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 business, however as renewable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy projects.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy services. Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy tasks to areas with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is important for the energy transition to not only change how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everyone shares the benefits.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment features industry leaders and subjects connected to accelerating an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member business that are prospering in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including 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 started with a favor to my daddy. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would secure his land for ranching and farming while offering an extra source of income.
A couple years later on, we started partnering with renewable energy designers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had always dreamed about. 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 running utility-scale sustainable energy projects.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime instruction is to add to the velocity of the energy industrys shift to sustainable energy. We concentrate our operations in Texas, where booming population and service development imply a rapidly growing demand for energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and provide all type of renewable resource options. This state is our home, and the energy crisis unfolding in our backyard is individual. We wish to be a part of the service and help our next-door neighbors throughout the state establish much-needed sources of clean power. We are well on our method, with 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of clean, trusted energy including one wind and three solar jobs currently in advancement and a prospective portfolio of 15 GW.
What challenges do you face? Why?
Capital is one of the most significant challenges we deal with at the minute. The wind and the sun provide electrical power, however capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We require capital for everyday operations, and to develop, construct and operate our jobs.
Securing development capital early is necessary in providing land control and affiliation research studies to get projects off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with big investment companies that have a strong interest in renewables and can offer the capital required to create a successful renewable resource project.
How can potential partners do organization with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to collaborations or joint endeavors. We are available to go over the requirement for all types of capital stack with numerous equity, tax and financial obligation business that run in this industry and those interested in investing in sustainable energy jobs and companies.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises makes every effort to continue building a varied company. We hope to help balance the inequalities in our society by reaching out to individuals that are historically overlooked and passed over. Women and people of color are essential to our success, and it is crucial to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Hardship is another concern we hope to resolve. Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in backwoods, and we wish to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to areas with high rates of hardship and other susceptible communities. These projects offer inexpensive and trustworthy electricity, and also bring job opportunities and facilities advancement to poor 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 development so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate membership helped your company?
Having the ability to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a benefit and a pleasure. This program has actually supported our efforts to be a part of the option throughout this uncertain time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually connected us to some of the most significant and most influential business in the world, and these connections help give us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we wish to return the favor.
To find out more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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