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 happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation features industry leaders and topics associated with accelerating an equitable and just shift to a renewable energy economy. In acknowledgment of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member companies that are prospering in the eco-friendly energy sector.
Today, we are including Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable resource 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 start Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my daddy. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would protect his land for ranching and farming while supplying an extra income. Prior to we understood it, my hubby and I were assisting others in the same scenario. We made it main, started an organization and got to work.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with renewable energy developers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually always dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as eco-friendly energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy jobs.
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 instruction is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy industrys shift to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of renewable energy services.
What difficulties do you face? Why?
Capital is among the biggest challenges we face at the moment. The sun and the wind supply electrical energy, but capital is what moves whatever and everyone else. We require capital for everyday operations, and to develop, construct and run our tasks.
Protecting development capital early is important in offering land control and interconnection research studies to get projects off the ground. We are working hard to establish relationships with large investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital essential to create an effective renewable resource job.
How can possible partners do company with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to collaborations or joint endeavors. We are offered to discuss the need for all kinds of capital stack with numerous equity, tax and financial obligation companies that operate in this market and those interested in buying renewable resource tasks and companies. Preferably, we want to deal with investment partners that can supply capital from the advancement stage through the building stage. We are also open up to partners who are interested in investing in the company.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises strives to continue developing a diverse company. We intend to help stabilize the inequalities in our society by connecting to individuals that are traditionally ignored and passed over. Ladies and individuals of color are key to our success, and it is necessary to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Hardship is another problem we intend to attend to. Lyssy Energy is dealing with poor communities in backwoods, and we wish to make a distinction by bringing renewable resource tasks to areas with high rates of poverty and other susceptible neighborhoods. These jobs offer trustworthy and affordable electricity, and also bring job chances and infrastructure development to poor communities. It is very important for the energy shift to not only modification 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 business?
Being able to participate in ACOREs Accelerate membership program is a pleasure and an advantage. The Accelerate Program has actually linked 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 read more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, visit https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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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 running utility-scale eco-friendly energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Lyssy Energy thinks that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and offer all kinds of renewable energy services. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing renewable energy tasks to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is essential for the energy shift to not only modification how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological development so everyone shares the benefits.