Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Kevin Butler, Founder & CEO of Sole Trader Renewable Energy

By Constance ThompsonAugust 30, 2021

A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure techniques to the eco-friendly energy industry. I want to lower the quantity of green space used to support the development of sustainable energy around the world and help bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader provides our clients access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our ability to form the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. And we think energy self-reliance is the essential to green growth.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the second installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installment will feature industry leaders and topics related to accelerating a fair and simply shift to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how 3 Black-owned Accelerate member business are thriving in the renewable resource sector.
Kevin Butler, PMP, PE, is the Chief Executive Officer of Sole Trader Renewable Energy LLC, a minority- and veteran-owned renewable resource company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps co-ops, federal governments and energies incorporate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to begin your business?
A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced structure strategies to the renewable resource industry. I wish to decrease the quantity of green space used to support the development of renewable energy around the world and help bring our market into the future. I founded this company after working for a number of large energies and understanding that the old model will not get us to where we need to be as a nation. We need vibrant, unencumbered thought that embraces the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein said, “Logic will get you from A to Z; creativity will get you everywhere.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an impact through your business?
We are altering the way co-ops, energies and federal governments think about powering the future of this great country. We buy finding and using tested, emerging innovations from around the world that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our clients access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to form the country each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge sustainable energy company with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and upkeep. Our group of energy specialists assists us reduce building expenses and timelines for our clients. We can likewise provide consulting and strategic planning services, site identification and preparation, building and construction, operations and maintenance, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, site startup or shutdown, therefore far more.
Exists anything else you wish to show ACORE members and partners?
There is no challenge little or too large for us. We welcome opportunities to bring our clients into the future, using our comprehensive lessons learned and our tested brand-new innovations. We can assist our customers think in a different way about their community and the world. We like to state, “We provide you more power over your power.” And our company believe energy self-reliance is the crucial to green growth.
For more information about Sole Trader, see soletraderenergy.org.
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