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 site series.
Each installation will feature market leaders and topics related to speeding up a fair and simply shift to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August features highlight how 3 Black-owned Accelerate member business 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 company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps co-ops, energies and federal governments 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 building techniques to the renewable resource market. I want to lower the amount of green space utilized to support the growth of renewable resource around the globe and assistance bring our industry into the future. I established this company after working for a number of large energies and realizing that the old design will not get us to where we require to be as a nation. We need vibrant, unencumbered idea that accepts the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein stated, “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 impact through your company?
We are changing the way co-ops, utilities and governments believe about powering the future of this great country. We invest in finding and utilizing tested, emerging innovations from around the globe that can be used to power today and the future. Sole Trader provides our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to form the country each and every day.
Tell us about your business?
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge renewable energy business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. Our team of energy experts assists us decrease building and construction expenses and timelines for our clients. We can likewise offer consulting and tactical planning services, site identification and preparation, construction, operations and maintenance, devices recycling, cybersecurity, website start-up or shutdown, and so a lot more.
Exists anything else you want to share with ACORE members and partners?
We accept chances to bring our clients into the future, using our extensive lessons found out and our proven new innovations. And we believe energy independence is the essential to green development.
To get more information about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced building methods to the sustainable energy market. I desire to minimize the quantity of green space used to support the growth of eco-friendly energy around the world and assistance bring our market into the future. Sole Trader provides our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to shape the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable energy company with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and upkeep. And we believe energy independence is the key to green growth.