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 installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment includes industry leaders and subjects associated with accelerating a fair and just shift to a renewable resource economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member business that are flourishing in the renewable resource sector.
Today, we are featuring 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 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 supplying an extra source of income.
A couple years later, we began partnering with sustainable energy developers. We utilized 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the company we had actually constantly dreamed about. 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 sustainable energy projects.
Tell us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Our prime instruction is to contribute to the velocity of the energy markets shift to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy thinks that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and offer all kinds of eco-friendly energy options.
What difficulties do you face? Why?
Capital is among the greatest challenges we face at the moment. The sun and the wind supply electricity, however capital is what moves everything and everyone else. We need capital for daily operations, and to develop, construct and operate our tasks.
Protecting advancement capital early is important in supplying land control and affiliation studies to get projects off the ground. We are working hard to establish relationships with large financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital necessary to develop an effective eco-friendly energy project.
How can potential partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint ventures. We are available to discuss the requirement for all types of capital stack with numerous equity, tax and debt business that run in this industry and those interested in investing in eco-friendly energy jobs and business.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue developing a varied company. We hope to assist stabilize the inequalities in our society by connecting to individuals that are traditionally overlooked and passed over. Ladies and individuals of color are crucial to our success, and it is very important to promote their improvement to positions of management and leadership.
Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural locations, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy jobs to areas with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable 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 evolution so everybody shares the advantages.
How has your Accelerate membership assisted your service?
Being able to participate in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a pleasure and an advantage. This program has actually supported our efforts to be a part of the solution throughout this unsure time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually linked us to some of the biggest and most prominent business worldwide, and these connections assist give us the power to make a difference. Someday, we wish to return the favor.
To read more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, check out https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as renewable energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy believes that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of sustainable energy solutions. Lyssy Energy is working with bad neighborhoods in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing eco-friendly energy tasks to locations with high rates of hardship and other susceptible neighborhoods. It is essential 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 everybody shares the benefits.