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What a load baseline is, and how it is calculated

What a load baseline is, and how it is calculated

After a demand response event, the first question is: How much load dropped? Thermostats, water heaters, and behavioral beat the peak programs require meter data to infer what happened.

Cyril Brunner, Director of Market Development

Energy leaders trust Texture

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AI doesn't need to be smarter. It needs to know you hate mushrooms.

AI doesn't need to be smarter. It needs to know you hate mushrooms.

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
How to use your data to identify members with new batteries or EVs

How to use your data to identify members with new batteries or EVs

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
Explore time travel, program operations v2, cleaner data | What's New in Texture

Explore time travel, program operations v2, cleaner data | What's New in Texture

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
How to model demand response program economics for electric co-ops: Device Counts, Value of a Kilowatt, and Net Benefit

How to model demand response program economics for electric co-ops: Device Counts, Value of a Kilowatt, and Net Benefit

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
How to set up a demand response program with only a few residential batteries

How to set up a demand response program with only a few residential batteries

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
Improved DR reporting, grid hierarchy, utility-scale batteries | What's New in Texture

Improved DR reporting, grid hierarchy, utility-scale batteries | What's New in Texture

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
How the grid protects itself: reclosers, fuses, and why your lights blink

How the grid protects itself: reclosers, fuses, and why your lights blink

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
Texture Changelog: Site detail with substation, transformer, meters, and devices + water heaters

Texture Changelog: Site detail with substation, transformer, meters, and devices + water heaters

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
The CORD Report is here: 55 co-ops share their experiences building grid flexibility programs

The CORD Report is here: 55 co-ops share their experiences building grid flexibility programs

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
What's new in Texture: EV & grid services updates

What's new in Texture: EV & grid services updates

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
Grid visibility is the foundation, not the ceiling

Grid visibility is the foundation, not the ceiling

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
Texture raises $12.5M series A for the OS for energy

Texture raises $12.5M series A for the OS for energy

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Program operations enhancements: enrollment, lifecycle management, and eligibility

Program operations enhancements: enrollment, lifecycle management, and eligibility

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
Texture Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Texture Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
SCADA, in-map grid exploration, alert mapping | Texture Changelog April 24, 2026

SCADA, in-map grid exploration, alert mapping | Texture Changelog April 24, 2026

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
Solar, battery, and thermostat device coverage expansion | What’s new in Texture

Solar, battery, and thermostat device coverage expansion | What’s new in Texture

Jessica EdwardsHead of Product Marketing
How We're Building a Grid That Learns

How We're Building a Grid That Learns

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Why Does Utility Software Work So Differently Than Every Other Industry?

Why Does Utility Software Work So Differently Than Every Other Industry?

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
From Knowing to Doing: Turning Grid Data into Real-Time Action

From Knowing to Doing: Turning Grid Data into Real-Time Action

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Moving Beyond Integrations to Context

Moving Beyond Integrations to Context

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
3 Utility Insights at DTECH

3 Utility Insights at DTECH

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
The Flywheel: Why This Gets Better for Everyone

The Flywheel: Why This Gets Better for Everyone

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Integrate Once, Access Everything

Integrate Once, Access Everything

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
The Integration Tax Killing DER Growth

The Integration Tax Killing DER Growth

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
From Fragmented Systems to A Grid Operating System : Why I'm Joining Texture

From Fragmented Systems to A Grid Operating System : Why I'm Joining Texture

Cyril BrunnerDirector of Market Development
Stop Being Afraid of Technical Debt

Stop Being Afraid of Technical Debt

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
The Grid’s Tech Future Is Already Being Written in Vermont

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

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
Texture Workflows: Orchestrating Energy Operations in Real Time

Texture Workflows: Orchestrating Energy Operations in Real Time

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
Release Notes | May - August 2025

Release Notes | May - August 2025

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
One Grid, One Trusted View—Powered by Texture.

One Grid, One Trusted View—Powered by Texture.

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
Texture Device Cloud: Built for OEMs, Ready for the Grid

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

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
How the Heck Does Texture’s Tesla Integration Work?

How the Heck Does Texture’s Tesla Integration Work?

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
90 Days Isn't Lightning Speed: Why Most Energy Platforms Can't Do Real AI

90 Days Isn't Lightning Speed: Why Most Energy Platforms Can't Do Real AI

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Energy is starving for coordination, and AI will feed it.

