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 second installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation will include industry leaders and subjects related to speeding up an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August features highlight how 3 Black-owned Accelerate member companies 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 sustainable energy company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader assists energies, governments and co-ops 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 building techniques to the renewable energy market. I desire to lower the amount of green space utilized to support the development of renewable resource around the world and help bring our industry into the future. I founded this company after working for a couple of large energies and understanding that the old design will not get us to where we need to be as a country. We require vibrant, unencumbered thought that welcomes the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein said, “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an effect through your company?
We are altering the way governments, co-ops and utilities consider powering the future of this excellent nation. We buy finding and making use of tested, emerging innovations from all over the world that can be utilized to power the present and the future. Sole Trader gives our clients access to tidy energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to form the country each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility experts helps us decrease construction expenses and timelines for our clients. We can likewise offer consulting and strategic preparation services, site identification and preparation, building, operations and maintenance, devices recycling, cybersecurity, site start-up or shutdown, therefore a lot more.
Is there anything else you would like to show ACORE members and partners?
We accept chances to bring our clients into the future, utilizing our extensive lessons discovered and our tested new innovations. And we think energy independence is the essential to green growth.
To get more information about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure strategies to the eco-friendly energy industry. I desire to reduce the amount of green area utilized to support the growth of sustainable energy around the world and aid bring our market into the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to tidy energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our ability to form the country each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and upkeep. And we think energy independence is the key to green development.