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, however as eco-friendly energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy thinks that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy jobs to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is crucial for the energy transition to not only modification how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological evolution so everyone shares the advantages.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation includes market leaders and subjects connected to speeding up an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member companies that are flourishing in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale sustainable 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 start Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my father. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would safeguard his land for ranching and farming while providing an additional source of earnings.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with eco-friendly energy designers. There were certainly imperfections and challenges, closed doors and unequal collaborations, but we utilized this time to truly develop our craft. If we wanted our company to grow and succeed then we would require to take a risk, we realized that. In 2020, when the world was forced to decrease due to the pandemic, we decided to take that threat. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had actually constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as renewable resource designers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Our prime regulation is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy industrys shift to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of renewable energy options.
What challenges do you face? Why?
Capital is among the most significant challenges we face at the moment. The sun and the wind provide electrical power, however capital is what moves whatever and everybody else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and operate our tasks.
Securing development capital early is necessary in supplying land control and affiliation research studies to get jobs off the ground. We are working hard to develop relationships with large financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can supply the capital required to create a successful eco-friendly energy project.
How can potential partners do company with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to collaborations or joint endeavors. We are offered to go over the need for all types of capital stack with various equity, tax and financial obligation companies that run in this market and those interested in investing in sustainable energy tasks and companies.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises strives to continue developing a diverse company. We want to assist balance the inequalities in our society by reaching out to people that are historically overlooked and passed over. Women and people of color are essential to our success, and it is necessary to promote their improvement to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy tasks to locations with high rates of poverty and other susceptible communities. It is important for the energy shift to not only modification how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological evolution so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate membership assisted your organization?
Being able to participate in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a benefit and a delight. The Accelerate Program has linked us to some of the biggest and most influential companies in the world, and these connections assist offer us the power to make a difference.
To find out more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, check out https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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