Juhl Energy (JUHL) S-1/A 28 Jul 14 2014 Q1 IPO registration (amended) Financial data

Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	14-May-14	Jun. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Juhl Energy, Inc	'	'
Document Type	'S-1	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	25,234,826	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$2,755,130
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001366312	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012
CURRENT ASSETS	'
Cash	$2,031,039
Restricted cash	412,665
Short-term investments and accrued interest receivable	320,950
Short-term investments - restricted	316,891
Accounts receivable and other current assets	1,305,317
Work-in-progress	527,300
Inventory	281,521
Other current assets	335,187
Total current assets	5,530,870
Property and equipment, net	24,820,575
OTHER ASSETS	'
Escrow cash reserves for contractual commitments	1,143,005
Deferred offering and loan costs	329,624
Intangible assets	563,593
Goodwill	214,090
Project development costs and other	345,361
Total other assets	2,595,673
TOTAL ASSETS	32,947,118
CURRENT LIABILITIES	'
Accounts payable	579,300
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	908,072
Payable to former owners of acquired company	985,872
Deferred revenue - license arrangement and other	317,408
Current portion of notes payable	234,807
Current deferred income taxes	11,000
Derivative liabilities	225,109
Nonrecourse debt	784,606
Total current liabilities	4,046,174
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	'
Nonrecourse debt, net of current portion	9,866,504
Notes payable, net of current portion	2,998,668
Derivative liabilities- interest rate swap	898,400
Deferred revenue - license arrangement and 1603 Grant, net of current portion	2,070,128
Deferred revenue - power purchase contract	3,881,870
Deferred income taxes	31,000
Total long-term liabilities	19,746,570
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS	2,518,450
REDEEMABLE CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK OF SUBSIDIARY	180,000
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'
Common Stock - $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 24,449,626 and 23,155,146 issued and 24,260,022 and 22,965,542 outstanding December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively	2,316
Additional paid-in capital	9,341,235
Treasury stock, 189,604 shares held by the Company at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	-218,965
Accumulated deficit	-17,778,255
Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.	5,266,465
Noncontrolling interest in equity	1,189,459
Total stockholders' equity	6,455,924
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	32,947,118
Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized Series A convertible preferred stock - $.0001 par value, 4,820,000 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	2,527,731
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Member	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized Series A convertible preferred stock - $.0001 par value, 4,820,000 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	11,392,403
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	'
CURRENT ASSETS	'
Cash	44,970
Restricted cash	330,633
Accounts receivable and other current assets	231,423
Property and equipment, net	15,669,942
OTHER ASSETS	'
Total other assets	700,000
TOTAL ASSETS	16,976,968
CURRENT LIABILITIES	'
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	424,270
Derivative liabilities	1,123,509
Nonrecourse debt	9,681,758
Total liabilities	11,246,159
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	'
Deferred revenue - power purchase contract	$16,622

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2008
Preferred Stock, shares issued	'	'	'	5,160,000
Common Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Common Stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000	'
Common Stock, shares issued	25,424,430	24,449,626	23,155,146	2,250,000
Common Stock, shares outstanding	25,234,826	24,260,022	22,965,542	'
Treasury stock, shares held	189,604	189,604	189,604	'
Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000	20,000,000	'
Preferred Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Preferred Stock, shares issued	4,560,000	4,820,000	4,820,000	'
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	4,560,000	4,820,000	4,820,000	'
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in Dollars)	$5,518,000	$5,836,000	$5,883,000	'
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Member	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Preferred Stock, shares issued	5,966,792	5,966,792	5,966,792	'
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	5,966,792	5,966,792	5,966,792	'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
REVENUE	$15,101,281
COST OF GOODS SOLD	12,340,975
GROSS PROFIT	2,760,306
OPERATING EXPENSES	'
General and administrative expenses	2,738,038
Payroll and employee benefits	2,546,232
Wind farm administration expenses	357,762
Total operating expenses	5,642,032
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	-2,881,726
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)	'
Interest and dividend income	3,061
Interest expense	-831,191
Gain (Loss) on fair value of interest rate swap	663,509
Total other expense, net	-164,621
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	-3,046,347
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)	'
NET INCOME (LOSS)	-3,046,347
LESS NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	222,618
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUABLE TO JUHL ENERGY, INC.	-3,268,965
PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	760,145
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	($4,029,110)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED (in Shares)	23,513,996
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	($0.17)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cha

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $)

Common Stock [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]

Treasury Stock [Member]

Retained Earnings [Member]

Retained Earnings [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Subsidiaries [Member]

Total

Subsidiaries [Member]

Subsidiaries [Member]

Balance at Dec. 31, 2011

$2,206

$2,527,731

$11,392,403

$8,550,435

($218,965)

'

($14,644,489)

'

$7,609,321

$1,321,328

'

$8,930,649

Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2011

22,059,803

4,820,000

5,966,792

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

-2,815,352

'

-2,815,352

-130,369

'

-2,945,721

Stock-based compensation

'

'

'

161,511

'

'

'

'

161,511

'

'

161,511

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock

69

-392,026

'

391,957

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock (in Shares)

688,011

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Series A Preferred dividends

'

392,026

'

-392,026

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash

'

'

'

'

'

-16,200

'

-16,200

'

'

-16,200

-710,440

Common stock issued as commitment shares on an equity line facility

41

'

'

244,358

'

'

'

'

244,399

'

'

244,399

Common stock issued as commitment shares on an equity line facility (in Shares)

407,332

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Contingent issuance of common stock for PEC acquisition

'

'

'

385,000

'

'

'

'

385,000

'

'

385,000

Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms

'

'

'

'

'

'

-302,214

'

-302,214

-1,500

'

-303,714

Balance at Dec. 31, 2012

2,316

2,527,731

11,392,403

9,341,235

-218,965

'

-17,778,255

'

5,266,465

1,189,459

'

6,455,924

Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012

23,155,146

4,820,000

5,966,792

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

-3,268,965

'

-3,268,965

222,618

'

-3,046,347

Stock-based compensation

'

'

'

42,335

'

'

'

'

42,335

'

'

42,335

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock

77

-297,729

'

297,652

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock (in Shares)

769,642

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in cash

'

'

'

-88,565

'

'

'

'

-88,565

'

'

-88,565

Series A Preferred dividends

'

339,681

'

-339,681

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Issuance of common stock

52

'

'

95,348

'

'

'

'

95,400

'

'

95,400

Issuance of common stock (in Shares)

524,838

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash

'

'

'

'

'

-71,637

'

-71,637

'

'

-71,637

-760,145

Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms

'

'

'

'

'

'

-302,214

'

-302,214

-1,750

'

-303,964

Balance at Dec. 31, 2013

2,445

2,569,683

11,392,403

9,348,324

-218,965

'

-21,421,071

'

1,672,819

1,410,327

'

3,083,146

Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2013

24,449,626

4,820,000

5,966,792

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

-944,885

'

-944,885

-366,236

'

-1,311,121

Stock-based compensation

25

'

'

145,236

'

'

'

'

145,261

'

'

145,261

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock

-3

5,316

'

-5,313

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock (in Shares)

33,265

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash

'

'

'

'

'

-35,588

'

-35,588

'

'

-35,588

'

Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms

'

'

'

'

'

'

-75,553

'

-75,553

'

'

-75,553

Balance at Mar. 31, 2014

$2,503

$2,386,719

$11,392,403

$9,694,608

($218,965)

'

($22,477,097)

'

$780,171

$1,044,091

'

$1,824,262

Balance (in Shares) at Mar. 31, 2014

25,424,430

4,560,000

5,966,792

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Net income (loss)	($3,046,347)	($2,945,721)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,585,468	1,473,027
Loss on equity investment	'	400,000
Impairment of inventory	172,200	'
Stock-based compensation	42,335	161,511
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts	17,680	40,000
Impairment of deferred issuance costs	244,399	'
(Gain) loss on fair value of interest rate swap	-429,413	339,937
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-1,764,241	1,549,366
Work-in-progress	8,538	67,548
Inventory	16,658	-10,648
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	-849,241	'
Other current assets	385,459	464,683
Accounts payable	1,995,622	-1,482,482
Promissory notes payable	154,499	154,906
Accrued expenses	71,821	-227,432
Income taxes payable	'	-90,000
Deferred income taxes	'	-7,000
Derivative instruments - interest rate swap	-234,096	-228,927
Deferred revenue	131,303	-268,374
Other long-term liabilities	553,464	'
Other	75,000	-34,140
Net cash used in operating activities	-868,892	-643,746
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Proceeds from short-term investments	547,836	309,355
Proceeds from cash grant	'	6,284,476
Cash paid for business acquisition, net of cash acquired	-735,872	-1,000,000
Payment for investment	'	-120,000
Payments for project development costs, net of reimbursements	-26,374	-54,022
Payments for property and equipment	-339,602	-197,784
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-554,012	5,222,025
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Change in restricted cash	-76,050	-76,872
Escrow deposits related to long-term debt, net	-145,226	-242,135
Proceeds from sale of common stock	20,000	'
Cash dividends paid	-388,612	-345,099
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock of subsidiary	1,400,000	'
Payments for deferred offering costs	'	-75,000
Proceeds from notes payable	715,963	'
Payments of accounts payable and promissory notes payable related to property and equipment	'	-3,592,773
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	672,546	-7,798,388
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH	-750,358	-3,220,109
CASH BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD	2,031,039	5,251,148
CASH END OF THE PERIOD	1,280,681	2,031,039
Cash paid during the year for:	'	'
Interest	687,360	739,817
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Issuance of common stock for equity line commitment	'	244,399
Contingent issuance of common stock for PEC acquisition	'	385,000
Issuance of common stock through reduction in accounts payable	75,400	'
Accrued dividend on redeemable preferred membership interests	75,554	'
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Series A preferred stock dividend paid with common stock	297,652	392,026
Series A preferred stock dividend in accrued expenses	51,929	98,542
Other Loans [Member]	'	'
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Principal payments on bank notes payable	($853,529)	($3,466,509)

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CURRENT ASSETS	'	'
Cash	$1,351,950	$1,280,681
Restricted cash	232,498	488,715
Short-term investments - restricted	90,072	90,005
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	1,804,477	3,046,678
Work-in-progress	522,572	518,762
Inventory	103,788	92,663
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings	'	849,241
Other current assets	420,002	231,923
Total current assets	4,525,359	6,598,668
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net	23,508,323	23,831,680
OTHER ASSETS	'	'
Escrow cash reserves for contractual commitments	1,337,606	1,288,231
Loan costs, net	201,928	6,843
Intangible assets	314,266	258,666
Goodwill	214,090	214,090
Project development costs and other	72,000	89,540
Total other assets	2,139,890	1,857,370
TOTAL ASSETS	30,173,572	32,287,718
Total assets	30,173,572	32,287,718
CURRENT LIABILITIES	'	'
Accounts payable	1,465,170	2,499,522
Accrued liabilities	1,335,941	1,305,447
Deferred revenue - license arrangement and other	317,408	317,408
Current portion of notes payable	877,698	910,612
Derivative liabilities- interest rate swap	'	194,196
Current portion of nonrecourse debt	875,739	834,555
Total current liabilities	4,871,956	6,061,740
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	'	'
Nonrecourse debt, net of current portion	9,491,527	9,032,734
Notes payable, net of current portion	3,156,555	3,123,617
Derivative liabilities- interest rate swap	'	265,804
Other long-term liabilities	553,464	553,464
Deferred revenue - license arrangement and 1603 Grant, net of current portion	1,936,954	1,967,839
Deferred revenue - power purchase contract	4,148,404	4,058,924
Deferred income taxes	42,000	42,000
Total long-term liabilities	19,328,904	19,044,382
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS	2,518,450	2,518,450
REDEEMABLE CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK OF SUBSIDIARY	1,630,000	1,580,000
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'	'
Common Stock - $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 25,424,430 and 24,449,626 issued and 25,234,826 and 24,260,022 outstanding March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	2,503	2,445
Additional paid-in capital	9,694,608	9,348,324
Treasury stock, 189,604 shares held by the Company at March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013	-218,965	-218,965
Accumulated deficit	-22,477,097	-21,421,071
Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.	780,171	1,672,819
Noncontrolling interest in equity	1,044,091	1,410,327
Total stockholders' equity	1,824,262	3,083,146
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	30,173,572	32,287,718
Cash	1,351,950	1,280,681
Restricted cash	232,498	488,715
Accounts receivable and other current assets	1,804,477	3,046,678
Property and equipment, net	23,508,323	23,831,680
All other assets	2,139,890	1,857,370
TOTAL ASSETS	30,173,572	32,287,718
Total assets	30,173,572	32,287,718
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,335,941	1,305,447
Derivative liabilities	'	194,196
Deferred revenue- power purchase contract	4,148,404	4,058,924
Nonrecourse debt	875,739	834,555
Total current liabilities	4,871,956	6,061,740
Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'	'
Preferred Stock	2,386,719	2,569,683
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Member	'	'
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'	'
Preferred Stock	11,392,403	11,392,403
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]	'	'
CURRENT ASSETS	'	'
Cash	487,555	119,734
Restricted cash	'	374,443
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	208,483	221,955
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net	14,836,934	15,003,771
OTHER ASSETS	'	'
Total other assets	800,000	800,000
TOTAL ASSETS	16,332,972	16,519,903
Total assets	16,332,972	16,519,903
CURRENT LIABILITIES	'	'
Accrued liabilities	351,107	403,533
Derivative liabilities- interest rate swap	'	460,000
Current portion of nonrecourse debt	9,750,000	9,177,788
Total liabilities	10,135,576	10,071,918
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	'	'
Deferred revenue - power purchase contract	34,469	30,597
Preferred Stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized	'	'
Cash	487,555	119,734
Restricted cash	'	374,443
Accounts receivable and other current assets	208,483	221,955
Property and equipment, net	14,836,934	15,003,771
All other assets	800,000	800,000
TOTAL ASSETS	16,332,972	16,519,903
Total assets	16,332,972	16,519,903
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	351,107	403,533
Derivative liabilities	'	460,000
Deferred revenue- power purchase contract	34,469	30,597
Nonrecourse debt	9,750,000	9,177,788
Total liabilities	$10,135,576	$10,071,918

