From jobsites to solar fields.
Joshua K. Randall didn’t come to clean energy from a policy paper. He came from jobsites.
After earning his electrical engineering degree from Purdue University, Joshua started his career in Silicon Valley. First at Hewlett-Packard, then at LuxN, a pioneering optical networking startup where he helped build the digital infrastructure that underpins the modern internet.
But it was his return to St. Louis that shaped what Kane Energy would become. Over 15 years at Kwame Building Group, one of the nation's leading construction management firms, Joshua rose from Sales Engineer to President, overseeing $250 million in capital and infrastructure projects annually. He negotiated contracts totaling over $250 million. He delivered 25% year-over-year revenue growth. And he built a reputation across the construction industry as someone who delivered: on time, on budget, and with integrity.
That experience gave him something most clean energy founders don't have. A deep, practical understanding of how large-scale infrastructure actually gets built. Not in theory. In the field.
In 2019, Joshua founded Kane Energy with that conviction. The company was built to ensure that Black and Brown communities (historically excluded from the economic benefits of energy infrastructure) have a seat at the table as the grid transforms.
Today, Kane Energy develops community solar projects that generate revenue for municipalities, income for landowners, and savings for families, all without public cost. The company’s flagship project is a 5 MW partnership with a Metro East Illinois municipality that will serve 1,000 families and deliver over $15 million in community value over 25 years.
