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 sustainable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy solutions. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of eco-friendly energy solutions. Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to locations with high rates of poverty and other susceptible 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 development so everybody shares the benefits.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installment includes industry leaders and topics related to accelerating a fair and just transition to a renewable resource economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member business that are thriving in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale eco-friendly 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 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 extra source of income.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with sustainable energy developers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had constantly dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as eco-friendly energy developers with the hope of owning and operating utility-scale renewable energy tasks.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. 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 sustainable energy options.
What difficulties do you deal with? Why?
Capital is one of the biggest obstacles we deal with at the moment. The wind and the sun offer electrical energy, but capital is what moves whatever and everyone else. We require capital for daily operations, and to develop, construct and run our tasks.
Securing advancement capital early is necessary in providing land control and affiliation studies to get jobs off the ground. We are working hard to establish relationships with large investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can offer the capital needed to develop a successful eco-friendly energy task.
How can potential partners do organization 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 different equity, tax and debt business that operate in this market and those thinking about purchasing renewable resource projects and business. Ideally, we would like to deal with investment partners that can supply capital from the advancement phase through the building and construction stage. We are also open up to partners who are interested in buying the business.
How are you making an impact through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises strives to continue building a varied company. We intend to assist balance the inequalities in our society by reaching out to people that are historically neglected and passed over. Females and people of color are crucial to our success, and it is essential to promote their advancement to positions of management and management.
Poverty is another problem we wish to resolve. Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in backwoods, and we wish to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy projects to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable neighborhoods. These projects provide inexpensive and trusted electrical energy, and likewise bring job chances and infrastructure development to bad communities. It is necessary 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 everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate subscription helped your organization?
Having the ability to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a privilege and a pleasure. This program has supported our efforts to be a part of the service throughout this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has connected us to some of the greatest and most influential companies on the planet, and these connections help provide us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we want to return the favor.
To read more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, go to https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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