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 technologies and advanced structure strategies to the sustainable energy market. I desire to reduce the amount of green area used to support the development of eco-friendly energy around the world and assistance bring our industry into the future. Sole Trader offers our clients 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 diverse, professional, leading-edge eco-friendly energy company with 200+ combined years of experience covering power generation, construction, operations and maintenance. And we believe energy self-reliance is the essential to green growth.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the second installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog series.
Each installation will include market leaders and topics associated with accelerating a fair and just shift to a renewable resource economy.
In acknowledgment of National Black Business Month, our August functions highlight how 3 Black-owned Accelerate member companies are prospering 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, utilities and co-ops integrate renewables into their energy portfolios
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What inspired you to begin your company?
A drive to bring ingenious technologies and advanced building techniques to the renewable energy market. I want to lower the quantity of green space utilized to support the growth of renewable resource around the world and aid bring our market into the future. I founded 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 require dynamic, unencumbered idea that welcomes the possibility of where we can go. Albert Einstein said, “Logic will get you from A to Z; creativity will get you everywhere.” This is the genesis of Sole Trader.
How are you making an impact through your business?
We are changing the way federal governments, co-ops and utilities think of powering the future of this terrific nation. We buy finding and utilizing tested, emerging technologies from around the globe that can be utilized to power the present and the future. Sole Trader offers our customers access to tidy energy, and we are motivating the next generation with our ability to form the nation each and every day.
Tell us about your business?
Sole Trader is a diverse, professional, leading-edge sustainable energy business with 200+ integrated years of experience covering power generation, building, operations and maintenance. Our group of energy specialists assists us lower building and construction costs and timelines for our clients. We can also provide consulting and strategic preparation services, site identification and preparation, construction, operations and maintenance, devices recycling, cybersecurity, website start-up or shutdown, therefore a lot more.
Is there anything else you wish to show ACORE members and partners?
There is no obstacle too big or little for us. We accept opportunities to bring our customers into the future, utilizing our extensive lessons discovered and our tested new technologies. We can assist our customers think differently about their community and the world. We like to say, “We give you more power over your power.” And we think energy self-reliance is the key to green development.
For more information about Sole Trader, check out soletraderenergy.org.
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