Note 1 Overview and Description of the Company	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Note 1 Overview and Description of the Company ABCO Energy, Inc. was organized on July 29, 2004 and operated until July 1, 2011 as Energy Conservation Technologies, Inc. (ENYC). On July 1, 2011 ENYC entered into a share exchange agreement (SEA) with ABCO Energy and acquired all of the assets of ABCO. ENYC changed its name to ABCO Energy, Inc. on October 31, 2011. The Company is in the Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems industry and is an electrical product and services supplier. ABCO Solar, Inc. is an Arizona corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABCO Energy. Inc. ABCO Solar is the wholly owned operating subsidiary of the company and does the sales and installation of all of its contracting business. ABCO Solar also sells and installs commercial lighting and energy conservation equipment like generators and energy efficient air conditioning for commercial and residential customers. Alternative Energy Finance Corporation (AEFC) AEFC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABCO Energy. AEFC provides financing for solar systems for customers and finances its company owned systems from its own cash. Long term leases recorded on the consolidated financial statements were $11,689 and $11,984 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 respectively. On July 26, 2017, AEFC filed a Regulation D offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the sale of shares for investor participation in a newly formed Limited Liability Company Alternative Energy Solar Fund #1, LLC (AESF). AESF is an Arizona LLC and the Fund has filed Blue Sky registrations in Arizona, Nevada, California and Colorado and intends to file in several other states. The AESF Offering The Fund offers sophisticated investors the opportunity to participate in a strategic solar investment in the ownership of projects installed on commercial, industrial, residential, non-profit and governmental buildings and land portfolios to be developed or acquired for the Fund by the Solar Project Developer (AEFC) (the “Portfolio” as defined herein). The Solar Project Developer, AEFC, has identified several solar projects that it intends to place under contract for development which are intended to provide long term investment cash returns and significant short term tax benefits to tax equity investors. These projects are currently available for transferring into the Fund. The Solar Project Developer has also solicited and found several projects that have become available from non-affiliated developers that would become investment candidates for the Fund. The Company prepared these financial statements according to the instructions for Form 10-Q. Therefore, the financial statements do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. However, the Company has recorded all transactions and adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. The adjustments made are normal and recurring. The following notes describe only the material changes in accounting policies, account details or financial statement notes during the first six Months of 2017. Therefore, please read these financial statements and notes to the financial statements together with the audited financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Note 1 Overview and Description of the Company

ABCO Energy, Inc. was organized on July 29, 2004 and operated until July 1, 2011 as Energy Conservation Technologies, Inc. (ENYC). On July 1, 2011 ENYC entered into a share exchange agreement (SEA) with ABCO Energy and acquired all of the assets of ABCO. ENYC changed its name to ABCO Energy, Inc. on October 31, 2011. The Company is in the Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems industry and is an electrical product and services supplier.

ABCO Solar, Inc. is an Arizona corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ABCO Energy. Inc. ABCO Solar is the wholly owned operating subsidiary of the company and does the sales and installation of all of its contracting business. ABCO Solar also sells and installs commercial lighting and energy conservation equipment like generators and energy efficient air conditioning for commercial and residential customers.

Alternative Energy Finance Corporation (AEFC)

AEFC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABCO Energy. AEFC provides financing for solar systems for customers and finances its company owned systems from its own cash. Long term leases recorded on the consolidated financial statements were $11,689 and $11,984 at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 respectively. On July 26, 2017, AEFC filed a Regulation D offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the sale of shares for investor participation in a newly formed Limited Liability Company Alternative Energy Solar Fund #1, LLC (AESF). AESF is an Arizona LLC and the Fund has filed Blue Sky registrations in Arizona, Nevada, California and Colorado and intends to file in several other states.

The AESF Offering

The Fund offers sophisticated investors the opportunity to participate in a strategic solar investment in the ownership of projects installed on commercial, industrial, residential, non-profit and governmental buildings and land portfolios to be developed or acquired for the Fund by the Solar Project Developer (AEFC) (the “Portfolio” as defined herein). The Solar Project Developer, AEFC, has identified several solar projects that it intends to place under contract for development which are intended to provide long term investment cash returns and significant short term tax benefits to tax equity investors. These projects are currently available for transferring into the Fund. The Solar Project Developer has also solicited and found several projects that have become available from non-affiliated developers that would become investment candidates for the Fund.

The Company prepared these financial statements according to the instructions for Form 10-Q. Therefore, the financial statements do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. However, the Company has recorded all transactions and adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. The adjustments made are normal and recurring. The following notes describe only the material changes in accounting policies, account details or financial statement notes during the first six Months of 2017. Therefore, please read these financial statements and notes to the financial statements together with the audited financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.