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, but as sustainable energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and offer all kinds of sustainable energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing renewable energy tasks to areas with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is important for the energy shift to not only change how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everyone shares the advantages.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation features industry leaders and topics associated with speeding up a fair and simply transition to a renewable energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member business that are thriving in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring 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 start 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 source. Prior to we knew it, my husband and I were assisting others in the same circumstance. So, we made it main, got and started a company to work.
A couple years later on, we started partnering with renewable energy developers. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, but as sustainable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Our prime directive is to contribute to the velocity of the energy markets shift to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of renewable energy solutions.
What obstacles do you deal with? Why?
Capital is one of the most significant difficulties we deal with at the moment. The wind and the sun supply electricity, but capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We need capital for daily operations, and to develop, construct and operate our jobs.
Protecting development capital early is important in offering land control and interconnection studies to get jobs off the ground. We are striving to establish relationships with big financial investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital essential to create a successful sustainable energy task.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint ventures. We are available to talk about the requirement for all types of capital stack with different equity, tax and debt business that run in this industry and those interested in investing in sustainable energy tasks and companies.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue constructing a varied company. We hope to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by reaching out to individuals that are historically ignored and passed over. Females and people of color are essential to our success, and it is essential to promote their advancement to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy projects to locations with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable neighborhoods. 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 advancement so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate membership assisted your business?
Having the ability to participate in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is an opportunity and a pleasure. This program has actually supported our efforts to be a part of the service throughout this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to a few of the greatest and most prominent business in the world, and these connections assist provide us the power to make a difference. Someday, we want to return the favor.
To get more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, visit https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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