and the Future Grid with Rajiv Bazaj and representatives from EPRI and Mainspring Energy. | October 29, 10:30AM PT ✅ Innovations in Renewable Sourcing for a Difficult Market with Ben Chadwick on how businesses can make large energy purchasing agreements against a backdrop of high pricing, regulatory uncertainty and competing demand. | October 29, 3:00PM PT
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We're excited for SOSV's annual, live Climate Tech Summit, coming together for early November with an amazing lineup of speakers. Among them will be Mainspring CEO Shannon Miller, interviewed by Matthew Zeitlin of Heatmap News on "The Linear Generator Moment". In answer to Warren Buffet, we're suited up and swimming strong! Register (free) and see the full agenda at https://lnkd.in/ggMzbKG8 #climatetech #powergeneration #lineargenerators #futureofpower
If you want proof that climate tech is alive and well, join us at the SOSV 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 (𝐍𝐨𝐯 3–7, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥). We just dropped the agenda, and it’s loaded with: ➡️ Investors doubling down on climate ➡️ Founders delivering market share & decarbonization 🌊 In the great words of Warren Buffet, “only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.” And our lineup? Fully suited and still swimming strong. 🎉 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧. 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
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Extreme weather, rising energy costs, and impending sunset dates for key federal incentives are creating a narrow window of opportunity for public sector leaders. Now is the time to build resilient solutions with affordable, sustainable, onsite generation. If your state or local agency is serious about clean energy, resilience, or infrastructure—and wants to move fast before policy windows close—don’t miss this: “Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure: How Public Sector Leaders Can Act Before Incentives Expire” 🗓️ October 23 | 1 PM EST Mainspring strategic partners Schneider Electric, Baringa, City of San Antonio, RMI, and Zurich Insurance Resilience Solutions will dig into: • Navigating IRA incentive phase-outs and make “direct pay” work • Fast-tracking solar, storage, electrification projects • Creative financing models (like Energy-as-a-Service) • Clearing permitting & interconnection bottlenecks • Using digital tools to monetize resilience and control cost You’ll walk away with actionable strategies you can plug into your next project. Bonus: follow-up session + opportunity for 1:1 consulting. https://lnkd.in/e8GSbNuf Also, learn more about how linear generators serve as the dispatchable, flexible backbone of any resilient onsite power solution: https://lnkd.in/gaV-c8h #resilientpower #microgrids #ITC #onsitepower
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Don't miss the amazing Chris Baker! #onsitepower #BYOP
With grid constraints and rising energy costs disrupting budgets, onsite power has become a smart solution for cost control and reliability. Join this discussion moderated by Debra Chanil with speakers Chris Baker of Mainspring Energy and Chris Fraga of Alternative Energy Development Group for strategies to help companies secure predictable, affordable power in today’s chaotic energy market. Sponsored by Mainspring Energy. Thursday, October 23 | 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT Register today: https://lnkd.in/dc3CBPtA
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Don't forget to register for next week's webinar with Smart Energy Decisions! Join Mainspring's Chris Baker, Chris Fraga of Alternative Energy Development Group, and Debra Chanil to learn how to secure predictable, affordable power in a chaotic energy market. On Thursday 10/23 at 2pm ET/ 11am PT. → Register: https://lnkd.in/dc3CBPtA #EnergyWebinar #Webinar #EnergyStrategy
Energy market volatility continues to challenge organizations trying to manage costs and plan ahead. Join Chris Baker of Mainspring Energy and Chris Fraga of Alternative Energy Development Group on Thursday, October 23 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT for insights on strategies to secure predictable, affordable power amid uncertainty. Sponsored by Mainspring Energy. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dc3CBPtA
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