Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	Note 11- Subsequent Events In April and May 2012, the Company sold 6 units of common stock, which yielded $90,000. On April 20, 2012, Arista Power entered into a Business Cooperation Agreement with GEMx Technologies, Inc. (a/k/a GE Energy Storage), a unit of GE Transportation and a subsidiary of General Electric. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Cooperation Agreement: (1) GE Energy Storage agreed to provide joint marketing support in the sales efforts of Arista Power’s Power on Demand system, which will include promoting the Power on Demand system through GE’s commercial and industrial sales channel, trade show support by GE Energy Storage, and the use by Arista Power, as pre-approved by GE Energy Storage, of GE’s logo in Arista Power’s marketing material for the Power on Demand system; (2) Arista Power agreed to utilize GE Energy Storage’s Durathon™ energy modules in its Power on Demand system; and (3) Arista Power and GE Energy Storage agreed to the terms of the Purchase Order in which Arista Power agreed to purchase Durathon™ energy modules from GE Energy Storage.

Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Note 11- Subsequent Events

In April and May 2012, the Company sold 6 units of common stock, which yielded $90,000.

On April 20, 2012, Arista Power entered into a Business Cooperation Agreement with GEMx Technologies, Inc. (a/k/a GE Energy Storage), a unit of GE Transportation and a subsidiary of General Electric. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Cooperation Agreement: (1) GE Energy Storage agreed to provide joint marketing support in the sales efforts of Arista Power’s Power on Demand system, which will include promoting the Power on Demand system through GE’s commercial and industrial sales channel, trade show support by GE Energy Storage, and the use by Arista Power, as pre-approved by GE Energy Storage, of GE’s logo in Arista Power’s marketing material for the Power on Demand system; (2) Arista Power agreed to utilize GE Energy Storage’s Durathon™ energy modules in its Power on Demand system; and (3) Arista Power and GE Energy Storage agreed to the terms of the Purchase Order in which Arista Power agreed to purchase Durathon™ energy modules from GE Energy Storage.