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2008
Preferred Stock, shares issued	'	'	'	5,160,000
Common Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Common Stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000	'
Common Stock, shares issued	25,424,430	24,449,626	23,155,146	2,250,000
Common Stock, shares outstanding	25,234,826	24,260,022	22,965,542	'
Treasury stock, shares held	189,604	189,604	189,604	'
Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000	20,000,000	'
Preferred Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Preferred Stock, shares issued	4,560,000	4,820,000	4,820,000	'
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	4,560,000	4,820,000	4,820,000	'
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in Dollars)	$5,518,000	$5,836,000	$5,883,000	'
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Member	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Preferred Stock, shares issued	5,966,792	5,966,792	5,966,792	'
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	5,966,792	5,966,792	5,966,792	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
REVENUE	$3,215,926	$2,530,998	$3,215,926	$15,101,281	$2,530,998	$8,130,749
COST OF GOODS SOLD	'	'	2,430,012	12,340,975	1,738,493	5,017,333
GROSS PROFIT	'	'	785,914	2,760,306	792,505	3,113,416
OPERATING EXPENSES	'	'	'	'	'	'
General and administrative expenses	'	'	823,643	2,738,038	553,109	2,357,209
Payroll and employee benefits	'	'	880,937	2,546,232	606,013	1,901,081
Wind farm management expenses	'	'	113,784	357,762	103,155	395,732
Total operating expenses	'	'	1,818,364	5,642,032	1,262,277	4,654,022
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	-1,032,450	-469,772	-1,032,450	-2,881,726	-469,772	-1,540,606
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest income	'	'	184	3,061	1,612	17,429
Interest expense	'	'	-204,182	-831,191	-209,019	-911,534
Gain (loss) on fair value of interest rate swap	'	'	-74,673	663,509	94,157	-111,010
Total other income (expense), net	-278,671	-113,250	-278,671	-164,621	-113,250	-1,405,115
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	'	'	-1,311,121	-3,046,347	-583,022	-2,945,721
NET INCOME (LOSS)	'	'	-1,311,121	-3,046,347	-583,022	-2,945,721
LESS NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	'	'	-366,236	222,618	6,067	-130,369
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO JUHL ENERGY, INC.	'	'	-944,885	-3,268,965	-589,089	-2,815,352
PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	'	'	111,141	760,145	100,450	710,440
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	'	'	($1,056,026)	($4,029,110)	($689,539)	($3,525,792)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES	'	'	'	'	'	'
OUTSTANDING - BASIC & DILUTED (in Shares)	'	'	24,580,883	23,513,996	23,174,302	22,474,217
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE	'	'	'	'	'	'
BASIC & DILUTED (in Dollars per share)	'	'	($0.04)	($0.17)	($0.03)	($0.16)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Balance	$1,824,262
Net income (loss)	-1,311,121
Stock-based compensation	145,261
Series A preferred stock dividend paid with promissory note	-46,613
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of PVPower	64,730
Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms and other distributions	-75,553
Common Stock [Member]	'
Balance	2,503
Balance (in Shares)	25,424,430
Stock-based compensation	25
Stock-based compensation (in Shares)	250,000
Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock	3
Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock (in Shares)	33,265
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock	26
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock (in Shares)	260,000
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of PVPower	4
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of PVPower (in Shares)	431,539
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	'
Balance	2,386,719
Balance (in Shares)	4,560,000
Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock	-5,316
Series A preferred stock dividend paid with promissory note	-46,613
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock	-131,035
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock (in Shares)	-260,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	'
Balance	11,392,403
Balance (in Shares)	5,966,792
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	'
Balance	9,694,608
Stock-based compensation	145,236
Series A preferred stock dividend paid in common stock	5,313
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock	131,009
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of PVPower	64,726
Treasury Stock [Member]	'
Balance	-218,965
Retained Earnings [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]	'
Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash	-35,588
Retained Earnings [Member]	'
Balance	-22,477,097
Net income (loss)	-944,885
Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms and other distributions	-75,553
Parent [Member] | Subsidiaries [Member]	'
Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash	-35,588
Parent [Member]	'
Balance	780,171
Net income (loss)	-944,885
Stock-based compensation	145,261
Series A preferred stock dividend paid with promissory note	-46,613
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of PVPower	64,730
Dividends paid on preferred membership interests in wind farms and other distributions	-75,553
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	'
Balance	1,044,091
Net income (loss)	-366,236
Subsidiaries [Member]	'
Dividends on subsidiary preferred stock paid in cash	($35,588)

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Net income (loss)	($1,311,121)	($583,022)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	344,940	403,510
Stock-based compensation	145,261	11,559
(Gain) loss on fair value of interest rate swap	74,673	-94,157
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	1,242,201	93,384
Work-in-progress	-3,810	-44,193
Inventory	-11,125	-1,184
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	849,241	'
Other current assets	-124,232	-45,257
Accounts payable	-1,034,352	107,775
Promissory notes payable	38,624	38,623
Accrued expenses	81,208	113,415
Derivative instruments - interest rate swap	-632,000	'
Deferred revenue	72,730	40,654
Other	-10,337	-1,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-278,099	40,107
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Proceeds from short-term investments	'	67,466
Payable to former owners of acquired company	'	-735,872
Payments for project development costs, net of reimbursements	-46,307	-237,280
Payments for property and equipment	-15,473	-67,576
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-61,780	-973,262
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Change in restricted cash	256,217	-302,201
Escrow deposits related to long-term debt, net	-49,375	-46,726
Cash dividends paid	-111,141	-79,603
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock of subsidiary	50,000	'
Proceeds from notes payable	642,212	280,000
Principal payments on bank notes payable	-180,835	-83,377
Payments of loan costs	-195,930	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	411,148	-231,907
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH	71,269	-1,165,062
CASH BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD	1,280,681	2,031,039
CASH END OF THE PERIOD	1,351,950	865,977
Cash paid during the year for:	'	'
Interest	164,075	23,003
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Series A dividend payment in common stock	5,316	98,542
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Series A preferred stock	131,035	'
Issuance of promissory note for Series A preferred stock dividend	46,613	'
Use of escrow funds to reduce due to former owners of acquired company	'	250,000
Issuance of common stock for PVPower acquisition	64,730	'
Series A preferred stock dividend	'	$96,400

Note_1_Organization

Note 1 - Organization	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	1.            ORGANIZATION
	Effective January 2, 2013, Juhl Wind, Inc. changed its corporate name to Juhl Energy, Inc.
	Juhl Energy, Inc. (“Juhl Energy” or “the Company”) conducts business under the following subsidiaries, Juhl Energy Services, Inc. (“JES”), Juhl Energy Development, Inc. (“JEDI”), Juhl Renewable Assets, Inc. (“JRA”), Next Generation Power Systems, Inc. (“NextGen”), Juhl Renewable Energy Systems, Inc. (“JRES”), Power Engineers Collaborative, LLC (“PEC”), Juhl Tower Services, Inc. (“JTS”) (which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JES) and ownership and operational duties over the following three operating wind farms: Woodstock Hills LLC (“Woodstock Hills”), Winona County Wind (“Winona”) and Valley View Transmission, LLC (“Valley View”). All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
	Juhl Energy is an established leader in the renewable energy industry with a focus on community-based wind power development and ownership of clean energy assets throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company provides engineering, asset management and maintenance services to the utility and telecommunication industries.

