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 series.
Each installment will include industry leaders and topics connected to speeding up a fair and simply shift to an eco-friendly energy economy.
In acknowledgment 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 renewable resource company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Sole Trader helps energies, co-ops and governments integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to begin your business?
A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced building strategies to the renewable energy market. I want to reduce the quantity of green area utilized to support the development of sustainable energy around the world and help bring our market into the future. I established this company after working for a couple of big utilities and understanding that the old model will not get us to where we require to be as a country.
How are you making an effect through your company?
We are altering the method utilities, federal governments and co-ops believe about powering the future of this excellent nation. We purchase finding and utilizing tested, emerging technologies 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 shape the country each and every day.
Inform us about your company?
Sole Trader is a varied, professional, leading-edge renewable resource company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and upkeep. Our group of energy experts helps us lower construction costs and timelines for our customers. We can likewise provide consulting and strategic preparation services, website identification and preparation, building and construction, operations and upkeep, equipment recycling, cybersecurity, website start-up or shutdown, therefore a lot more.
Exists anything else you wish to share with ACORE members and partners?
There is no difficulty too big or small for us. We embrace opportunities to bring our customers into the future, utilizing our comprehensive lessons discovered and our tested brand-new technologies. We can help our clients believe differently about their neighborhood and the world. We like to state, “We offer you more power over your power.” And we believe energy independence is the essential to green growth.
For more information about Sole Trader, go to soletraderenergy.org.
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A drive to bring innovative technologies and advanced building strategies to the eco-friendly energy market. I desire to lower the quantity of green area utilized to support the development of renewable energy around the world and aid bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader gives our customers access to clean energy, and we are inspiring the next generation with our capability to form the nation each and every day.
Sole Trader is a diverse, expert, leading-edge sustainable energy company with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building and construction, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy self-reliance is the crucial to green growth.