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

By Constance ThompsonAugust 30, 2021

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is delighted to share the 2nd installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment will feature market leaders and topics related to accelerating a fair and simply shift to a sustainable energy economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August features highlight how three Black-owned Accelerate member business are growing 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 business based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps co-ops, governments and energies integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your company?
A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced structure strategies to the eco-friendly energy industry. I want to reduce the amount of green space utilized to support the growth of renewable energy around the world and aid bring our industry into the future. I established this business after working for a couple of large utilities and realizing that the old design will not get us to where we require to be as a country.
How are you making an impact through your business?
We are altering the method utilities, co-ops and federal governments consider powering the future of this terrific nation. We invest in finding and using proven, emerging innovations from worldwide that can be utilized 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 nation each and every day.
Tell us about your business?
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge renewable resource company with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility professionals helps us lower construction costs and timelines for our customers. We can likewise provide consulting and strategic preparation services, website identification and preparation, construction, operations and upkeep, devices recycling, cybersecurity, site startup or shutdown, and so a lot more.
Exists anything else you want to show ACORE members and partners?
There is no challenge small or too large for us. We embrace opportunities to bring our clients into the future, using our extensive lessons found out and our tested brand-new technologies. We can help our customers think differently about their community and the world. We like to state, “We provide you more power over your power.” And our company believe energy independence is the essential to green development.
To get more information about Sole Trader, visit soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring innovative innovations and advanced building strategies to the renewable energy market. I desire to minimize the amount of green space utilized to support the growth of eco-friendly energy around the world and help bring our market into the future. Sole Trader provides our customers access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to shape the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. And we think energy self-reliance is the essential to green development.