Note_2_Summary_of_Significant_

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	'	'
	1.            SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	2.            SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	BASIS OF PRESENTATION	USE OF ESTIMATES
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as amended on April 7, 2014.	The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. The Company uses estimates and assumptions in accounting for the following significant matters, among others: revenue recognition; realizability of accounts receivable; determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; the assumptions used in the impairment analysis of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation of deferred tax assets, deferred power purchase contract revenue, stock-based compensation and warrants, asset retirement obligations, derivative instruments, assumptions used in the computation of contingent liability, and other contingencies. It is at least reasonably possible that these estimates will change in the future. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company periodically reviews estimates and assumptions, and the effects of any such revisions are reflected in the period in which the revision is made.
	In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation.  The adjustments made to these statements consist only of normal recurring adjustments.  The results reported in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2014.	BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
	Juhl Energy, Inc. (“Juhl Energy” or “the Company”) conducts business under the following subsidiaries, Juhl Energy Services, Inc. (“JES”), Juhl Energy Development, Inc. (“JEDI”), Juhl Renewable Assets, Inc. (“JRA”), Next Generation Power Systems, Inc. (“NextGen”), Juhl Renewable Energy Systems, Inc. (“JRES”), Power Engineers Collaborative, LLC (“PEC”), Juhl Tower Services, Inc. (“JTS”) (which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JES) and ownership and operational duties over the following three operating wind farms: Woodstock Hills LLC (“Woodstock Hills”), Winona County Wind (“Winona”) and Valley View Transmission, LLC (“Valley View”).	The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and reflect the accounts and operations of the Company and those of its subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 810, Consolidation, the Company consolidates any variable interest entity, or VIE, of which it is the primary beneficiary. The typical condition for a controlling financial interest ownership is holding a majority of the voting interests of an entity; however, a controlling financial interest may also exist in entities, such as VIEs, through arrangements that do not involve controlling voting interests. ASC 810 requires a variable interest holder to consolidate a VIE if that party has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impacts the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company does not consolidate a VIE in which it has a majority ownership interest when the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary. The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE—refer to Note 20, Variable Interest Entities. The Company evaluates its relationships with the VIE on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to be the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Non-controlling interests in the equity of the Company’s subsidiaries are shown separately in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets.
	The net assets acquired from PVPower, Inc. of less than $100,000 have been incorporated into our subsidiary, JRES, as of the acquisition date in February 2014. The 431,539 of shares of common stock issued to PVPower in the acquisition as shown in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity includes the effect of retiring the 168,461 shares of common stock that the Company received as its portion of the share consideration resulting from its previous ownership interest in PVPower.	CASH
	Juhl Energy is an established leader in the renewable energy industry with a focus on community-based wind power development and ownership of clean energy assets throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company provides engineering, asset management and maintenance services to the utility and telecommunication industries.	The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At times throughout the year cash balances may exceed the FDIC insurance limits. The Company had an irrevocable letter of credit to insure deposits up to an additional $1.5 million through August 2012, at which time the instrument was no longer deemed necessary. The Company monitors its cash balances to ensure adequacy of collateral for depository balances at financial institutions that exceed FDIC insured amounts. The Company does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash accounts.
	Generally accepted accounting principles require certain variable interest entities (“VIE”) to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the equity investors in the entity do not have sufficient powers, obligations, or rights or if the entity does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties.	RESTRICTED CASH AND ESCROW RESERVES
	All significant intercompany investments, balances, and transactions have been eliminated.	Restricted cash and escrow reserves for lenders include deposits held in bank accounts under the control by the lender or the power purchaser for which the use of funds, as required by financing agreements, is restricted to meet specific project obligations and debt service requirements. Restricted cash may be distributable to the Company only upon written request of the lender and normally only at certain times of the year (usually coinciding with a debt service payment date) and provided that debt service covenants are in compliance.
	USE OF ESTIMATES	SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
	The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. The Company uses estimates and assumptions in accounting for the following significant matters, among others: revenue recognition; realizability of accounts receivable; determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; the assumptions used in the impairment analysis of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation of deferred tax assets, deferred power purchase contract revenue, stock-based compensation and warrants, asset retirement obligations, derivative instruments, assumptions used in the computation of contingent liabilities and estimating the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, and other contingencies. It is at least reasonably possible that these estimates will change in the future. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company periodically reviews estimates and assumptions, and the effects of any such revisions are reflected in the period in which the revision is made.	Short-term investments included certificates of deposits maintained at various financial institutions. The certificates held for investment purposes through their maturity dates that occurred at various times during the previous 12 months.  At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s short-term investments totaled approximately $0 and $321,000, respectively, which includes accrued interest receivable.
	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	RESTRICTED SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
	The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with the accounting guidance which requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value.	Restricted short-term investments include certificates of deposits maintained at various financial institutions and totaled approximately $90,000 and $317,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These restricted investments include accrued interest receivable. The certificates are intended to be held for investment purposes through their maturity dates that occur at various times throughout the next twelve months.  These investments are classified as restricted as they are being held as collateral against a note payable to a bank.
	Amortization expense, including amounts for deferred loan costs, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $20,000 and $88,000, respectively.	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
	FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	Credit terms are extended to customers in the normal course of business.  The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral.
	The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and other working capital items approximate fair value at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 due to the short maturity nature of these instruments. The carrying value of restricted cash and short-term investments approximate their fair value based on quoted market prices. The Company believes the carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates the fair value due to a significant portion of total indebtedness containing variable interest rates and these rates are market interest rates for these borrowings.	Trade accounts receivable are recorded at their estimated net realizable value. Accounts are considered past due if payment is not made on a timely basis in accordance with the Company’s credit terms. Accounts receivable also includes unbilled amounts for maintenance and development services activities performed in the period for which an invoice to the respective customers are issued subsequent to the reporting date. Accounts considered uncollectible are written off. The Company follows a policy of providing an allowance for doubtful accounts. Based on historical experience, and its evaluation of the current status of receivables, the Company has recorded an allowance of approximately $58,000 and $40,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
		SECTION 1603 GRANTS
		Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows the Treasury Department to provide a cash grant in lieu of Investment Tax Credits (a “Section 1603 grant”) for renewable energy generation property. The grant is approximately 30% of the allowed tax basis capital expenditures for the wind farm. Section 1603 grants are deferred on the consolidated balance sheets as deferred revenue. Amortization of the deferred revenue is recognized over the estimated useful life of the wind turbines and recorded as a reduction to depreciation expense.
		INVENTORY
		Inventory consists primarily of parts and materials relating to the production of small scale wind turbines and large scale turbines purchased for, but not yet allocated to, various construction projects, are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) or market value.
		PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COSTS
		Project development costs represent amounts paid by the Company for projects that Juhl Energy is either: (1) the wind farm developer and project owner, (2) a partial project owner, or (3) is the primary beneficiary of the project. Project development costs are carried as a long-term asset until such time that the Company receives a reimbursement as a part of the permanent debt or equity financing of a commissioned wind farm project, or alternatively, the Company may convert these costs into an investment in the project.
		PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
		Property and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Property and equipment are being depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Major categories of property and equipment and their depreciable lives are as follows:
		Building and Improvements (Years)		7	-	39
		Vehicles (Years)			5
		Machinery and Shop Equipment (Years)		5	-	7
		Wind Turbines and Substation (Years)		13	-	25
		LONG-LIVED ASSETS
		Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset to the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals. The Company did not record any impairment charges on long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.
		ESCROW CASH RESERVES FOR CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS
		Cash amounts that have been deposited into reserve funds in connection with note or line of credit arrangements are considered to be non-current assets.
		GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
		The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with the accounting guidance which requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value.
		Goodwill includes the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination. The Codification requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment.
		The Company reviews reporting units for possible goodwill impairment by comparing the fair values of each of the reporting units to the carrying value of their respective net assets. If the fair values exceed the carrying values of the net assets, no goodwill impairment is deemed to exist. If the fair values of the reporting units do not exceed the carrying values of the net assets, goodwill is tested for impairment and written down to its implied value if it is determined to be impaired. No impairment was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.
		STOCK OPTION PLANS
		Upon issuance of employee stock options on June 24, 2008 (plan inception date), the Company adopted authoritative guidance relating to “Share-Based Payments.” This guidance requires that all stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the consolidated financial statements and that such cost be measured at the fair value of the award at the performance commitment or completion date. The Company recognizes compensation expense to employees based on the estimated grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
		The Company accounts for stock-based instruments granted to nonemployees under the fair value method. Stock-based instruments usually are recorded at their underlying fair value.  In certain instances, the fair value of the goods or services is used to determine the value of the equity instrument as it is a better measure of fair value.
		FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
		The Company's accounting for fair value measurements of assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring or nonrecurring basis adhere to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The Company has adopted guidance for fair value measurement related to nonfinancial items that are recognized and disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
		The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
		•	Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
		•	Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
		•	Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
		The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a fair measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
		Except for those assets and liabilities which are required by authoritative accounting guidance to be recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets, the Company has elected not to record any other assets or liabilities at fair value. No events occurred during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 that required adjustment to the recognized balances of assets or liabilities, which are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
		The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and other working capital items approximate fair value due to the short maturity nature of these instruments. The carrying value of restricted cash and short-term investments approximate their fair value based on quoted market prices. The Company believes the carrying value of the interest rate swap approximates fair value based on widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis which includes observable market-based inputs. The Company believes the carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates the fair value due to a significant portion of total indebtedness contains variable interest rates and these rates are market interest rates for these borrowings.
		DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
		The Company has an interest rate swap agreement that effectively converts 75% of the borrowings on its long-term debt from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. The fair value of the interest rate swap liability is recorded in the consolidated balance sheets, and changes in fair value of the interest rate swap agreement are recognized as other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. Further information related to the interest rate swap is discussed in Note 13.
		REVENUE RECOGNITION
		Turbine Sales and Services
		Turbine sales occur from small scale wind turbines that are internally re-manufactured and sold by the Company. Revenue from the sale of small scale wind turbines are recognized upon shipment to the customer as transfer of ownership, and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. Deposits received from customers are included as deferred revenue until shipment occurs.
		Turbine services include time-and-material arrangements related to existing installations of wind turbine equipment. Revenue is recognized upon completion of the maintenance services.
		Licensing Revenue
		Revenues earned from licensing agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the agreement.
		Engineering consulting services
		Revenues are primarily generated from professional services provided to clients and are based on either hours of service performed or on a fixed-fee basis. Revenues are accrued through the reporting date for services performed. Services are billable to customers based on terms of the underlying contract and amounts that are not yet billable at the reporting date are included in work-in-progress in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
		Provisions for estimated losses on work-in-process are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in project performance, project conditions, and estimated profitability may result in revisions to costs and revenues and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.
		Our contracts come up for renewal periodically and at the time of renewal may be subject to renegotiation, which could impact the profitability on that contract. In addition, during the term of a contract, public agencies may request additional or revised services which may impact the economics of the transaction. Most of our contracts permit our clients, with prior notice, to terminate the contracts at any time without cause.
		Wind Farm Development Services
		The Company normally earns a development service fee from each of the wind farm projects that it develops in cooperation with wind farm investors. These development services arrangements are evaluated under authoritative guidance relating to “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,” which addresses certain aspects of accounting by a vendor for arrangements under which the vendor will perform multiple revenue generating activities.
		The development services fee revenue is recognized as follows:
		●	Proceeds received upon the signing of a Development Services Agreement are amortized over the expected period of the development process, which is generally three years. The amortization period is re-assessed by management as new timelines are established for the project in-service date, and the amortization period is adjusted.
		●	The remaining proceeds are allocated to the following deliverables based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) (the actual selling prices of similar deliverables sold on a standalone basis) or, in the absence of VSOE, the Company best estimate of the selling price, of each item: 1) achievement of a signed Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with an electrical utility, and 2) final commissioning of the wind farm turbines. Management has determined that these deliverables have stand-alone value, and the Company has established fair value of the undelivered services that are considered probable and in the control of the Company. Factors considered by the Company in determining estimated selling prices for applicable elements generally include overall economic conditions, customer demand, costs incurred by the Company to provide the deliverable, as well as the Company’s historical pricing practices. Under these arrangements, revenue associated with each delivered element is recognized in an amount equal to the lesser of the consideration initially allocated to the delivered element or the amount for which payment is not deemed contingent upon future delivery of other elements in the arrangement.
	Wind Farm Management and Maintenance Services
	Revenues earned from administrative, management and maintenance services agreements are recognized as the services are provided. The administrative and management services agreements generally call for quarterly payments in advance or arrears of services rendered based on the terms of the agreement. The administrative and management services payments received in advance are carried as deferred revenue and recognized monthly as services are performed. Wind farm maintenance services are generally billed on a quarterly basis based on the terms of underlying agreement. Revenues from wind farm maintenance services work are recognized when services are performed.
	Tower Services
	The Company performs cellular communication tower maintenance and repair services in the continental U.S. Services are generally performed under master or other services agreements and are billed on a contractually agreed price per unit on a work order basis. Revenue from these services are recorded using the completed contract method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 605, Revenue Recognition because the duration of service orders is short in nature (typically two weeks or less). Under the completed contract method, revenues and costs related to the projects are recognized only upon completion of the services at a project site. Accordingly, during the period of performance, costs are accumulated on the balance sheet under work in progress, but no revenue or income is recorded before completion of the work.  Direct costs typically include direct materials, labor and subcontractor costs, and indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools and repairs. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are recognized when it has been determined that a loss is probable.
	Billed accounts receivable represent amounts billed to clients that have yet to be collected. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recognized but not yet billed pursuant to contract terms or accounts billed after the reporting period. All unbilled receivables as of December 31, 2013 are expected to be billed and collected within twelve months.
	Service work may occasionally be performed on a time and materials basis, and such arrangements are billed at either contractual or current standard rates. Revenues from service work are recognized when services are performed.
	Wind Farm Construction Services
	The Company recognizes revenue on construction contracts on the percentage of completion method with costs and estimated profits included in contract revenue as work is performed. Construction contracts generally provide that customers accept completion of progress to date and compensate the Company for services rendered measured in terms of units installed, hours expended or some other measure of progress. Percentage of completion for construction contracts is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred as part of the balance of plant contract (which excludes the wind turbines) and accrued to date for each contract to the estimated total cost for each contract at completion. The Company generally considers contracts to be substantially complete upon departure from the work site and acceptance by the customer. Contract costs include all direct material (excluding wind turbines), labor and insurance costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs and depreciation costs. Changes in job performance, job conditions, estimated contract costs and profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income, with the effects of these revisions are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for total estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. The balances billed but not paid by customers pursuant to retainage provisions in construction contracts will be due upon completion of the contracts and acceptance by the customer. Based on the Company’s experience with similar contracts in recent years, the retention balance at each balance sheet date will be collected within the subsequent fiscal year.
	The asset “Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings” represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed which management estimates will be billed and collected within the next twelve months. The liability “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts” represents billings in excess of revenues recognized. Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts are amounts considered recoverable from customers based on different measures of performance, including achievement of specific milestones, or at the completion of the contract.
	Electricity sales
	Electricity sales by wind energy facilities to its utility purchaser are recognized as electrical energy is produced. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, revenue levelization is required whenever there is a variable pricing arrangement such as the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Woodstock Hills and Valley View. This requires that the revenue be levelized over the term of the agreement. The revenue recognized is determined by the megawatt hours made available during the period multiplied by the average revenue per megawatt hour over the life of the PPA.
	The Woodstock Hills wind farm is credited with producing Renewable Energy Credits (REC’s). These have a market value, and are occasionally sold on the open market. The proceeds are recorded as revenue at the time of the sale.
	EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
	Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during the period. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had no share equivalents outstanding relating to outstanding stock options and warrants because their respective exercise prices were greater than the average closing market price of the Company’s common stock. In addition, due to losses reported, share equivalents would have an antidilutive effect, which also excludes them from the presentation of diluted net income per share.
	INCOME TAXES
	Deferred income taxes are provided for timing differences between financial statements and income tax reporting, primarily from the use of accelerated depreciation methods for income tax purposes, stock-based compensation, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue and net operating losses that are available to offset future taxable income.  The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on provisions of the benefits and liabilities when realization of the tax position is uncertain. The first step is to determine whether the tax positions meet the more-likely-than-not condition for recognition and the second step is to determine the amount to be recognized based on the cumulative probability that exceeds 50%.
	The Company recognizes in its consolidated financial statements only those tax positions that are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company performed a comprehensive review of its material tax positions in accordance with recognition and measurement standards.  Based on this review, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition or disclosure within the consolidated financial statements.
	The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010.  The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. The Company has no significant accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013 or 2012 and such uncertain tax positions as of each date are insignificant.