Energy is starving for coordination, and AI will feed it.

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Release Notes | March - April 2025

Release Notes | March - April 2025

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
The Hidden Data Risks in Utility Operations

The Hidden Data Risks in Utility Operations

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
The Energy Industry's Point Solution Problem: Why Utilities Keep Reinventing the Wheel

The Energy Industry's Point Solution Problem: Why Utilities Keep Reinventing the Wheel

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
What I Learned from 30 Hours with Solar Installers at NABCEP

What I Learned from 30 Hours with Solar Installers at NABCEP

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
60Hertz x Texture Partnership: Solar Monitoring & Maintenance Made Simple

60Hertz x Texture Partnership: Solar Monitoring & Maintenance Made Simple

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
The Power of Direct OEM Relationships: Why We Invest in Official API Access

The Power of Direct OEM Relationships: Why We Invest in Official API Access

Erik RothHead of Commercial
Breaking Down Texture Concepts – What is a Customer?

Breaking Down Texture Concepts – What is a Customer?

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Streamline Program Enrollment with Texture’s API

Streamline Program Enrollment with Texture’s API

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Release Notes | February 2025

Release Notes | February 2025

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Why Texture Bets on Experience: Our Contrarian Approach to Startup Hiring

Why Texture Bets on Experience: Our Contrarian Approach to Startup Hiring

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Who Really Controls Distributed Energy? The Unspoken Conflict in DERs

Who Really Controls Distributed Energy? The Unspoken Conflict in DERs

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Don't Let Sunk Costs Drag You Down: Focus on What You Do Best

Don't Let Sunk Costs Drag You Down: Focus on What You Do Best

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Empowering Success: Inside Texture’s Client Operations Process

Empowering Success: Inside Texture’s Client Operations Process

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Do the Hard Thing First: How Texture Creates Value Beyond the Transaction

Do the Hard Thing First: How Texture Creates Value Beyond the Transaction

Erik RothHead of Commercial
The End of the FTP Era: Why Energy Data Sharing Needs a Modern Solution

The End of the FTP Era: Why Energy Data Sharing Needs a Modern Solution

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Weaving Software Into the Energy Sector: Unifying Silos With a Data-First Approach

Weaving Software Into the Energy Sector: Unifying Silos With a Data-First Approach

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Texture Overview: Chaos to Clarity

Texture Overview: Chaos to Clarity

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
The Real Cost of Building It Yourself in Energy

The Real Cost of Building It Yourself in Energy

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Real-time or obsolete: The new rules of energy data management

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

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
Explaining Texture to My Mom

Explaining Texture to My Mom

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
The Human Side of Energy’s Digital Transformation

The Human Side of Energy’s Digital Transformation

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
Why Cloud Infrastructure is the Future for Energy Companies

Why Cloud Infrastructure is the Future for Energy Companies

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Breaking Down Texture’s Device Detail Page — Batteries

Breaking Down Texture’s Device Detail Page — Batteries

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Your Energy Customers are Your Users Now

Your Energy Customers are Your Users Now

Nicholas BrownCo-founder and CPO
Why Texture Doesn't Reverse Engineer APIs - and Why That Matters

Why Texture Doesn't Reverse Engineer APIs - and Why That Matters

Victor QuinnCo-founder and CTO
Collaboration — the Key to Energy Transformation

Collaboration — the Key to Energy Transformation

Sanjiv SanghaviCo-founder and CEO
The Critical Role of the Real World in Energy Management

The Critical Role of the Real World in Energy Management

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Unlocking Turnkey Distributed Storage Grid Services (DSGS) with Texture

Unlocking Turnkey Distributed Storage Grid Services (DSGS) with Texture

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Meeting Rebate Program Requirements with Custom Scheduling Solutions

Meeting Rebate Program Requirements with Custom Scheduling Solutions

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Battery Storage Strategy 101: Optimizing for Demand-Side Management

Battery Storage Strategy 101: Optimizing for Demand-Side Management

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Streamlining Demand Response with Texture’s Digital Grid Services Solution

Streamlining Demand Response with Texture’s Digital Grid Services Solution

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops
Release Notes | Q2 2024

Release Notes | Q2 2024

Jes HudginsHead of Delivery + Ops

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