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Mainspring Energy Appoints Tom Linebarger As Chief Executive Officer

PRIVATEJun 10, 2026•8 days ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Mainspring Energy

Tom Linebarger
Menlo ParkManufacturingEnergyRenewable EnergySolarEnergy Storage

Description

Mainspring Energy has announced the appointment of Tom Linebarger, former Chairman and CEO of Cummins, Inc., as their new CEO. Linebarger will leverage his extensive experience in the energy sector to drive the company's expansion into utility and AI data center markets.

Company Information

Company

Mainspring Energy

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

About

"The world-class group of investors in our Series E represents some of the top clean energy and climate investors in the world," said Mainspring CEO and Founder Shannon Miller. "They are deeply committed to meeting our mutual goal of clean, reliable, affordable power for all."Mainspring will use the funds to expand operations and scale manufacturing of its innovative clean energy generators for commercial, industrial, and grid-side customers. Mainspring Linear Generators deliver significant advantages in cost, reliability, and flexibility, including the ability to dynamically switch between clean fuels like biogas, hydrogen, and ammonia with software. The products' full dispatchability allows them to track and firm renewables like solar and wind, and their low emissions make them easily sited and permitted. They can be deployed as a single unit or as a grid-scale array, ranging in output from 230 kW to tens of megawatts of power. About Mainspring Energy Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Mainspring is delivering a breakthrough new category of clean power generation — the linear generator — to leading customers including Fortune 500 companies like Kroger and Lineage Logistics, and utilities AEP, PG&E, Florida Power and Light, and more. For more information visit www.mainspringenergy.com.SOURCE Mainspring Energy, Inc.

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