Note_3_Private_Placement_of_Se

Note 3 - Private Placement of Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Terms Of Conversion [Abstract]	'
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Terms Of Conversion [Text Block]	'
	3.            PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SERIES A 8% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
	In June 2008, the Company completed a private placement consisting of shares of newly-created Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock (Series A), and detachable, five-year Class A, Class B and Class C warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 (Class A), $1.50 (Class B) and $1.75 (Class C) per share.  In total, the Company sold 5,160,000 shares of Series A (convertible at any time into a like number of shares of common stock) and Class A, Class B and Class C Warrants to each purchase 2,580,000 shares of common stock, or an aggregate of 7,740,000 shares of common stock.  Such warrants were subsequently exercised or exchanged in June 2009 (see Note 4).  The Company also issued 2,250,000 shares of our common stock to Greenview Capital, LLC and unrelated designees at the closing of the transaction in consideration for merger advisory services.
	Conversion Rights of Series A
	At any time, each share of Series A is convertible into one share of common stock. However, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series A is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain customary events, including, among others, a stock split, reverse stock split or combination of the common stock; an issuance of the Company’s common stock or other securities as a dividend or distribution on the common stock; a reclassification, exchange or substitution of the common stock; or a capital reorganization of the Company. Additionally, until June 24, 2010, the holders of Series A had “full-ratchet” anti-dilution price protection, with limited exceptions for issuances under employee benefit plans and pursuant to transactions involving a strategic partner preapproved by the holders on a case-by-case basis. After June 24, 2010, the holders of Preferred Stock have “weighted average” anti-dilution price protection.
	Voting Rights of Series A
	Holders of Series A are not entitled to vote their shares with the holders of common stock, except for certain extraordinary corporate transactions, in which case they vote as a separate class. Holders of Series A shall also have any voting rights to which they are entitled by Delaware law.
	Liquidation Rights of Series A
	In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, including a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another company, or any transfer, sale or lease by us of substantially all of the assets, the holders of Series A will be entitled to receive out of the assets available for distribution to stockholders, before any distribution is made to holders of common stock or any other series of the preferred stock, liquidating distributions in an amount equal to $1.20 per share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends, which totaled $5,836,000 and $5,883,000 including dividends accrued of approximately $52,000 and $99,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Redemption Rights of Series A
	Series A contains no redemption rights and is considered a perpetual preferred stock.
	Dividends Rights of Series A
	Series A are entitled to receive dividends at a rate of 8% per year, payable quarterly in arrears in cash or shares of common stock. The Company has accrued dividends to Series A totaling approximately $52,000 and $99,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Subsequent to year end, the dividend at December 31, 2013 was partially reduced by written agreement with one of the stockholders, as noted in Note 27.
	Certain Covenant Rights and Registration Rights of Series A
	Series A contains certain negative covenants, such as a limitation on indebtedness, a limitation on increases in executive compensation, an incentive compensation plan not to exceed 10% of the outstanding common equivalent shares, and restrictions on mergers, acquisitions and other fundamental transactions, without the prior written consent of a majority of the holders of Series A, and certain other affirmative covenants. All covenants expire if Series A position held by its majority original investor falls below 20% of the original Series A position held by it immediately following the closing of the original offering. The Company is also required to issue registered common shares upon conversion of Series A and exercise of the Class A, Class B and Class C warrants. If the underlying shares are not registered as required in the Series A offering document, the Company would be required to pay liquidated damages of 2% of the original purchase price per each 30 day period or part thereof for any registration default up to a maximum of 12%.

Note_4_Issuance_of_Series_B_Co

Note 4 - Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Terms Of Conversion [Abstract]	'
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Terms Of Conversion [Text Block]	'
	4.            ISSUANCE OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
	On June 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Warrant Amendment Agreement with the holders of the Company’s Class A, Class B and Class C warrants, whereby the holders and the Company agreed that such warrants would be exercisable solely for the Company’s new Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B). In conjunction with this agreement, the holders of all classes of warrants also exercised certain warrants into shares of the Company’s common stock with cash proceeds of approximately $2,526,000 to the Company.
	Series B contains the following terms:
	Conversion Rights of Series B
	At any time, each share of Series B is convertible into one share of common stock.  However, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain customary events, including, among others, a stock split, reverse stock split or combination of our common stock; an issuance of our common stock or other securities as a dividend or distribution on the common stock; a reclassification, exchange or substitution of the common stock; or a capital reorganization of our company.
	Voting Rights of Series B
	Holders of Series B are not entitled to vote their shares with the holders of our common stock, except for certain extraordinary corporate transactions, in which case they vote as a separate class. Holders of Series B also have any voting rights to which they are entitled by Delaware law.
	Liquidation Rights of Series B
	In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our company, the holders of Series B will be entitled to receive out of our assets available for distribution to stockholders, a pro rata liquidating distribution on a pari passu basis with holders of the Company’s common stock based on the number of shares convertible from the then outstanding Series B shares.  Liquidation does not include a change in control transaction or a merger or consolidation of the Company, any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or series of related transactions, or any tender offer or exchange offer to which the holders of common stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property. Liquidation rights of Series A are expressly senior to the rights of Series B.
	Redemption Rights of Series B
	Series B contains no redemption rights and is considered a perpetual preferred stock.
	Dividends Rights of Series B
	Series B has no cumulative preferred dividend provisions.  Series B shall participate in any dividends declared and paid by the Company on its common stock on an as-converted basis.
	Anti-Dilution Rights of Series B
	Series B contains provisions whereby at any time at least 25% of the Series B is outstanding, the Company may not issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of common stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of common stock at a price per share that is lower than the volume weighted average price on the date of the Series B agreement without issuing the same rights, options or warrants to all holders on an as-converted to common stock basis.

Note_5_Concentrations

Note 5 - Concentrations	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]	'	'
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	'	'
	2.            CONCENTRATIONS	5.            CONCENTRATIONS
	The Company derived approximately 63% of its revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 from four customers primarily as a result of development and construction revenue, engineering consulting services and electricity sales. The Company derived approximately 65% of its revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 from three customers primarily as a result of electricity sales and engineering consulting services. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 59% and 64% of the Company's accounts receivable were due from four and two customers, respectively.	The Company derived approximately 55% of its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2013 from three customers as a result of renewable energy development and construction revenue (25%), engineering consulting services energy and field services (12%), and electricity sales from power plant ownership (18%). The Company derived approximately 49% of its revenue for the year ended December 31, 2012 from two customers as a result of electricity sales from power plant ownership (37%) and engineering consulting services energy and field services (12%). At December 31, 2013 and 2012, 64% and 48% of the Company's accounts receivable were due from two and three customers, respectively.

Note_6_Liquidity

Note 6 - Liquidity	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Liquidity [Abstract]	'	'
Liquidity [Text Block]	'	'
	3.            LIQUIDITY	6.            LIQUIDITY
	During 2012, 2013 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred losses from operations and experienced negative cash flows from operating activities. This is primarily attributable to the highly cyclical nature of the wind farm development and construction aspects of our business model, which is subject to risks and uncertainties surrounding project timing, financing and legislated energy policy, and the launch of maintenance services to the telecommunications industry in March 2013. The Company has worked to stabilize its operations by diversifying its business model with recurring revenue and profit streams in order to offset or minimize the fluctuations in our wind farm development and construction operating activities. Based upon current operating levels and obligations, the Company plans to achieve profitability improvement in the Company’s Energy and Telecommunications Services and Renewable Power Plant Ownership business segments that were added or expanded since October 2011, and efforts in 2013 to provide recurring profitable revenue streams from tower maintenance contract services.	During 2012 and 2013, the Company incurred losses from operations and experienced negative cash flows from operating activities. This is primarily attributable to the highly cyclical nature of the wind farm development and construction aspects of our business model, which is subject to risks and uncertainties surrounding project timing, financing and legislated energy policy. The Company has worked to stabilize its operations by diversifying its business model with recurring revenue and profit streams in order to offset or minimize the fluctuations in our wind farm development and construction operating activities. Based upon current operating levels and obligations, the Company plans to achieve profitability improvement in the Company’s Energy and Telecommunications Services and Renewable Power Plant Ownership business segments that were added or expanded since October 2011, and efforts in 2013 to provide recurring profitable revenue streams from tower maintenance contract services.
	During 2013 and through the first quarter of 2014, the Company augmented its current working capital through a private sale of 1,450,000 shares of Series A preferred stock of its subsidiary, Juhl Renewable Assets, which raised $1.45 million in order to replenish a portion of the approximate $2.4 million of cash funds that were previously invested into three wind farm projects from internal operations. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, Juhl Renewable Assets has raised an additional $375,000 of its Series A preferred stock. We believe that funds generated from existing contractual agreements, together with existing cash resources and expense management, will be sufficient to finance our operations and planned capital expenditures and sustain operations for the next twelve months. Our future profitability will be highly dependent on the success of our towers business, our ability to develop and construct wind projects, and to continue to improve our operating margins. If the Company is unable generate positive cash flows from the operating, investing, and financing activities discussed above, it may be required to perform other cost saving procedures. We are also planning additional capital raises through additional preferred stock and common stock sales. There can be no assurance that these capital raises will be successful.
		During 2013, the Company augmented its current working capital through a private sale of 1,400,000 shares of Series A preferred stock of its subsidiary, Juhl Renewable Assets, which raised approximately $1.4 million in order to replenish a portion of the approximate $2.4 million of cash funds that were previously invested into three wind farm projects from internal operations and is raising additional preferred stock in 2014. We believe that funds generated from existing contractual agreements, together with existing cash resources and expense management, will be sufficient to finance our operations and planned capital expenditures and sustain operations for the next twelve months. Our future profitability will be highly dependent on the success of our towers business, our ability to develop and construct wind projects, and to continue to improve our operating margins. If the Company is unable generate positive cash flows from the operating, investing, and financing activities discussed above, the Company may be required to perform other cost saving procedures. We are also planning additional capital raises through additional preferred stock and common stock sales. There can be no assurance that these capital raises will be successful.

Note_7_Accounts_Receivable

Note 7 - Accounts Receivable	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable Additional Disclosures [Abstract]	'							'
Accounts Receivable, Additional Narrative Disclosure	'							'
	4.             ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE							7.             ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
	Accounts receivable consists of the following:							Accounts receivable consists of the following:
		March 31,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013 *				2013			2012
	Accounts receivable	$	1,844,015		$	2,882,744		Accounts receivable	$	2,882,744		$	1,345,317
	Unbilled receivables		-			202,250		Unbilled receivables		202,250			-
	Other receivables		18,142			19,364		Other receivables		19,364			-
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(57,680	)		(57,680	)	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(57,680	)		(40,000	)
	Total	$	1,804,477		$	3,046,678		Total	$	3,046,678		$	1,305,317
	* Derived from December 31, 2013 audited financial statements.

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment

Note 8 - Property and Equipment	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'							'
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	'							'
	5.             PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT							8.            PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
	Property and equipment consists of the following:							Property and equipment consists of the following:
		March 31,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013 *				2013			2012
	Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958		Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958
	Building and improvements		292,690			292,690		Building and improvements		292,690			292,690
	Equipment, including vehicles		790,893			775,420		Equipment, including vehicles		775,420			502,908
	Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,817,228		Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,667,243
	Construction in process		7,626			7,626		Construction in process		7,626			120,707
	Subtotal		26,991,395			26,975,922		Subtotal		26,975,922			26,666,506
	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,483,072	)		(3,144,242	)	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,144,242	)		(1,845,931	)
	Total	$	23,508,323		$	23,831,680		Total	$	23,831,680		$	24,820,575
	* Derived from December 31, 2013 audited financial statements.							Depreciation expense, including amounts for grant liability amortization, was approximately $1,280,000 and $1,239,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Depreciation expense, including amounts for grant liability amortization, was approximately $325,000 and $316,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note_9_Intangible_Assets

Note 9 - Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	9.            INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	A summary of intangible assets as of December 31, 2013 is as follows:
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Weighted
		Carrying		Amortization					Average
		Amount							Amortization
									Period
									(in years)
	Customer relationships	$	110,000	$	(36,667	)	$	73,333	5
	Noncompete agreements		278,000		(92,667	)		185,333	5
	Contract backlog		409,189		(409,189	)		-	1.5
	Total	$	797,189	$	(538,523	)	$	258,666	3.2
	A summary of intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 is as follows:
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Weighted
		Carrying		Amortization					Average Amortization
		Amount							Period
									(in years)
	Customer relationships	$	110,000	$	(14,667	)	$	95,333	5
	Noncompete agreements		278,000		(37,067	)		240,933	5
	Contract backlog		409,189		(181,862	)		227,327	1.5
	Total	$	797,189	$	(233,596	)	$	563,593	3.2
	Approximate aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:
	For the period ended December 31,
	2014		77,600
	2015		77,600
	2016		77,600
	2017		25,866
	Amortization expense, including amounts for deferred loan costs, for the years ended December 31, 2013, and 2012 was approximately $305,000 and $234,000, respectively.

Note_10_Income_Taxes

Note 10 - Income Taxes	3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014											Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'											'
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	'											'
	6.             INCOME TAXES											10.          INCOME TAXES
	The following represents the reconciliation of the statutory federal tax rate and the effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2014:											The Company files a consolidated tax return inclusive of each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, JES, JEDI, JRA, JRES, PEC, JTS and NextGen.
		2014					2013					The Company has recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from the anticipated timing differences recorded in the consolidated financial statements and income tax returns for various accrued expenses, accounting methods used in computing depreciation and revenue recognition and benefits from net operating loss carryforwards.
	Statutory tax rate	$	(446,000	)	34	%	$	(198,000	)	34	%
	States taxes, net of federal benefit		(78,000	)	6			(35,000	)	6		The income tax provision (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 consists of the following components:
	Nondeductible income/expenses		-		-			(41,000	)	7.1
	Other, net		(4,000	)	0.3			6,000		(1.1	)		2013			2012
	Increase in valuation allowance		528,000		(40.3	)		268,000		(46.0	)	Current	$	-		$	7,000
		$	-		-	%	$	-		-	%	Deferred		(1,526,000	)		(1,154,000	)
												Change in valuation allowance		1,526,000			1,147,000
												Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	-		$	-
												The components of the deferred income tax asset and liability as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:
													2013			2012
												Current deferred income tax asset:
												Accrued vacation and compensation	$	14,000		$	19,000
												Reserves for warranty and other		54,000			57,000
												Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits		284,000			-
												Total	$	352,000		$	76,000
												Non-current deferred income tax asset:
												Stock-based compensation expense	$	904,000		$	882,000
												Deferred revenue/other		1,101,000			835,000
												Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits		3,226,000			2,430,000
												1603 cash grant basis		516,000			539,000
												State depreciation adjustments		639,000			464,000
												Accrued expenses		256,000			-
												Less valuation allowance		(3,492,000	)		(1,965,000	)
												Total	$	3,150,000		$	3,185,000
												Current deferred income tax liability:
												Completed contract accounting	$	305,000		$	-
												Prepaid expenses		47,000			87,000
												Total	$	352,000		$	87,000
												Non-current deferred income tax liability
												Deferred revenue		58,000			-
												Depreciation	$	3,134,000		$	3,216,000
												Total	$	3,192,000		$	3,216,000
												Deferred income taxes are presented on the consolidated balance sheets under the following captions at December 31, 2013 and 2012:
													2013			2012
												Net current assets	$	-		$	-
												Net current liabilities		-			(11,000	)
												Net non-current assets		-			-
												Net non-current liabilities		(42,000	)		(31,000	)
												Total	$	(42,000	)	$	(42,000	)
												In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, the Company’s management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  The Company’s management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, a valuation allowance of $3,492,000 and $1,965,000, respectively, has been recognized for deferred tax assets, primarily for deferred revenue/other, stock-based compensation, and net operating losses.
												The following represents the reconciliation of the statutory federal tax rate and the effective tax rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:
													2013						2012
												Statutory tax rate	$	(1,036,000	)		34	%	$	(1,001,000	)	34	%
												States taxes, net of federal benefit		(183,000	)		6			(177,000	)	6
												Nondeductible income/expenses		(313,000	)		10.3			54,000		(1.9	)
												Other, net		5,000			(0.2	)		(23,000	)	0.8
												Increase in valuation allowance		1,527,000			(50.1	)		1,147,000		(38.9	)
													$	-			-	%	$	-		-	%
												The nondeductible income/expense item is predominately comprised of the tax effect of including the income from the VIE entity in the consolidated net income (loss) of the Company.  A portion of the income from the VIE is not taxed within the U.S. consolidated tax return of the Company, and therefore, the tax effect of this income must be reconciled above.

