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 installment will feature industry leaders and subjects associated with accelerating an equitable and just transition to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August features highlight how three Black-owned Accelerate member business are growing in the renewable energy sector.
Kevin Butler, PMP, PE, is the Chief Executive Officer of Sole Trader Renewable Energy LLC, a minority- and veteran-owned sustainable energy business based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader assists energies, co-ops and federal governments incorporate 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 sustainable energy market. I want to minimize the amount of green area utilized to support the growth of eco-friendly energy around the world and aid bring our market into the future. I established this business after working for a couple of large energies and understanding that the old model will not get us to where we require to be as a nation.
How are you making an effect through your business?
We are altering the method energies, co-ops and governments believe about powering the future of this great country. We buy finding and using tested, emerging technologies from around the globe that can be utilized to power today and the future. Sole Trader gives our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to shape the country each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
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 team of utility experts helps us minimize building costs and timelines for our clients. We can also offer consulting and strategic preparation services, website identification and preparation, building and construction, operations and maintenance, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, site startup or shutdown, and so a lot more.
Exists anything else you would like to show ACORE members and partners?
There is no obstacle too big or little for us. We welcome opportunities to bring our clients into the future, using our extensive lessons learned and our tested new technologies. We can help our customers think in a different way about their community and the world. We like to state, “We offer you more power over your power.” And our company believe energy self-reliance is the crucial to green development.
For more information about Sole Trader, check out soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure methods to the renewable energy industry. I desire to decrease the quantity of green area utilized to support the growth of sustainable energy around the world and assistance bring our market into the future. Sole Trader provides our customers access to tidy energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to form the country each and every day.
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge renewable energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. And we think energy self-reliance is the crucial to green development.