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 designers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale eco-friendly energy projects.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy thinks 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 communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy jobs to areas with high rates of poverty and other susceptible communities. It is crucial for the energy transition to not only modification how we produce energy, but 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 installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installment includes market leaders and subjects related to accelerating an equitable and simply shift to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member business that are growing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable energy 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 safeguard his land for ranching and farming while offering an additional source of income.
A couple years later, we started partnering with renewable energy designers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as eco-friendly energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy tasks.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, privately held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime regulation is to contribute to the velocity of the energy industrys transition to sustainable energy. We concentrate our operations in Texas, where booming population and company growth mean a rapidly growing demand for energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and provide all type of renewable resource solutions. This state is our home, and the energy crisis unfolding in our backyard is personal. We wish to belong of the option and help our neighbors throughout the state develop much-needed sources of tidy power. We are well on our method, with 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of tidy, trustworthy energy consisting of one wind and three solar jobs currently in advancement and a prospective portfolio of 15 GW.
What obstacles do you deal with? Why?
Capital is among the biggest difficulties we deal with at the moment. The wind and the sun provide electricity, but capital is what moves whatever and everyone else. We require capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and run our projects.
Protecting advancement capital early is important in providing land control and affiliation studies to get tasks off the ground. We are striving to establish relationships with big financial investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can supply the capital necessary to create a successful sustainable energy project.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint ventures. We are offered to discuss the need for all kinds of capital stack with various equity, tax and financial obligation business that operate in this market and those interested in investing in renewable energy projects and companies. Ideally, we wish to deal with investment partners that can supply capital from the advancement phase through the building and construction phase. We are also open to partners who have an interest in buying the business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue constructing a diverse company. We want to assist balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to people that are historically neglected and passed over. Ladies and people of color are crucial to our success, and it is necessary to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to locations with high rates of poverty 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 advancement so everybody shares the advantages.
How has your Accelerate membership helped your service?
Being able to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a pleasure and a benefit. The Accelerate Program has linked us to some of the greatest and most prominent companies in the world, and these connections assist provide us the power to make a difference.
To get more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, check out https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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