Note_11_Notes_Payable

Note 11 - Notes Payable	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Promissory Notes Payable [Abstract]	'							'
Promissory Notes Payable [Text Block]	'							'
	7.             NOTES PAYABLE							11.          NOTES PAYABLE
	Notes payable consists of the following:							Notes payable consists of the following:
		31-Mar-14			December 31, 2013 *				December 31,			December 31,
									2013			2012
	Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Company’s first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest.	$	3,107,219		$	3,068,595
								Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Company’s first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest. See Note 27 for legal proceedings with this supplier.	$	3,068,595		$	2,914,095
	Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $600,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013); due December 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of PEC; guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		400,000			330,000
								Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $600,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at December 31, 2013); due December 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of PEC; guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		330,000			-
	Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $500,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at March 31, 2014); due June 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of JTS; guaranteed by Juhl Energy		283,049			385,963
								Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $500,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at December 31, 2013); due June 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of JTS; guaranteed by Juhl Energy		385,963			-
	Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 5.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, and balloon payment of $123,000 at maturity collateralized by land and building, rights to payment under leases, and guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		160,411			162,000
								Note payable to bank, interest payable monthly at 4.75%, collateralized by certificates of deposit, refinanced in December 2013 into the notes below.		-			319,380
	Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 4.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, collateralized by restricted short-term investments.		83,574			87,671
	Total Notes Payable		4,034,253			4,034,229		Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 5.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, and balloon payment of $123,000 at maturity collateralized by land and building, rights to payment under leases, and guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		162,000			-
	Less current portion		(877,698	)		(910,612	)
	Long-term portion	$	3,156,555		$	3,123,617		Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 4.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, collateralized by restricted short term investments.		87,671			-
								Total Notes Payable		4,034,229			3,233,475
	* Derived from December 31, 2013 audited financial statements.							Less current portion		(910,612	)		(234,807	)
								Long-term portion	$	3,123,617		$	2,998,668
	At December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 and as of the date of this filing, we were not in compliance with certain debt covenants with respect to the revolving note agreement for JTS and as such, the note is subject to a payoff demand by the lender. The non-compliance has no impact on the classification of the note as it is recorded as a current liability. The note is also subject to a parent guarantee. The Company will pursue various alternatives in an attempt to successfully resolve the non-compliance, which might include, among other things, seeking additional debt covenant waivers or amendments or refinancing debt with other financial institutions. There can be no assurance that debt covenant waivers or amendments would be obtained, if needed, or that the debt could be refinanced with other financial institutions on favorable terms.
								The future minimum principal payments of notes payable are as follows:
								For the Year ended December 31,
								2014	$	910,612
								2015		196,228
								2016		196,968
								2017		176,940
								2018		289,836
								Thereafter		2,263,645
								Total	$	4,034,229
								At December 31, 2013, and as of the date of this filing, we were not in compliance with certain debt covenants with respect to the revolving note agreement for JTS and as such, the note is subject to a payoff demand by the lender. The non-compliance has no impact on the classification of the note as it is recorded as a current liability. The note is also subject to a parent guarantee. The Company will pursue various alternatives in an attempt to successfully resolve the non-compliance, which might include, among other things, seeking additional debt covenant waivers or amendments or refinancing debt with other financial institutions. There can be no assurance that debt covenant waivers or amendments would be obtained, if needed, or that the debt could be refinanced with other financial institutions on favorable terms.

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Nonrecourse Debt [Abstract]	'							'
Nonrecourse Debt [Text Block]	'							'
	8.            NONRECOURSE DEBT							12.          NONRECOURSE DEBT
	Nonrecourse debt obligations consist of the following:							Nonrecourse debt obligations consist of the following:
		31-Mar-14			December 31, 2013 *				December 31,			December 31,
	Note payable to bank, due January 2016, with interest at 5.5%; payable in quarterly installments of $82,031, collateralized by Woodstock Hills assets including turbines and improvements, rights to payment under leases and the power purchase contract.	$	617,266		$	689,501			2013			2012
								Note payable to bank, due January 2016, with interest at 5.5%; payable in quarterly installments of $82,031, collateralized by Woodstock Hills assets including turbines and improvements, rights to payment under leases and the power purchase contract.	$	689,501		$	969,352
	Note payable to bank, due in April 2026, payable in semi-annual payments of principal and interest. Interest rate floats at 6-month LIBOR plus 3.25 basis points totaling approximately 3.60% at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, with 75% of the loan balance subject to an interest rate swap arrangement, which fixes this portion of the debt at approximately 6.96% through March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets; note was refinanced in March 2014		-			9,177,788
								Note payable to bank, due in April 2026, payable in semi-annual payments of principal and interest. Interest rate floats at 6-month LIBOR plus 3.25% totaling approximately 3.60% and 3.79% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with 75% of the loan balance subject to an interest rate swap arrangement, which fixes this portion of the debt at approximately 6.96% at both December 31, 2013 and 2012; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets; see Note 13 and Note 28 for interest rate swap disclosure.		9,177,788			9,681,758
	Note payable to bank, due in September 2026, payable in quarterly payments of principal and interest. Approximately 85% of the loan balance currently carries a fixed rate of 5.39%. Approximately 15% of the loan balance carries a variable interest rate at 300 basis points over the one month LIBO rate (currently 3.16%) ; interest rates will increase by 25 basis points (.25%) every three years ; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets		9,750,000			-		Total nonrecourse debt		9,867,289			10,651,110
	Total nonrecourse debt		10,367,266			9,867,289		Less current portion		(834,555	)		(784,606	)
	Less current portion		(875,739	)		(834,555	)	Long-term portion	$	9,032,734		$	9,866,504
	Long-term portion	$	9,491,527		$	9,032,734
								The future minimum principal payments of the nonrecourse debt are as follows:
	* Derived from December 31, 2013 audited financial statements.
								For the period ended December 31,
	Refinancing of nonrecourse debt
								2014	$	834,555
	At March 31, 2014, the nonrecourse debt of the Valley View wind farm was refinanced through a new bank in order to improve cash flow through interest savings over the term of the loan. The new facility provides for a loan of $9,750,000 together with letter of credit instruments to meet credit obligations under the power purchase contract and a debt service reserve. The cumulative weighted average rate of the loan is expected to be approximately 5.8%. The interest rate swap arrangement described in Note 9 was terminated as a part of the refinancing and settled for approximately $632,000 in March 2014.							2015		888,267
								2016		632,929
								2017		569,060
								2018		605,310
								Thereafter		6,337,168
								Total	$	9,867,289
								In conjunction with the Woodstock Hills nonrecourse bank note, a maintenance and repair reserve of $250,000 is required to be maintained. During December 2013, the maintenance reserve was utilized for a $150,000 maintenance project. The bank is permitting this reserve to be funded at $8,500 per quarter until 2016 at which time the reserve must be fully funded. The balance of the cash reserve is approximately $100,000 at December 31, 2013 and is included in long-term assets under the caption Escrow Cash Reserves for Contractual Commitments.
								This credit facility includes a standby letter of credit in an amount of $750,000 pursuant to a security fund provision in the PPA. Substantially all assets and contract rights of the Valley View wind farm are pledged as security under the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement carries a two-year guarantee by the turbine supplier that the project will maintain a certain debt service coverage ratio. The Financing Agreement and the related mortgage documents contain reporting requirements and restrictive loan covenants, which require the maintenance of various financial ratios.
								In conjunction with the Valley View nonrecourse bank note, maintenance and debt service cash reserves of $150,000 and $450,000, respectively, are required to be maintained. These required reserves of $600,000 were deposited into escrow accounts held by the lender at the time of the term loan closing. The amounts are included under the caption Escrowed Cash Reserves for Contractual Commitments.

Note_13_Derivative_Financial_I

Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

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'

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

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9.             DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT INTEREST RATE SWAP

13.          DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT INTEREST RATE SWAP

The Company had an interest rate swap agreement to effectively convert borrowings under a long-term nonrecourse debt arrangement from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate of approximately 6.96% during its 15-year term. The interest rate swap arrangement was terminated at March 31, 2014 with a payment for approximately $632,000 as a part of a refinancing of the related loan.

The Company has an interest rate swap agreement with an initial notional amount of $7,700,000 to effectively convert those borrowings under its long-term debt arrangement from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate of approximately 6.96% during its 15-year term. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreement obligation totaled approximately $6,883,000 and $7,261,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement obligation (See Note 14) approximated $460,000 and $1,123,509 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is recorded as a current and long-term liability in the balance sheet.

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement obligation approximated $460,000 at December 31, 2013, and was recorded as a current and long-term liability in the balance sheet.

The following table provides details regarding the Company's derivative instruments at December 31, 2013:

The following table provides details regarding the losses from the Company's derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations, none of which are designated as effective hedging instruments:

Instruments

Balance Sheets Location

Assets

Liabilities

Interest rate swap

Current liabilities

$

-

$

194,196

Quarter ended March 31,

Interest rate swap

Long-term liabilities

$

-

$

265,804

Instrument

Statement of operations location

2014

2013

Interest rate swap

Other income (expense)

$

(74,673

)

$

94,157

The following table provides details regarding the Company's derivative instruments at December 31, 2012:

Instruments

Balance Sheets Location

Assets

Liabilities

Interest rate swap

Current liabilities

$

-

$

225,109

Interest rate swap

Long-term liabilities

$

-

$

898,400

The following table provides details regarding the losses from the Company's derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations, none of which are designated as effective hedging instruments:

Year ended December 31,

Instrument

Statement of operations location

2013

2012

Interest rate swap

Other income (expense)

$

663,509

$

(111,010

)

As noted in Note 28, the interest rate swap was settled in March 2014 with a payment for approximately $632,000 related to the refinancing of the related loan.

Note_14_Fair_Value

Note 14 - Fair Value	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	'
	14.          FAIR VALUE
	The following tables summarize the bases used to measure financial liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets.
				Basis of fair value measurement
		Balance at		Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
		December 31,		active markets for		observable inputs		unobservable inputs
		2013		identical assets		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap	$	460,000	$	—	$	460,000	$	—
	Contingent payments related to sale of wind farm project		600,049		—		—		600,049
	Total liabilities	$	1,060,049	$	—	$	460,000	$	600,049
				Basis of fair value measurement
		Balance at		Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
		December 31,		active markets for		observable inputs		unobservable inputs
		2012		identical assets		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap	$	1,123,509	$	—	$	1,123,509	$	—
	Total liabilities	$	1,123,509	$	—	$	1,123,509	$	—
	The Company determines the fair value of the interest rate swap by using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of the instrument. The analysis reflects the contractual terms of the swap agreement, including the period to maturity and uses observable market-based inputs and uses the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments.
	Management estimates the probable term of the contingent payments related to sale of wind farm project to be 20 years, which is the term of the PPA. The interest rate used to discount the estimated royalty payments is 10.8%, which is comprised of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate of approximately 5.8% for secured positions plus a consideration of an estimated payment risk premium of 5.0% attributable to similar unsecured long-term borrowings that the Company could otherwise obtain in the marketplace.

