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 series.
Each installation will include industry leaders and topics connected to accelerating a fair and simply shift to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how three 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 renewable energy company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps 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 methods to the renewable resource market. I want to reduce the amount of green area utilized to support the development of sustainable energy all over the world and aid bring our industry into the future. I established this company after working for a number of big utilities and recognizing that the old design will not get us to where we require to be as a country. We require vibrant, unencumbered idea that embraces the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein stated, “Logic will get you from A to Z; creativity will get you everywhere.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an effect through your business?
We are altering the method federal governments, co-ops and energies think of powering the future of this great country. We purchase finding and using proven, emerging innovations from around the globe that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader gives 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+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility professionals helps us decrease building and construction expenses and timelines for our clients. We can likewise provide consulting and strategic preparation services, site identification and preparation, construction, operations and upkeep, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, website startup or shutdown, therefore a lot more.
Is there anything else you want to share with ACORE members and partners?
We accept opportunities to bring our clients into the future, utilizing our extensive lessons discovered and our tested brand-new innovations. And we believe energy independence is the essential to green growth.
To find out more about Sole Trader, visit soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure strategies to the sustainable energy market. I want to decrease the quantity of green space used to support the development of sustainable energy around the world and assistance bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader gives our clients access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our ability to form the country each and every day.
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy independence is the crucial to green growth.