On my deep space science vessel (mirror - don't know if that matters), the fore end of the nacelles differ somewhat.
See the starboard nacelles? They have something about them that's different that the plain-looking appearance of the port nacelle.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/SG1fan1/ship-1_zps23c3b433.jpg
My best guess is that it's the area that the energy collects or draws into collectors by the siphon energy BOff skill. That's where the energy stream seems to go when I activate it.
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Welcome to STO. Get used to it. It ain't gonna be the last funky graphic you see on the ship models. As far as reporting it, save yourself the aggravation. Cryptic will only insult your intelligence, and say there's nothing wrong with texture map.
It's "working as intended."
Yeah... Blame STO.
This is what he gets for letting his Chief Engineer drink during refits. Even Kirk refused to let Scotty near a bottle while in Spacedock.