Note_15_Power_Purchase_Contrac

Note 15 - Power Purchase Contract Liability	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Contractors [Abstract]	'
Long-term Contracts or Programs Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	15.          POWER PURCHASE CONTRACT LIABILITY
	Woodstock Hills wind farm
	The Woodstock Hills wind farm entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Northern States Power (NSP) in 1997. The agreement, among other things, requires NSP to purchase all of the electricity output from the Woodstock Hills wind energy generation facility over a 30-year period following its commercial operation date at rates provided in the agreement. The commercial operation date has been deemed to be May 1, 2004. The power purchase rates were set at a higher level in the early years of the agreement in order to assist Woodstock Hills in obtaining financing. The PPA power purchase rates will range from $16 to $45 per megawatt hour over the remaining 23 years of the PPA term, with an average of approximately $29 per megawatt hour over the remaining duration of the agreement.
	In accordance with our revenue recognition policy in Note 2, revenue levelization is used to recognize revenue from the electricity sales of Woodstock Hills. Revenue deferred under this levelization calculation for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $324,000 and $363,000, respectively.
	At the time of acquisition of Woodstock Hills in April 2011, the power purchase rates in the PPA between Woodstock Hills and NSP were considered unfavorable when compared with market conditions at the time of the acquisition. As a result, an unfavorable contract liability of approximately $3,700,000 was recognized on the acquisition date. The amount of this liability was determined based on the estimated current market rate that power purchasers were paying for electrical power compared to the average PPA rate over the life of the contract, net of the fair value of the renewable energy credits that Woodstock Hills could be expected to realize during the term of the PPA.
	The Company has recorded the following liabilities in its consolidated financial statements in relation to the PPA:
		December 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Rate levelization adjustment	$	918,183	$	594,234
	Unfavorable contract liabilities		3,271,015		3,431,884
	Total	$	4,189,198	$	4,026,118
	The PPA requires Woodstock Hills to provide security to NSP in the form of a letter of credit for the decommissioning, front-loaded rates and overall agreement compliance. At December 31, 2013, Woodstock has obtained letters of credit from a bank in the amounts of $500,000 and $255,000 to provide the required security to NSP for front-loaded rates and decommissioning, respectively. NSP has not exercised any of its rights to draw upon the security during the term of the PPA. The letters of credit are renewable on an annual basis.
	The $500,000 letter of credit agreement requires a cash escrow to be funded over time with an initial deposit of $50,000 made in December 2010, and minimum payments of $28,125 per quarter beginning April 2012. The $255,000 line of credit agreement requires a cash escrow to be funded over time with minimum payments of $12,750 per quarter beginning April 2011. At December 31, 2013, Woodstock has escrowed approximately $388,000 in cash toward the escrow requirements. These escrowed deposits are reflected within the noncurrent asset called Escrowed Cash Reserves for Contractual Commitments.
	Valley View wind farm
	The PPA requires the Valley View wind farm to provide security to NSP in the form of a letter of credit as security for the contract obligations. At December 31, 2011, Valley View obtained a $750,000 letter of credit as a part of its nonrecourse credit facility provided by the lender. NSP has not exercised any of its rights to draw upon the security during the term of the PPA. The letters of credit are renewable on an annual basis.
	In accordance with our revenue recognition policy in Note 2, revenue levelization is used to recognize revenue from the electricity sales of Valley View. Revenue deferred under this levelization calculation for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $14,000 and $16,000, respectively.

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014																Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'																'
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]	'																'
	10.          STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION																16.          STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	The Company has an incentive compensation plan to provide stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors, and advisors of the Company and any other person who is determined by the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to have made (or expected to make) contributions to the Company. The maximum shares reserved under the plan is 4,500,000 shares. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had 3,660,000 shares available for award under the plan.																The Company has an incentive compensation plan to provide stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the Company to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors, and advisors of the Company and any other person who is determined by the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to have made (or expected to make) contributions to the Company. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 1,487,111 shares available for award under the plan. In October 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved the increase in the maximum shares reserved under the plan to 4,500,000 shares from 2,897,111 shares subject to further requisite approvals. As of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, the Company has obtained all requisite approvals to increase the reserved shares to 4,500,000 under the plan.
	Stock Options																Stock Options
	In March 2014, the Company issued stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock to an employee under the incentive compensation plan at an exercise price of $0.38 per share (the closing price of the stock as of the date of issuance). The options expire ten years from the date of grant and vest over four years. The following Black-Scholes option-pricing model assumptions were used: underlying price of $0.38, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility 117%, risk free rate of 2.7%, and expected life of 5.25 years.																The Company has granted to key employees and directors of the Company 1,410,000 options to purchase common shares under the above plan.  In addition, the Company issued an additional 500,000 stock options to a director in June 2009 outside of the plan. The outstanding stock options carry an exercise price ranging from of $.77-$2.11 per share and expire ten years from the date of grant. Grants under the plan are discretionary and typically vest over four years. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For grants issued in 2012, the following Black-Scholes option-pricing model assumptions were used, underlying price of $0.77, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 96%, risk-free interest rate of 0.89%, and average expected life of 6 years. Based on the pricing model, the Company expensed approximately $36,000 and $161,000 in the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	The following table summarizes information for options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2014:																A summary of the Company’s stock option plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and changes during the years then ended is listed below:
			Weighted Average				Option Shares												Weighted			Option
			Exercise Price																Average			Shares
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013		$	1.6				1,910,000											Exercise
	Granted		$	0.38				25,000											Price
	Cancelled		$	1.59				(1,345,000	)								Outstanding at January 1, 2013		$	1.57			2,010,000
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014		$	1.41				590,000									Granted						-
																	Exercised						-
	Options exercisable at the end of the period		$	1.63				446,250									Expired						-
																	Forfeited		$	2			(100,000	)
	The following table summarizes information for options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2014:																Outstanding at December 31, 2013		$	1.57			1,910,000
	Range of Prices				Options				Options Outstanding		Options Outstanding		Options		Options Exercisable		Options exercisable at December 31, 2013		$	1.6			1,778,750
					Outstanding				Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.		Exercisable		Weighted Avg.
									Remaining Contractual		Exercise Price				Exercise Price		Outstanding at January 1, 2012		$	1.68			1,760,000
									Term in Years								Granted		$	0.77			250,000
	$	0.38				25,000				10	$	0.38		6,250	$	0.38	Exercised						-
	$	0.77				250,000				8	$	0.77		125,000	$	0.77	Expired						-
	$	2				315,000				5	$	2		315,000	$	2	Forfeited						-
	$	.77–2.00				590,000				6	$	1.41		446,250	$	1.63	Outstanding at December 31, 2012		$	1.57			2,010,000
	Issuance of restricted stock																Options exercisable at December 31, 2012		$	1.65			1,816,250
	In February 2014, we issued an aggregate of 250,000 restricted shares of common stock to a consultant which vest over a 15-month period and are subject to lock-up restrictions. The stock was awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the incentive compensation plan.																As of December 31, 2013, there was approximately $54,000 total unrecognized compensation expense cost.  This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years. There were no options granted during 2013. The weighted average fair value of options granted during 2012 was $0.53 per share. There was no intrinsic value in the options outstanding or exercisable as of December 31, 2013 or 2012, as the exercise prices were greater than the last traded price of the Company's common stock.
	Stock warrants																The following table summarizes information for options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2013:
	In February and March 2014, the Company issued stock warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,520,000 shares of common stock to directors, officers and service providers at an exercise prices ranging from $0.21 to $.35 per share (the closing price of the stock as of the date of issuance). The warrants were issued pursuant to Warrant Agreements that are outside of the incentive compensation plan. The warrants carry an exercise price ranging from of $.21 to $.35 per share and expire ten years from the date of grant. The warrants vest over twenty months. The fair value of each warrant is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For warrants issued in 2014, the following Black-Scholes option-pricing model assumptions were used, underlying price of $0.21-$.35, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 117%, risk-free interest rate of 1.75%, and average expected life of 5.75 years. Based on the pricing model, the Company expensed approximately $129,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2014.																Range of Prices				Options				Options		Options		Options		Options
																					Outstanding				Outstanding		Outstanding		Exercisable		Excercisable
	The following table summarizes information for warrants outstanding and vested at March 31, 2014:																								Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.				Weighted Avg.
																									Remaining		Exercise Price				Exercise Price
	Issue Date	Number of  Warrants		Expiration Date		Exercise Price Per Share		Warrants Vested																	Contracutal
	Dec-09	100,000		Dec-14		$1.25		100,000																	Term in Years
	Sep-12	50,000		Dec-15		$0.50		50,000									$	0.77				250,000				8	$	0.77		125,000	$	0.77
	Feb-14	3,500,000		Feb-24		$0.21		437,500									$1.00	–		1.15		575,000				5		1.01		568,750		1.01
	Mar-14	2,020,000		Mar-24		$0.35		162,500									$1.89	–		2.11		1,085,000				5		2.01		1,085,000		2.01
	Total	5,670,000						587,500									$  .77	–		2.11		1,910,000				6	$	1.57		1,778,750	$	1.6
	Stock compensation expense																Warrants
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized approximately $145,000 of stock compensation expense.  As of March 31, 2014, there was approximately $984,000 total unrecognized compensation expense cost.  This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2 years.																The Company has issued common stock warrants to individuals or firms for consulting and investor relations services. A summary of the warrants are as follows:
																	Issue date		Number of		Expiration Date		Exercise Price per
																			warrants				share
																	Dec-09			100,000	Dec-14		$	1.25
																	Sep-12			50,000	Dec-15		$	0.5
																	Total			150,000
																	All of the warrants are vested and allow the holder to purchase common stock at the exercise prices shown above. Warrants issued in December 2008 expired in June 2013.  To determine fair value of the warrants issued in 2012 for the purposes of measuring expense, the Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions, dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 110%, risk-free interest rate of .33%, and contract life of 3 years. An expense of approximately $6,000 and $1,000 was recorded for warrants to non-employees during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Note_17_Licensing_Arrangement

Note 17 - Licensing Arrangement	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Policy Text Block [Abstract]	'
Revenue Recognition, Services, Licensing Fees [Policy Text Block]	'
	17.          LICENSING ARRANGEMENT
	In July 2009, NextGen entered into a non-exclusive Manufacturing License and Reseller agreement with an unrelated company. The agreement provides that NextGen will license its small turbine technology and, among other things, grants a right to manufacture units over a twenty year period. The agreement also provides for exclusive distribution rights in certain areas of the United States. Revenue is being amortized over the twenty year period. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, licensing revenue totaled approximately $50,000 and is included in revenue in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred licensing revenue of approximately $779,000 and $829,000 is included on the consolidated balance sheets in current and long-term deferred revenue as of December 31, 2013 and, 2012, respectively.

Note_18_Business_Segments

Note 18 - Business Segments	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014								Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'								'
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]	'								'
	11.          BUSINESS SEGMENTS								18.         BUSINESS SEGMENTS
	For the year ended December 31, 2013 and beyond, the Company’s reportable segments have been changed to better fit how we manage and view the business given changes that we have made to our internal management structure, increased efforts in the solar industry and the addition of tower maintenance services. Under the new reportable segment structure, we will continue to segment the ownership of renewable power plant ownership. The segment information presented below conforms 2013 information to the 2014 presentation.								For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company’s reportable segments were changed to better fit how we manage and view the business given changes that we have made to our internal management structure, increased efforts in the solar industry and the addition of tower maintenance services. In particular, the Company acquired an engineering services firm in 2012 and expanded into tower maintenance services in 2013. In February 2014, the Company acquired the assets of a seller of photovoltaic products and solar systems. These changes to the Company resulted in changes in how management views and manages the business segments. The engineering consulting and towers maintenance services lines, along with the management and turbine maintenance services the Company provides, have similar operating models in how employees are managed and utilized. Similarly, the solar services acquisition aligns with the work the Company does in developing and constructing wind projects. Under the new reportable segment structure we will continue to segment the ownership of renewable power plant ownership. The segment information presented below conforms 2012 information to the new 2013 presentation.
	The Company groups its operations into three business segments:								The Company now groups its operations into three business segments:
	Renewable Energy Development	Wind, solar and cogeneration energy development, construction and related products and services.							Renewable Energy Development	Wind, solar and cogeneration energy development, construction and related products and services.
	Renewable Power Plant Ownership	Ownership and operations of consolidated wind farms or other clean energy investments.							Renewable Power Plant Ownership	Ownership and operations of consolidated wind farms or other clean energy investments.
	Energy and Field Services	Business-to-business engineering consulting services, asset management, and turbine and tower maintenance services.							Energy and Telecommunications Services	Business-to-business engineering consulting services, asset management, and turbine and tower maintenance services.
	Segment reporting is intended to give financial statement users a better view of how the Company manages and evaluates its businesses.   The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Segment income or loss does not include any allocation of shared-service costs.  Segment assets are those that are directly used in or identified with segment operations, including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, inventory, work-in-progress, property and equipment and escrow deposits. Unallocated assets include corporate cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, deferred tax amounts and other corporate assets.  Inter-segment balances and transactions have been eliminated.								Segment reporting is intended to give financial statement users a better view of how the Company manages and evaluates its businesses.   The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Segment income or loss does not include any allocation of shared-service costs.  Segment assets are those that are directly used in or identified with segment operations, including cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, inventory, work-in-progress, property and equipment and escrow deposits. Unallocated assets include corporate cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, deferred tax amounts and other corporate assets.  Inter-segment balances and transactions have been eliminated.
	The following tables summarize financial information by segment and provide a reconciliation of segment contribution to operating income:								The following tables summarize financial information by segment and provide a reconciliation of segment contribution to operating income:
			For the Quarter Ended								For the Year Ended December 31
			March 31,								2013			2012
			2014			2013			Revenue:
	Revenue:								Renewable energy development		$	3,855,229		$	702,895
	Renewable energy development		$	519,787		$	15,413		Renewable power plant ownership			2,913,348			3,018,433
	Renewable power plant ownership			827,560			712,470		Energy & telecommunications services			8,772,509			4,856,987
	Energy & field services			1,986,436			1,911,736		Eliminations			(439,805	)		(447,566	)
	Eliminations			(117,857	)		(108,621	)	Total revenue		$	15,101,281		$	8,130,749
	Total Revenue		$	3,215,926		$	2,530,998
									Income (loss) from operations:
	Income (loss) from operations:								Renewable energy development		$	(138,988	)	$	166,156
	Renewable energy development		$	(33,323	)	$	(191,814	)	Renewable power plant ownership			450,391			630,769
	Renewable power plant ownership			255,365			116,504		Energy & telecommunications services			(999,182	)		461,393
	Energy & field services			(352,685	)		121,887		Corporate and other			(2,193,947	)		(2,798,924	)
	Corporate and other			(901,807	)		(516,349	)	Income (loss) from operations, net			(2,881,726	)		(1,540,606	)
	Eliminations			-			-		Other income (loss), net			(164,621	)		(1,405,115	)
	Income (loss) from operations			(1,032,450	)		(469,772	)	Income (loss) before income taxes		$	(3,046,347	)	$	(2,945,721	)
	Other income (loss), net			(278,671	)		(113,250	)
	Income (loss) before income taxes		$	(1,311,121	)	$	(583,022	)			As of December 31,			As of December 31,
											2013			2012
			As of			As of			Total Assets:
			March 31,			March 31,			Renewable energy development		$	3,005,790		$	1,231,117
			2014			2013			Renewable power plant ownership			25,787,320			26,129,967
	Total Assets:								Energy & telecommunications services			2,979,164			2,422,205
	Renewable energy development		$	1,158,148		$	1,223,366		Corporate and other			515,444			3,163,829
	Renewable power plant ownership			25,436,349			27,210,586		Total assets		$	32,287,718		$	32,947,118
	Energy & field services			2,970,414			2,082,758
	Corporate and other			608,661			1,432,268
	Total assets		$	30,173,572		$	31,948,978

