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

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, however as sustainable energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale renewable energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy solutions. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and provide all kinds of renewable energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks 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 development so everyone shares the benefits.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation features market leaders and subjects connected to speeding up a fair and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member business that are flourishing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable energy 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 started with a favor to my father. He asked me to create an energy lease that would safeguard his land for ranching and farming while offering an additional income. Prior to we understood it, my spouse and I were helping others in the same situation. So, we made it main, got and began a company to work.
A couple years later, we started partnering with renewable resource developers. There were definitely shortcomings and obstacles, closed doors and unequal collaborations, but we utilized this time to truly sharpen our craft. If we wanted our company to grow and be successful then we would require to take a threat, we understood that. In 2020, when the world was required to slow down due to the pandemic, we chose to take that danger. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reintroduced 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 renewable resource jobs.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime directive is to contribute to the velocity of the energy industrys transition to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy options.
What challenges do you deal with? Why?
Capital is one of the biggest difficulties we face at the moment. The sun and the wind supply electrical energy, but capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to develop, construct and operate our jobs.
Protecting development capital early is necessary in supplying land control and affiliation studies to get tasks off the ground. We are working hard to establish relationships with large investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital needed to develop a successful renewable resource job.
How can possible partners do organization with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are readily available to discuss the need for all kinds of capital stack with numerous equity, tax and financial obligation business that operate in this market and those interested in investing in renewable resource tasks and business. Ideally, we would like to deal with financial investment partners that can supply capital from the advancement phase through the building and construction phase. We are also open up to partners who are interested in buying the business.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises strives to continue developing a diverse company. We intend to help balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to individuals that are historically ignored and passed over. Ladies and people of color are essential to our success, and it is very important to promote their improvement to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy projects to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable communities. It is crucial for the energy shift to not only modification how we produce energy, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological development so everyone shares the advantages.
How has your Accelerate subscription helped your service?
Being able to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a delight and an opportunity. This program has actually supported our efforts to be a part of the service during this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has connected us to some of the biggest and most prominent business on the planet, and these connections help offer us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we wish to return the favor.
To find out more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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