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 site series.
Each installation will feature market leaders and subjects associated with accelerating an equitable and simply shift to a sustainable energy economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August features highlight how three Black-owned Accelerate member companies are flourishing 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 company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps utilities, federal governments and co-ops incorporate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your business?
A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced building strategies to the renewable resource market. I desire to minimize the amount of green area used to support the growth of renewable resource around the globe and help bring our industry into the future. I established this company after working for a couple of large energies and realizing that the old design will not get us to where we require to be as a country. We require dynamic, 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 business?
We are changing the way federal governments, energies and co-ops think about powering the future of this excellent nation. We invest in finding and making use of proven, emerging technologies from around the world that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to tidy energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our ability to shape the nation each and every day.
Inform us about your business?
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge eco-friendly energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. Our team of energy experts assists us decrease building and construction expenses and timelines for our customers. We can likewise supply consulting and strategic preparation services, site identification and preparation, building and construction, operations and upkeep, devices recycling, cybersecurity, website startup or shutdown, and so much more.
Exists anything else you wish to share with ACORE members and partners?
We accept opportunities to bring our customers into the future, utilizing our substantial lessons learned and our proven new innovations. And we believe energy self-reliance is the essential to green development.
To learn more about Sole Trader, see soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced structure methods to the eco-friendly energy market. I desire to lower the quantity of green space utilized to support the growth of sustainable energy around the world and help bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader provides our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to form the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and upkeep. And we think energy self-reliance is the essential to green development.