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Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	19.          TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
	Pursuant to the limited liability company operating agreement of Woodstock Hills, the Company’s ownership percentage of cash, income, gain, loss, and deductions of 99.9% will be reduced to 20% at the time that it has received a cumulative 12% annual cash-on-cash return on its original investment of $400,000 which is not expected to occur for at least five years. The Company’s CEO, Daniel Juhl, is the sole minority interest member.
	In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company converted approximately $75,000 of payables to Common Stock. The Company issued 524,838 shares, of which 267,847 shares were issued to officers and directors, for the payables and $20,000 of cash received.

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Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	20.          COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Tower Maintenance Services Agreements
	The Company has various master agreements with suppliers who serve the various major wireless communications carriers. Tower services are generally performed and billed on a contractually agreed price per unit on a work order basis, or on occasion, a time and materials basis. The contracts expire at various dates and may be renewed with the customer. The agreements generally contain termination provisions where a customer may terminate the agreement after providing written notice. The agreements, among other things, generally provide that the Company warranty and guarantee its workmanship for up to two years.
	Asset Retirement Obligation
	At the time that the turbines in the Woodstock Hills, Winona or Valley View projects are retired or upon the end of the land lease, there is an obligation to restore the underlying real estate to its original condition. This includes removal of all personal property and to some extent, the concrete foundations. The estimated fair value of this obligation is undeterminable; however, it is reasonable that the salvage value of the wind turbines would cover any expenses for restoration of the real estate.
	Guarantees
	The Company agreed to guarantee certain payments to investors in the Valley View wind farm project as set forth below:
		●	The timely payment of any and all guaranteed payments required to be paid to preferred membership investors (who contributed approximately $2.5 million) as they may become due under the respective LLC operating agreements, and the timely payment of any and all amounts payable upon exercise of a put right by such preferred members. The put right is outside the control of the Company and may occur either in two years or in certain cases, ten years. The Company does have up to six months from the date that to make such Put Right Payment, and should the Company fail to make the Put Right Payment within such six month period, the principal amount owed by the Company is subject to a penalty of an additional 10%.
		●	The Company has agreed, with respect to a put right made available to one of the Preferred Members in the Valley View project (who contributed $500,000) to redeem any of its units then held by the Purchaser for a price in cash equal to the present value of the (i) estimated future distributions to be made to Purchaser net of (ii) estimated future income allocations for which no distributions are projected to be made. If the Company fails to pay in full the put right purchase amount in cash on the due date, the Company shall issue a promissory note with a maturity date not exceeding 36 months and pay interest thereon.
		●	In March 2011, the Company had guaranteed the payment obligations of Valley View Transmission to its turbine supplier under a Turbine Supply Agreement between such parties. The payments required under the Turbine Supply Agreement were met in connection with the equity raise and the Company’s guaranty in favor of the turbine supplier was terminated in 2012.
		●	The Company has made certain representations and warranties with regard to indemnifications in conjunction with the funding activities of the Valley View and Grant County wind farms, including potential liabilities for Section 1603 Treasury Grant recapture or tax liabilities attributable to the period prior to the closing date.
	Contingent Payment on Sale of Wind Farm Project
	The Company entered into a contingent payment arrangement with a former developer of a wind farm project under which it agrees to pay the former developer a payment based on a percentage ranging from 5-15% of annual gross revenues generated over the life of the project, commencing with the commercial operation. The payments are payable quarterly. The payment stream is guaranteed by Juhl Energy.
	The following is a schedule showing the future estimated payments by year and the present value of the estimated future payments as of December 31, 2013.
	Year Ending December 31,		Amount
	2014		$	47,000
	2015			47,000
	2016			47,000
	2017			47,000
	2018			47,000
	Thereafter			1,675,000
	Total minimum estimated royalty payments			1,910,000
	Less: Amount representing interest			(1,309,951	)
	Present value of estimated royalty payments			600,049
	Less current portion			(47,000	)
	Long-Term portion		$	553,049
	The current maturities are included in accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheet and the long-term portion is reflected in other long-term liabilities. See Note 14 for assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the contingent payment.
	Operating Lease arrangements
	Land Leases:
	The Company’s three wind farm investments (Woodstock Hills, Winona, and Valley View) maintain lease agreements with landowners for the real estate related to the wind energy generation facilities. The leases will expire between 2017 and 2036.
	Office Space leases:
	The company has entered into seven operating leases for office and warehouse space in connection with its administrative and ongoing operations. The lease agreements require that the Company pay certain maintenance, insurance, and other operating costs. The leases expire at various dates through May 2015.
	The minimum lease payments for the next five years under these lease arrangements are as follows:
			Land Leases			Space Leases		Total
	2014		$	55,400		$	139,000	$	194,400
	2015			55,400			11,800		67,200
	2016			55,400			-		55,400
	2017			55,400			-		55,400
	2018			55,400			-		55,400
	Thereafter			805,000			-		805,000
	Total		$	1,082,000		$	150,800	$	1,232,800
	Rent expense under the above leases was approximately $294,000 and $222,000 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Note 21 - Variable Interest Entities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block] [Abstract]	'
Consolidation, Variable Interest Entity, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	21.          VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
	Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States provide a framework for identifying variable interest entities (VIE’s) and determining when a company should include the assets, liabilities, non-controlling interest, and results of activities of a VIE in its consolidated financial statements.  In general, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, limited liability corporation, trust, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets that either (1) has an insufficient amount of equity to carry out its principal activities without additional subordinated financial support, (2) has a group of equity owners that are unable to make significant decisions about its activities, or (3) has a group of equity owners that do not have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns generated by its operations.   A VIE should be consolidated if a party with an ownership, contractual, or other financial interest in the VIE (a variable interest holder) has the power to direct the VIE’s most significant activities and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.  A variable interest holder that consolidates the VIE is called the primary beneficiary.  Upon consolidation, the primary beneficiary generally must initially record all of the VIE’s assets, liabilities, and non-controlling interests at fair value and subsequently account for the VIE as if it were consolidated based on majority voting interest.
	The Company’s evaluation of whether it qualifies as the primary beneficiary of VIEs is highly complex and involves significant judgments, estimates and assumptions. The Company generally utilizes expected cash flow scenarios to determine the Company’s interest in the expected losses or residual returns of VIEs and perform qualitative analysis of the activities that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance and whether the Company has the power to direct those activities.
	Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
	Valley View Transmission, LLC
	The Company has determined it is the primary beneficiary in Valley View Transmission by reference to provisions within the contractual arrangements with Valley View Transmission together with investment and ownership considerations. The Company has a 32.6% voting interest in Valley View, and has an additional 13.9% voting power through a voting trust arrangement with three other investors. The Company acts as the managing agent to make decisions that affect the operation of Valley View and our CEO is also on the Board of Governors of Valley View. In addition, the Company agreed to guarantee certain payments to investors in order to secure the required equity capital and to enable the term loan conversion by the lender.
	The Company consolidates in its financial statements the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Valley View Transmission, and all intercompany balances and transactions between the Company and Valley View are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities of Valley View were recorded at their respective estimated fair values using generally accepted accounting principles for business combinations.
	The assets of a consolidated VIE are used to settle the liabilities of that entity. The liabilities of a consolidated VIE do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company.
	See Note 20 Commitments and Contingencies with regard to guarantees made by the Company in connection with acquiring additional equity in the project from certain investors.

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Note 22 - Issuances of Common Stock in Connection with an Equity Line	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Issance Of Common Stock For Line Of Credit Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Issance Of Common Stock For Line Of Credit Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	22.          ISSUANCES OF COMMON STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH AN EQUITY LINE
	On June 15, 2012, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (“LPC”), which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, LPC is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 of our shares of common stock over the 30-month term of the Purchase Agreement. The Company must first register under the Securities Act the resale by LPC of any shares to be sold to LPC. In October 2012, the Company’s registration statement went effective with regard to the sale by LPC of any common stock issuable under the Purchase Agreement. Thereafter, over 30 months, and subject to certain terms and conditions in the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to direct LPC to make periodic purchases of up to 500,000 shares of our common stock per sale depending on certain conditions as set forth in the Purchase Agreement as often as every two business days up to the aggregate commitment of $10,000,000.
	The purchase price of the shares will be based on the market prices of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the time of sale as computed under the Purchase Agreement. In no event, however, will LPC be obligated to purchase shares of common stock under the Purchase Agreement at a price of less than $.65 per share. The Company may, at any time, and in its sole discretion, terminate the Purchase Agreement without fee, penalty or cost upon notice to LPC. LPC may not assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement. There are no trading volume requirements, and the Company will control the timing and amount of any sales of common stock to LPC. As of December 31, 2013, no shares have been issued in conjunction with this arrangement. Since the Company has not recently maintained the effectiveness of the registration and deems that it will be unlikely to sell any shares under this equity line, the issuance costs of approximately $244,000 relating to shares originally issued under this agreement were written off to general and administrative expenses in 2013.

Note_23_Business_Acquisitions

Note 23 - Business Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	23.          BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
	Power Engineers Collaborative
	On April 30, 2012, the Company entered into a purchase agreement for the purchase of 100% of the membership equity interests of Power Engineers Collaborative, L.L.C. (“PEC”), which provides engineering services to clients in the energy, industry and building systems markets. The acquisition of PEC is a continuation of our strategy of acquiring complementary businesses and expands our professional service offerings. Our acquisition of PEC brings experience, significant expansion of our base business, and opportunity to offer increased capabilities beyond wind and into the full range of clean energy sectors including natural gas, biomass, waste-to-energy, medium-to-large on-site solar, and support to larger wind farm construction. PEC also provides us with cross-selling opportunities that are believed to lead to additional growth across our subsidiaries. These factors contribute to the goodwill related to the acquisition.
	Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased the membership interests for a total consideration paid of $1,385,000 consisting of: (i) cash in the amount of $750,000, and (ii) contingent consideration as follows: an additional cash amount of $250,000, and 500,000 shares of common stock of the Company valued at $.77 per share price at the closing date (stock value $385,000). The contingent consideration will be earned by the sellers of the PEC interests provided that PEC meets certain performance targets for revenue and earnings. It is the Company’s expectation that PEC will meet these performance targets and as such, the contingent consideration has been included in the acquisition price of the net assets acquired. In addition, the purchase agreement allows for the sellers of the PEC interests to receive cash installments for working capital that exceeded a $300,000 targeted working capital amount. Such installment payments were approximately $1,000,000 in total.
	The acquisition is being accounted for under the acquisition method and, accordingly, the operating results for PEC have been included in the consolidated statements of operations from the date of acquisition. The assets and liabilities of PEC were recorded at their respective estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition using generally accepted accounting principles for business combinations. The fair value of the total consideration paid at the acquisition date was $1,385,000, exclusive of payments owed to the former owners. The Company used a combination of the market and cost approaches to estimate the fair values of the PEC assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The goodwill acquired as a part of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes and is allocated to the Energy and Telecommunications Services segment.
	The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of PEC’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, effective April 30, 2012, the date the Company obtained control of PEC.
	Accounts receivable	$	829,744
	Other current assets		134,915
	Work-in-progress		594,848
	Property and equipment		78,400
	Intangible assets		797,189
	Other assets		8,198
	Total identifiable assets acquired		2,443,294
	Accounts payable and other liabilities		(94,206	)
	Accrued expenses		(158,166	)
	Due to former owners		(1,020,012	)
	Total liabilities assumed		(1,272,384	)
	Total identifiable net assets assumed		1,170,910
	Goodwill		214,090
	Net assets acquired	$	1,385,000
	Unaudited proforma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012 as if the Company had acquired majority ownership of PEC on January 1, 2012 are as follows. The proforma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. However, proforma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had been in effect on the dates indicated, or which may result in the future.
		31-Dec-12
	Net revenue	$	10,644,213
	Net income (loss) before taxes	$	(2,365,978	)

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Note 24 - Investment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments Schedule [Abstract]	'
Investment [Text Block]	'
	24.          INVESTMENT
	In October 2011, the Company agreed to invest $400,000 in PVPower, Inc., a company engaged in the sales and distribution of photovoltaic products and solar systems. The Company applied the cost method of accounting for this investment.  During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company evaluated the investment for purposes of its long-lived asset impairment analysis. It was determined that carrying value of its investment was not expected to be recoverable in the foreseeable future from the future cash flow or the sale of its ownership stake. The Company has therefore recorded a $400,000 loss of the investment to reduce its carrying value of this investment to $0 at December 31, 2012. The loss is reflected within other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations at their current redeption value.
	On February 5, 2014, we agreed to acquire the assets of PVPower, Inc., in exchange for the issuance of 600,000 shares of Company common stock.

