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 company, but as sustainable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable 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 maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of sustainable energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with poor neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is crucial for the energy transition 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.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment features industry leaders and topics related to accelerating a fair and simply 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 renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable resource developer 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 dad. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would secure his land for ranching and farming while providing an extra source of earnings.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with renewable resource developers. There were certainly difficulties and shortcomings, closed doors and unequal partnerships, but we used this time to truly hone our craft. If we wanted our service to grow and be successful then we would require to take a danger, we realized that. In 2020, when the world was required to decrease due to the pandemic, we chose to take that danger. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had actually always dreamed about. In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as renewable resource designers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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 instruction is to contribute to the velocity of the energy markets transition to sustainable energy. We focus our operations in Texas, where booming population and service growth indicate a rapidly growing need for energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and provide all kinds of renewable energy options. This state is our house, and the energy crisis unfolding in our yard is personal. We wish to be a part of the solution and assist our neighbors throughout the state develop much-needed sources of tidy power. We are well on our method, with 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of clean, reliable energy consisting of one wind and three solar tasks currently in advancement and a prospective portfolio of 15 GW.
What obstacles do you deal with? Why?
Capital is among the biggest obstacles we face at the moment. The sun and the wind offer electricity, however capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and run our jobs.
Securing advancement capital early is important in providing land control and interconnection studies to get jobs off the ground. We are working hard to establish relationships with large financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can offer the capital essential to create a successful eco-friendly energy task.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to collaborations or joint endeavors. We are available to go over the need for all types of capital stack with different equity, tax and debt business that operate in this industry and those thinking about buying renewable resource tasks and companies. Ideally, we wish to work with investment partners that can provide capital from the advancement phase through the building and construction stage. We are likewise available to partners who are interested in purchasing the business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises makes every effort to continue developing a varied business. We hope to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by reaching out to individuals that are traditionally neglected and passed over. Females and individuals of color are crucial to our success, and it is essential to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Hardship is another concern we hope to address. Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy jobs to locations with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable communities. These tasks offer economical and dependable electrical energy, and also bring task opportunities and infrastructure advancement to bad neighborhoods. It is essential for the energy transition 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.
How has your Accelerate subscription helped your business?
Being able to participate in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a privilege and a delight. This program has supported our efforts to be a part of the option during this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to a few of the greatest and most influential companies in the world, and these connections help offer us the power to make a difference. Someday, we wish to return the favor.
To get more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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