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Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies (Details) - Revenue from External Customers by Products or Services - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,889,435	$ 1,315,660
Revenues, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Solar PV Residental and Commercial Sales [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,827,361	$ 1,160,296
Revenues, Percentage	97.00%	88.00%
Solar Thermal Residential - Commercial [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 11,112
Revenues, Percentage	0.00%	1.00%
ABCO LED & Energy Efficient Lighting [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 59,964	$ 143,783
Revenues, Percentage	3.00%	11.00%
Interest Income [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2,110	$ 469
Revenues, Percentage	0.00%	0.00%

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