Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Katie Garza, Co-Founder and COO, Lyssy Energy

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation includes market leaders and topics connected to accelerating a fair and just shift to a sustainable energy economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member companies that are flourishing in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable resource designer in Texas. The following is a Q&A with Lyssy Energy Co-Founder and COO Katie Garza and Constance Thompson, ACOREs Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs.
What inspired you to begin Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my dad. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would secure his land for ranching and farming while supplying an additional source of earnings.
A couple years later, we began partnering with renewable resource developers. There were definitely drawbacks and obstacles, closed doors and unequal partnerships, however we utilized this time to actually sharpen our craft. We recognized that if we wanted our company to grow and be successful then we would require to take a threat. In 2020, when the world was forced to slow down due to the pandemic, we chose to take that danger. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually always dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as renewable resource designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy projects.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime directive is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy markets transition to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and offer all kinds of sustainable energy solutions.
What difficulties do you face? Why?
Capital is among the most significant difficulties we deal with at the minute. The sun and the wind provide electrical power, however capital is what moves everything and everyone else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to develop, construct and run our projects.
Protecting advancement capital early is important in supplying land control and interconnection studies to get jobs off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with big financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital essential to develop a successful renewable resource task.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are offered to talk about the requirement for all types of capital stack with various equity, tax and debt business that run in this market and those thinking about purchasing renewable resource projects and business. Preferably, we wish to deal with investment partners that can provide capital from the development phase through the construction phase. We are also open to partners who have an interest in investing in the business.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue developing a diverse business. We wish to help balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to people that are historically disregarded and passed over. Women and people of color are key to our success, and it is necessary to promote their advancement to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing renewable energy projects to areas with high rates of poverty and other susceptible communities. It is crucial for the energy shift to not only change how we produce energy, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate membership assisted your company?
Being able to take part in ACOREs Accelerate membership program is a delight and an opportunity. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to some of the most significant and most influential companies in the world, and these connections help offer us the power to make a difference.
To read more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as eco-friendly energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale eco-friendly energy projects.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and offer all kinds of eco-friendly energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with poor neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy tasks to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable communities. It is crucial for the energy shift to not only change how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological development so everyone shares the advantages.