Software for the
Future of Energy

We don’t just support the energy transition. We’re helping lead it.

The energy industry is undergoing rapid transformation, from grid modernization to automation to the integration of distributed resources. At Simple Thread, we build the software that helps make this future possible.

We partner with utilities and innovators to solve complex challenges around interconnection, grid planning, and system resilience. We translate deep domain expertise into elegant, human-centered tools.

We’re engineers, developers, product thinkers — and grid geeks — who live for hard problems and  real-world impact.

We Are Energy Experts

Our Energy Technology team brings together deep technical expertise, field-tested experience, and a shared passion for solving the grid’s toughest challenges.

We’ve worked across transmission and distribution planning, interconnection studies, and advanced grid modeling. We’ve designed forecasting tools, run reliability assessments, and built custom software platforms that empower utility engineers.

With backgrounds spanning utilities, national labs, and clean energy startups, we understand how data, software, and infrastructure intersect. We know how to build practical solutions that make energy systems more resilient, transparent, and equitable.

Where We Bring Value

Planning Studies

Transmission & distribution planning
Hosting capacity analysis
DER integration
Load electrification impact studies
Power flow modeling & simulation

Interconnection
& Data Access

Queue and timeline transparency
Wide area assessment
Grid constraint visualization
Geospatial infrastructure insight

Tooling &
Integration

Custom study automation platforms
Clean data workflows
Planning tool augmentation
Internal tool modernization
(e.g., Excel → Web apps)

Speaking the Same Technical Language

Siemens PSSE
PowerGEM TARA
ETAP
Aspen OneLiner

Energy Exemplar PLEXOS
Hitachi Energy ProMOD
Synergi
CYME
OpenDSS

SAP
Powerbase
PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQL Server

JavaScript
.NET
Linux
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Azure
Python
Terraform

We created Minerva because we saw a persistent need: better access to grid data and tools for understanding hosting capacity, interconnection timing, and infrastructure limitations.

Utilities and their partners need fast, intuitive ways to analyze their systems. Minerva empowers them with transparent, visual, and actionable insights—no coding or from-scratch modeling required.

Join Our Community

Are you working in energy, utilities, or grid tech in Virginia? Join our Energy Tech VA Meetup to connect with industry peers, share ideas, and explore the future of energy together.

Whether you’re in policy, planning, engineering, or software, there’s a seat for you at the table.

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