Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Kevin Butler, Founder & CEO of Sole Trader Renewable Energy

By Constance ThompsonAugust 30, 2021

A drive to bring innovative innovations and advanced building techniques to the renewable energy market. I desire to decrease the amount of green area used to support the growth of eco-friendly energy around the world and aid bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader gives our customers access to clean energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our capability to form the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a varied, expert, leading-edge eco-friendly energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy self-reliance is the essential to green development.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the second installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installment will feature market leaders and topics connected to speeding up an equitable and just transition to a renewable resource economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how three Black-owned Accelerate member business are thriving in the sustainable 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 helps federal governments, energies and co-ops integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to start your business?
A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced structure techniques to the sustainable energy industry. I wish to decrease the amount of green space used to support the development of eco-friendly energy all over the world and aid bring our market into the future. I established this company after working for a couple of large energies and realizing that the old model will not get us to where we need to be as a nation. We need dynamic, unencumbered idea that welcomes 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 effect through your business?
We are changing the method co-ops, utilities and federal governments believe about powering the future of this terrific nation. We invest in finding and using proven, emerging technologies from all over the world that can be utilized to power the present and the future. Sole Trader gives our clients access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to shape the nation each and every day.
Inform us about your business?
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge renewable resource business with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. Our team of utility experts assists us reduce construction costs and timelines for our clients. We can likewise provide consulting and tactical planning services, website identification and preparation, building, operations and upkeep, devices recycling, cybersecurity, site start-up or shutdown, therefore much more.
Exists anything else you want to share with ACORE members and partners?
We embrace opportunities to bring our customers into the future, using our substantial lessons learned and our proven brand-new technologies. And we believe energy independence is the crucial to green growth.
To get more information about Sole Trader, visit soletraderenergy.org.
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