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

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as renewable energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale sustainable energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of renewable energy services. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing sustainable energy jobs to locations with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable communities. 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 everyone shares the advantages.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation features market leaders and subjects connected to speeding up an equitable and just shift to an eco-friendly energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member business that are prospering 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 begin Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my father. He asked me to create an energy lease that would safeguard his land for ranching and farming while supplying an extra income. Before we knew it, my other half and I were assisting others in the same circumstance. We made it official, got and began a company to work.
A couple years later on, we started partnering with renewable energy designers. There were certainly shortcomings and difficulties, closed doors and unequal partnerships, however we used this time to really hone our craft. If we desired our organization to grow and succeed then we would require to take a threat, we recognized that. In 2020, when the world was forced to decrease due to the pandemic, we decided to take that risk. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had actually always dreamed about. In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, however as renewable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy tasks.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime regulation is to contribute to the velocity of the energy markets transition to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and offer all kinds of eco-friendly energy options.
What obstacles do you face? Why?
Capital is one of the biggest challenges we face at the moment. The sun and the wind provide electrical power, however capital is what moves whatever and everyone else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and operate our tasks.
Protecting development capital early is essential in providing land control and affiliation research studies to get jobs off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with large investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can supply the capital necessary to produce an effective sustainable energy project.
How can prospective partners do company with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint ventures. We are offered to discuss the need for all types of capital stack with numerous equity, tax and financial obligation business 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 aims to continue developing a varied company. We hope to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by reaching out to people that are historically disregarded and passed over. Ladies and people of color are key to our success, and it is necessary to promote their advancement to positions of management and leadership.
Hardship is another problem we hope to address. Lyssy Energy is dealing with poor neighborhoods in backwoods, and we want to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to locations with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable communities. These projects offer reliable and budget friendly electricity, and likewise bring task opportunities and facilities development to bad communities. It is very important for the energy shift to not only change how we produce energy, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological evolution so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate subscription assisted your company?
Being able to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a benefit and a delight. The Accelerate Program has linked us to some of the most significant and most influential companies in the world, and these connections help provide us the power to make a distinction.
To find out more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, check out https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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