Nicholas Brown

Nicholas Brown

Co-founder and CPO

Nicholas Brown is the co-founder and CPO of Texture, an energy data platform in New York. With over 15 years of product leadership experience, he specializes in bringing innovative solutions to market in the energy and climate tech space

Posts by Nicholas Brown

What's actually behind that transformer? A look at grid traceability

What's actually behind that transformer? A look at grid traceability

A transformer is running hot. Before an operator can act, she needs to know what sits behind it. Why tracing the grid beats modeling it.

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Most software sees one slice of the grid. Texture sees all of it.

Most software sees one slice of the grid. Texture sees all of it.

Nicholas BrownEvery utility system owns one column of the grid, maybe two. Texture is the only one that holds all six: grid, meters, sites, devices, customers, and programs. All connected.
The Grid’s Tech Future Is Already Being Written in Vermont

The Grid’s Tech Future Is Already Being Written in Vermont

Nicholas BrownThe future isn’t waiting. Coordination, data, and user trust are the real battlegrounds for energy’s next decade.
Texture Workflows: Orchestrating Energy Operations in Real Time

Texture Workflows: Orchestrating Energy Operations in Real Time

Nicholas BrownSoon, the grid won’t run on handoffs. From onboarding to dispatch to reconciliation, operations will be automated—real-time and at scale.
One Grid, One Trusted View—Powered by Texture.

One Grid, One Trusted View—Powered by Texture.

Nicholas BrownNo two companies ever saw the same grid—until now. Texture gives utilities, OEMs, and partners a trusted, real-time view for collaboration.
Texture Device Cloud: Built for OEMs, Ready for the Grid

Texture Device Cloud: Built for OEMs, Ready for the Grid

Nicholas BrownEnergy hardware wins customers. Grid-ready backends win scale. Texture Device Cloud gives OEMs the infrastructure to make every device credible to utilities, partners, and markets.
Real-time or obsolete: The new rules of energy data management

Real-time or obsolete: The new rules of energy data management

Nicholas BrownDiscover how real-time energy data transforms operations for DER installers, OEMs, utilities, and retailers. Learn how Texture’s platform enables smarter decisions, better customer…
Your Energy Customers are Your Users Now

Your Energy Customers are Your Users Now

Nicholas BrownEnergy is going user-centric. Texture’s platform unifies data, streamlines experiences, and fosters real-time engagement. The result? Lower costs, higher trust, and next-level innovation…
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