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

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

In 2021, we have actually reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as sustainable energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy solutions. Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy projects to areas with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is important 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 benefits.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation includes market leaders and topics associated with accelerating a fair and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member companies that are thriving in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring 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 started with a favor to my dad. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would protect his land for ranching and farming while providing an extra income. Prior to we understood it, my other half and I were assisting others in the very same circumstance. We made it main, started an organization and got to work.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with eco-friendly energy developers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, however as eco-friendly energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale sustainable energy projects.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Our prime directive is to add to the acceleration of the energy industrys transition to sustainable energy. We focus our operations in Texas, where booming population and organization growth mean a quickly growing demand for energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and supply all type of renewable resource services. This state is our house, and the energy crisis unfolding in our yard is personal. We want to be a part of the solution and assist our neighbors across the state develop much-needed sources of tidy power. We are well on our way, with 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of tidy, reputable energy consisting of one wind and three solar tasks presently in development and a prospective portfolio of 15 GW.
What difficulties do you face? Why?
Capital is among the biggest challenges we deal with at the minute. The wind and the sun provide electrical energy, but capital is what moves everything and everyone else. We require capital for everyday operations, and to develop, construct and operate our projects.
Securing advancement capital early is important in supplying land control and interconnection studies to get projects off the ground. We are working hard to develop relationships with big investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can offer the capital necessary to create a successful renewable energy job.
How can potential partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are available to talk about the requirement for all types of capital stack with different equity, tax and debt companies that run in this market and those interested in investing in eco-friendly energy jobs and business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises makes every effort to continue developing a varied company. We hope to assist balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to people that are traditionally ignored and passed over. Women and people of color are crucial to our success, and it is very important to promote their improvement to positions of management and leadership.
Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing renewable energy tasks to areas with high rates of hardship and other susceptible 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 everybody shares the advantages.
How has your Accelerate membership helped your organization?
Having the ability to participate in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a benefit and a pleasure. This program has supported our efforts to be a part of the option during this unsure time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to some of the most significant and most prominent companies in the world, and these connections assist give us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we hope to return the favor.
For more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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