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

By Constance ThompsonAugust 30, 2021

A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced structure strategies to the sustainable energy industry. I desire to lower the quantity of green space used to support the development of sustainable energy around the world and aid bring our market into the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to form the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy independence is the crucial to green development.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the 2nd installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation will feature industry leaders and subjects connected to accelerating an equitable and just transition to a renewable resource economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how three 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 business based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader assists co-ops, energies and governments integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your business?
A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced structure strategies to the renewable resource market. I wish to lower the quantity of green area used to support the growth of renewable resource around the world and aid bring our industry into the future. I founded this company after working for a number of large utilities and realizing that the old design will not get us to where we need to be as a country. We require dynamic, unencumbered idea that embraces the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein stated, “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you all over.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an effect through your business?
We are changing the method co-ops, federal governments and utilities think about powering the future of this great country. We invest in finding and using proven, emerging innovations from all over the world that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to shape the nation each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
Sole Trader is a diverse, expert, leading-edge eco-friendly energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility experts helps us decrease building and construction expenses and timelines for our clients. We can also provide consulting and strategic planning services, website identification and preparation, construction, operations and upkeep, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, site startup or shutdown, and so a lot more.
Exists anything else you want to share with ACORE members and partners?
There is no challenge too big or little for us. We accept opportunities to bring our clients into the future, utilizing our comprehensive lessons found out and our tested new technologies. We can assist our customers believe differently about their community and the world. We like to state, “We offer you more power over your power.” And we think energy independence is the key to green growth.
To find out more about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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