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 happy to share the 2nd installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation will feature industry leaders and topics associated with speeding up an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy.
In acknowledgment 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, utilities and federal governments incorporate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to begin your company?
A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced building strategies to the renewable energy market. I desire to lower the amount of green area used to support the growth of renewable energy around the world and help bring our market into the future. I established this business after working for a couple of big energies and realizing that the old model will not get us to where we need to be as a nation.
How are you making an impact through your company?
We are altering the way utilities, federal governments and co-ops think of powering the future of this fantastic nation. We buy finding and making use of tested, emerging technologies from worldwide that can be utilized to power today and the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to tidy energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to form the nation each and every day.
Tell us about your company?
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. Our group of energy professionals helps us lower building costs and timelines for our customers. We can also provide consulting and tactical preparation services, website recognition and preparation, building and construction, operations and maintenance, devices recycling, cybersecurity, site startup or shutdown, therefore a lot more.
Is there anything else you wish to show ACORE members and partners?
There is no obstacle small or too big for us. We welcome chances to bring our customers into the future, utilizing our extensive lessons found out and our proven brand-new technologies. We can assist our clients think in a different way about their community and the world. We like to state, “We provide you more power over your power.” And we think energy self-reliance is the crucial to green growth.
To learn more about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure strategies to the renewable energy industry. I desire to minimize the amount of green area used to support the growth of renewable energy around the world and aid bring our market into the future. Sole Trader offers our clients access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to shape the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge eco-friendly energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy independence is the key to green development.