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

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation includes market leaders and subjects related to speeding up an equitable and just shift to a renewable energy economy. In recognition 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 begin Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my father. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would safeguard his land for ranching and farming while providing an additional source of earnings.
A couple years later, we started partnering with renewable energy developers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had always dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, however as sustainable energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy solutions. Our prime instruction is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy industrys transition to sustainable energy. We concentrate our operations in Texas, where thriving population and business development imply a quickly growing need for energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and provide all sort of sustainable energy services. This state is our house, and the energy crisis unfolding in our yard is individual. We wish to belong of the option and help our next-door neighbors throughout the state develop much-needed sources of clean power. We are well on our way, with 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of clean, reliable energy including one wind and 3 solar jobs currently in advancement and a possible portfolio of 15 GW.
What difficulties do you face? Why?
Capital is among the biggest challenges we deal with at the moment. The wind and the sun supply electricity, however capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We need capital for daily operations, and to establish, construct and operate our tasks.
Protecting advancement capital early is vital in providing land control and affiliation research studies to get projects off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with large financial investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can supply the capital essential to develop a successful renewable resource project.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to collaborations or joint endeavors. 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 renewable energy jobs and business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue constructing a varied company. We want to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by reaching out to individuals that are traditionally neglected and passed over. Ladies and individuals of color are key to our success, and it is very important 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 difference by bringing renewable energy jobs 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, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological development so everybody shares the advantages.
How has your Accelerate membership helped your business?
Having the ability to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a delight and an advantage. This program has supported our efforts to be a part of the solution during this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to some of the most significant and most prominent business on the planet, and these connections assist give us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we intend to return the favor.
To get more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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In 2021, we have actually reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, however as eco-friendly energy designers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale sustainable energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and provide all kinds of eco-friendly energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing sustainable energy jobs to areas with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable 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 development so everybody shares the advantages.