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 2nd installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment will include industry leaders and subjects associated with accelerating an equitable and simply shift to a renewable energy economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how three Black-owned Accelerate member business are flourishing in the eco-friendly energy 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 assists co-ops, governments and energies integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your company?
A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced structure techniques to the renewable resource market. I wish to decrease the quantity of green space utilized to support the development of sustainable energy worldwide and aid bring our market into the future. I founded this business after working for a number of big energies and recognizing that the old design will not get us to where we require to be as a nation. We need dynamic, unencumbered idea that accepts the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein said, “Logic will get you from A to Z; creativity will get you all over.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an effect through your business?
We are altering the way governments, utilities and co-ops think about powering the future of this terrific country. We purchase finding and making use of proven, emerging technologies from around the globe that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our clients access to tidy energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to form the country each and every day.
Tell us about your business?
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge renewable resource business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and upkeep. Our team of energy professionals helps us lower building and construction expenses and timelines for our customers. We can also provide consulting and tactical planning services, website identification and preparation, building, operations and maintenance, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, site start-up or shutdown, and so far more.
Is there anything else you wish to share with ACORE members and partners?
We welcome chances to bring our clients into the future, using our comprehensive lessons found out and our tested brand-new technologies. And we believe energy independence is the essential to green development.
To read more about Sole Trader, see soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious innovations and advanced building techniques to the sustainable energy industry. I want to reduce the amount of green space used to support the growth of renewable energy around the world and assistance bring our market into the future. Sole Trader offers our clients 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, expert, leading-edge renewable energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. And we think energy self-reliance is the essential to green growth.