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 renewable energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale renewable energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy solutions. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and offer all kinds of eco-friendly energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with poor neighborhoods in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to locations with high rates of hardship 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 advancement so everyone shares the advantages.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment includes industry leaders and topics related to accelerating a fair and simply transition to an eco-friendly energy economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member companies that are prospering in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale eco-friendly 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 secure his land for ranching and farming while supplying an extra income. Prior to we understood it, my partner and I were helping others in the very same scenario. So, we made it main, got and began an organization to work.
A couple years later, we began partnering with sustainable energy developers. There were definitely obstacles and drawbacks, closed doors and unequal collaborations, but we used this time to actually develop our craft. We realized that if we desired our company to grow and succeed then we would need to take a threat. In 2020, when the world was required to slow down due to the pandemic, we decided to take that risk. We used 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, but as renewable resource developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale renewable resource 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 directive 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 maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy options.
What difficulties do you deal with? Why?
Capital is among the greatest challenges we face at the moment. The sun and the wind supply electrical energy, but capital is what moves everything and everyone else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and operate our jobs.
Protecting development capital early is essential in supplying land control and interconnection research studies to get tasks off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with large financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can offer the capital necessary to create an effective renewable resource job.
How can prospective partners do business with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are offered to discuss the requirement for all types of capital stack with various equity, tax and debt companies that operate in this industry and those interested in investing in renewable energy tasks and business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises makes every effort to continue developing a diverse business. We hope to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by reaching out to individuals that are traditionally overlooked and passed over. Females and people of color are crucial to our success, and it is very important to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Poverty is another concern we hope to deal with. Lyssy Energy is working with poor neighborhoods in backwoods, and we hope to make a difference by bringing renewable resource projects to locations with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable communities. These tasks supply cost effective and reputable electrical power, and likewise bring task opportunities and infrastructure development to bad communities. It is very important for the energy transition to not only modification how we produce energy, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate membership helped your business?
Being able to get involved in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is an advantage and a delight. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to some of the biggest and most influential companies in the world, and these connections help offer us the power to make a difference.
To get more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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