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 pleased to share the 2nd installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation will include market leaders and subjects connected to accelerating a fair and just shift to a renewable resource economy.
In recognition of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how 3 Black-owned Accelerate member business are thriving 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, governments and energies integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your company?
A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced structure techniques to the renewable resource industry. I desire to minimize the amount of green space utilized to support the growth of renewable resource around the globe and help bring our market into the future. I established this company 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. We need dynamic, unencumbered thought that embraces the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein stated, “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you all over.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an impact through your business?
We are changing the way governments, co-ops and energies think about powering the future of this great country. We buy finding and utilizing tested, emerging technologies from all over the world that can be used to power the present and the future. Sole Trader gives our clients access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to form the country each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable resource business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility professionals assists us decrease construction expenses and timelines for our customers. We can also offer consulting and strategic planning services, site recognition and preparation, construction, operations and maintenance, devices recycling, cybersecurity, website startup or shutdown, and so a lot more.
Is there anything else you want to show ACORE members and partners?
We welcome chances to bring our clients into the future, utilizing our substantial lessons found out and our tested new technologies. And we think energy independence 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 innovations and advanced structure strategies to the renewable energy market. I want to reduce the quantity of green space utilized to support the growth of sustainable energy around the world and aid bring our market into the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to tidy energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to shape the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, expert, leading-edge eco-friendly energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and upkeep. And we think energy self-reliance is the crucial to green growth.