About Civitas

Mission

Civitas Energy is committed to promoting quality renewable energy systems and services to individuals within communities through education and informative seminars. By reducing dependency on traditional fossil fuels and promoting energy efficiency, Civitas satisfies its customers’ energy demands while helping reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and national dependencies on foreign fuels, therefore, securing a sustainable environmental and political future for generations to come.

Leadership

Patrick Gallagher (President) is originally from Ireland, where he obtained his Architectural Engineering degree, has been living in New York City for the past thirteen years. He spent most of that time working at large international investment bank where he initially worked in Information Technology but then developed his financial modeling skills when he moved into a collateral analysis, bond structuring and trading role. After finding himself out of work in 2008, Patrick started volunteering at a solar installation company and learned about the exceptional financial incentives available in our time and after finding his calling found Civitas Energy. Patrick is passionate about people and the environment, especially anything that involves cleaner air and rivers. He likes to fish. A lot. A real lot. Like, an unhealthy amount.

Patrick Newell, a native of Maine, has been interested in renewable energy for as long as he can remember. Wind and Solar PV have been of particular interest, and he always assumed that it would be in these fields in which he would make an impact. “I appreciate that there are true geniuses lending their minds to improving these tried and tested technologies, and so to do my part, I am working to drive demand and ultimately serious investment into the field of renewables.” He and Patrick created Civitas Energy for this very reason.

“I hope that our industry will one day command the brain power that housing, the dot-com, and other economic booms enjoyed during their respective primes, such that the technology may advance in a manner similar to that of the microprocessor. Governments and utilities are helping make green energy affordable, but this will not last. We must pounce on this opportunity if we are serious about seeing alternative energy as a major player in our lifetime.”