About

Beth Galante & Secure Energy Solutions:

Principal Beth Galante has 30+ years of experience in energy and environmental advocacy, clean energy program development and management, and community-level engagement and partnerships. As an attorney with a masters of energy and environmental law, Galante practiced and taught social justice focused law for 15 years, including as co-director of the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic in its national award-winning pro bono representation of disadvantaged communities. After Hurricane Katrina, she directed international nonprofit Global Green’s Gulf Coast office as it built LEED Platinum/net zero affordable housing, secured a commitment to high performance building standards for both New Orleans citywide schools rebuilding and statewide affordable housing tax credits, and created New Orleans Better Buildings energy efficiency program with federal ARRA funding, which garnered her a White House Champion of Change award.

Illuminating Paths to Sustainable Futures

Beth Galante

Founder and Principal

Illuminating Paths to Sustainable Futures

Beth Galante

Founder and Principal

Driving Force Behind Sustainable Energy Solutions

For the past 11 years, Beth has focused on delivering rooftop solar and energy efficiency to lower income communities in numerous states, drawing upon her mission focused network to help PosiGen Solar become the national leader in low-income solar service, and taking Louisiana to #1 in the nation for low income solar adoption. She worked with the first green bank in the nation, the Connecticut Green Bank, for more than 7 years to create their groundbreaking Solar for All community engagement program, partnering with cities and nonprofit leaders across the state to meet their LMI solar targets ahead of schedule, delivering outstanding benefits to low income families, and creating a model for states and cities to scale low income solar in the coming years. Beth spent a year working on the Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All provisions with government officials, and has a deep knowledge of federal programs and funding opportunities that are available to enable the rapid growth of equitable clean energy in the coming years.

Awards & Recognition

Issued by White House · Jul 2011

 

Recognition for creation and management of New Orleans’ award-winning Better Buildings Energy Efficiency Program Recognition for creation and management of New Orleans’ award-winning Better Buildings Energy Efficiency Program

 

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Issued by Aspen Institute Jan 2008

 

Invitation to join the 2008 Henry Crown fellowship program, the Aspen Institute’s most prestigious leadership program.

Co-Director, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic

 

Issued by American Bar Association · June 2000 

 

Tulane Environmental Law Clinic staff and students were the first ever recipients of this award for their groundbreaking legal work to advance environmental justice in Louisiana.

Issued by National Law Journal · Jun 1999

Issued by Southern Environmental Enforcement Network · Oct 1996

 

Recognition for negotiation of baseline health monitoring and extensive criminal fines for negligent exposure of construction workers to asbestos.

Issued by Louisiana Victims and Citizens Against Crime · Jun 1996