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 installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation will feature industry leaders and topics connected to accelerating an equitable and simply transition to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition 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 eco-friendly energy business based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps utilities, co-ops and governments incorporate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to begin your business?
A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced building strategies to the renewable energy market. I wish to lower the quantity of green space used to support the development of eco-friendly energy all over the world and help bring our industry into the future. I founded this company after working for a couple of large energies and realizing that the old design will not get us to where we need to be as a country. We require vibrant, unencumbered idea 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 impact through your company?
We are changing the way energies, governments and co-ops think of powering the future of this great nation. We purchase finding and utilizing proven, emerging innovations from worldwide that can be utilized to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our ability to shape the country each and every day.
Inform us about your business?
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable resource company with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. Our group of energy specialists helps us decrease building expenses and timelines for our clients. We can likewise offer consulting and strategic preparation services, website recognition and preparation, building and construction, operations and maintenance, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, site start-up or shutdown, and so much more.
Is there anything else you would like to share with ACORE members and partners?
We accept opportunities to bring our customers into the future, using our substantial lessons found out and our tested brand-new innovations. And we think energy independence is the key to green growth.
To read more about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced building techniques to the sustainable energy market. I desire to lower the amount of green area utilized to support the development of eco-friendly energy around the world and help bring our market into the future. Sole Trader provides our clients access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to form the country each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, expert, leading-edge renewable energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and upkeep. And we think energy self-reliance is the essential to green growth.