Note_25_Cumulative_Preferred_S

Note 25 - Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiary	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]	'
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	25.          CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK OF SUBSDIARY
	The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Juhl Renewable Assets, Inc. has issued 1,580,000 shares of Cumulative Series A Preferred Stock at a stated price of $1.00 per share, including 1,400,000 shares issued during 2013. The subsidiary has designated 30,000,000 shares as Series A Preferred for this purpose. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of preferred stock as repayment to Company affiliates who had previously advanced monies to enable Juhl Renewable Assets to invest in renewable energy projects. Holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, to the extent of legally available funds, a targeted dividend of 9% per annum, payable quarterly. Dividends for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $72,000 and $16,000, respectively. The preferred shares carry no voting rights but have a liquidation preference over common stockholders of the subsidiary. The Company has the call protection right whereby it has the right, but not an obligation, to redeem any outstanding shares subject to the provisions in the certificate of designation. The holders of the preferred stock can require the Company to redeem the shares after December 31, 2014 subject to the terms of the certificate of designation. Based on the designations and rights offered to preferred shareholders, the preferred stock is being carried outside of permanent equity on the consolidated balance sheets at their current redemption value.

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Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Redeemable Preferred Membership Interest [Abstract]	'
Redeemable Preferred Membership Interest [Text Block]	'
	26.          REDEEMABLE PREFERRED MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
	The Valley View wind farm, which is consolidated in the Company’s financial statements (see Note 20), includes membership interests that carry preferences that are not available to common members. In November 2011, approximately $2,518,000 was contributed (or converted from common interests). Holders of the membership interests are entitled to receive, to the extent of legally available funds, a targeted dividend of 12% per annum, payable quarterly. Dividends were approximately $302,000 in each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. These membership interests include a put right at the option of the respective member, to request redemption of the membership interests after two years, or in the case of one member, after 10 years. The put right is outside the control of the Company and as such, these membership interests, together with any accrued dividends, are being carried outside of permanent equity on the consolidated balance sheets at their current redemption value.
	In October 2013, one of the holders of redeemable preferred membership interests provided notice that it was exercising its option to require the Company to purchase all membership interests held by the holder. Pursuant to the agreement, this membership interest of approximately $500,000 is to be redeemed by June 1, 2014. The membership interest carries a 12% dividend rate and all dividends are currently paid.

Note_27_Legal_Proceedings

Note 27 - Legal Proceedings	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'	'
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]	'	'
	12.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	27.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
	The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. While the ultimate outcome of these matters is not presently determinable, it is in the opinion of management that the resolution of outstanding claims will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company. Due to the uncertainties in the settlement process, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s view of outcomes will change in the near term.	The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. While the ultimate outcome of these matters is not presently determinable, it is in the opinion of management that the resolution of outstanding claims will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company. Due to the uncertainties in the settlement process, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s view of outcomes will change in the near term.
	The Winona project is the subject of a lawsuit initiated in the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in December 2013 by Unison Co., Ltd. against the Company, Juhl Energy Development, a Company subsidiary, the wind project ownership entities, members of management, and others. The Unison action arises out of the purchase of the wind turbine generators from Unison and purports to state causes of action for (i) fraudulent inducement, (ii) breach of the Financing Agreement with Unison: (iii) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) tortious interference with contractual relationship; and (v) unjust enrichment. The Company disputes the allegations and is vigorously defending the action. The Company has recorded the original turbine supply purchase obligation in its financial statements together with accrued interest thereon, and carries the amount in the current and long term liability sections under the original understanding with Unison that the turbine supplier would be paid out of project cash flows in the event that the project was unable to obtain financing. The project has been unable to successfully obtain debt financing or obtain any further equity proceeds. Although the Company believes it will prevail in the Unison action, an outcome of the Unison action could be divesting ownership of the project.	The Winona project is the subject of a lawsuit initiated in the U. S. District Court for the District of Minnesota in December 2013 by Unison Co., Ltd. against the Company, Juhl Energy Development, a Company subsidiary, the wind project ownership entities, members of management, and others. The Unison action arises out of the purchase of the wind turbine generators from Unison and purports to state causes of action for (i) fraudulent inducement, (ii) breach of the Financing Agreement with Unison: (iii) breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) tortious interference with contractual relationship; and (v) unjust enrichment. The Company disputes the allegations and is vigorously defending the action. The Company has recorded the original turbine supply purchase obligation in its financial statements together with accrued interest thereon, and carries the amount in the current and long term liability sections under the original understanding with Unison that the turbine supplier would be paid out of project cash flows in the event that the project was unable to obtain financing. The project has been unable to successfully obtain debt financing or obtain any further equity proceeds. Although the Company believes it will prevail in the Unison action, an outcome of the Unison action could be divesting ownership of the project.

Note_28_Subsequent_Events

Note 28 - Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'	'
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	'	'
	14.           SUBSEQUENT EVENT	28.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	On May 1, 2014, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register 15,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.  There can be no assurance that we will complete this offering.	Preferred stock transaction
	On April 14, 2014, the Company entered into a purchase agreement for the purchase of 100% of the membership interests of limited liabilities companies comprising 3.2 MW of wind energy facilities. The purchase price is approximately $2,000,000 subject to working capital adjustments. The closing date is expected to be in June 2014. The closing is subject to consent by the existing lenders or the Company obtaining an alternative debt financing arrangement.	Effective February 18, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the primary Series A Preferred stockholder whereby the Company agreed to purchase 10,398,750 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company held by such stockholder (consisting of 4,560,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 5,838,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock) for a total purchase price of approximately $2,184,000. The Company agreed to pay the purchase price in the following manner: (i) pay a non-refundable $40,000 deposit on date of execution of the Purchase Agreement; (ii) pay a non-refundable payment of $40,000 on or before March 15, 2014; and (iii) issue Seller an amortizing promissory note on April 1, 2014, with a principal sum of $2,104,000 for the remaining balance of the Purchase Price, with an interest rate of 8% and a maturity date of May 1, 2015. The Purchase Price was satisfied and the conditions were met, and the transaction closed on April 1, 2014. The note will be repaid via 50% of common stock proceeds raised, along with minimum cash payments of $40,000 per month, with the remaining principal due in May 2015.
		As part of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the stockholder agreed to the following: (i) waiver of dividends due on its Series A Preferred due on April 1, 2014 on the closing date of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) issuance of a proxy to Company to vote on matters submitted to holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred Stock until April 1, 2014, and (iii) entry into a lock up agreement to restrict the sale of its holdings of common stock of the Company during the periods provided therein. In addition, the Company agrees to commence the process to conduct a rights offering to sell shares of its common stock to existing shareholders, and a portion of the proceeds from such offering will be used for payment on the note as is set forth therein.
		In a separate agreement, the parties agreed to a 50% reduction in the dividend payable on January 1, 2014 and this reduced dividend was accounted for in the accrual of Series A dividends at December 31, 2013.
		Refinancing of nonrecourse debt
		In March 2014, the nonrecourse debt of the Valley View wind farm was refinanced through a new bank in order to improve cash flow through interest and cost savings over the term of the loan. The new facility is an $11 million credit facility, including the takeout loan as well as letter of credit instruments to meet credit obligations under the power purchase contract. The debt matures in October 2026. The interest rate incudes a combination of fixed and variable rates. Specifically, 75% of the debt is fixed at a rate of 5.39% which increases by 0.25% every three years until maturity; 25% of the debt is variable at a rate of 1 month LIBOR plus 3.00% which increases by 0.25% every three years until maturity. The cumulative weighted average rate of the loan is expected to be approximately 5.8%. The interest rate swap arrangement described in note 13 was terminated as a part of the refinancing and settled for $632,000 in March 2014.
		Issuance of restricted stock and warrants
		In February 2014, we issued an aggregate of 250,000 restricted shares of common stock to a consultant which vest over a 15-month period and are subject to lock-up restrictions. The stock was awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
		In January 2014, we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,520,000 shares of common stock to directors, officers and service providers at an exercise price of $0.15 per share (the closing price of the stock as of the date of issuance). The warrants were issued pursuant to Warrant Agreements.
		Subsidiary preferred stock offering
		During the first quarter of 2014, our subsidiary, Juhl Renewable Assets, commenced a new private sale of its preferred securities with the intention of raising up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition of specific assets of comparable value, and for other purposes.

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Note 29 - Correction of an Immaterial Error	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]	'
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Text Block]	'
	29.          CORRECTION OF AN IMMATERIAL ERROR
	During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company identified an error in the method used to allocate income to the Company’s noncontrolling interest.
	The Company assessed the materiality of this error for each quarterly and annual period in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality, and determined that the error was immaterial to previously reported amounts contained in its periodic reports. Accordingly, the Company has revised its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 and it intends to revise its consolidated financial statements for certain quarterly and annual periods through subsequent periodic filings. The effect of recording this immaterial correction in the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and for the fiscal 2013 and 2012 quarterly periods to be reported in subsequent periodic filings are as follows:
		For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013						For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013						For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2013						For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
		As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	(32,721	)	$	(88,027	)	$	258,546		$	199,359		$	64,123		$	6,067		$	130,905		$	(130,369	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		(1,290,447	)		(1,235,141	)		(1,279,827	)		(1,220,640	)		(747,595	)		(689,539	)		(3,787,066	)		(3,525,792	)
	Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		1,779,503			2,219,651			3,036,365			3,421,206			4,283,677			4,609,331			4,998,866			5,266,465
	Noncontrolling interest in equity		1,746,106			1,305,958			1,778,827			1,393,986			1,521,181			1,195,527			1,457,058			1,189,459
		For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012						For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012						For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012						For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
		As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	(38,935	)	$	(88,782	)	$	(17,777	)	$	(73,678	)	$	58,491		$	(11,623	)	$	7,897		$	1,572
	Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		(710,634	)		(660,517	)		(1,203,139	)		(1,147,238	)		(574,215	)		(504,101	)		3,034,108			3,040,433
	Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		5,969,367			6,151,554			6,639,877			6,772,218			7,097,110			7,173,549			7,602,996			7,609,321
	Noncontrolling interest in equity		1,328,832			1,146,645			1,368,367			1,236,026			1,386,144			1,309,705			1,327,653			1,321,328

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Note 13 - Preferred Stock	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Preferred Stock [Text Block]	'
	13.           PREFERRED STOCK
	Preferred stock transactions
	Effective February 18, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the primary Series A Preferred stockholder whereby the Company agreed to purchase 10,398,750 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company held by such stockholder (consisting of 4,560,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 5,838,750 shares of Series B Preferred Stock) for a total purchase price of approximately $2,184,000. The Company agreed to pay the purchase price in the following manner: (i) pay a non-refundable $40,000 deposit on date of execution of the Purchase Agreement; (ii) pay a non-refundable payment of $40,000 on or before March 15, 2014; and (iii) issue Seller an amortizing promissory note on April 1, 2014, with a principal sum of $2,104,000 for the remaining balance of the Purchase Price, with an interest rate of 8% and a maturity date of May 1, 2015. The Purchase Price was satisfied and the conditions were met, and the transaction closed on April 1, 2014. The note will be repaid via 50% of proceeds raised from a planned common stock offering, along with minimum cash payments of $40,000 per month, with the remaining principal due in May 2015.
	As part of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the stockholder agreed to the following: (i) waiver of dividends due on its Series A Preferred due on April 1, 2014 on the closing date of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) issuance of a proxy to Company to vote on matters submitted to holders of the Company’s Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred Stock until April 1, 2014, and (iii) entry into a lock up agreement to restrict the sale of its holdings of common stock of the Company during the periods provided therein. In addition, the Company agrees to commence the process to conduct a rights offering to sell shares of its common stock to existing shareholders, and a portion of the proceeds from such offering will be used for payment on the note as is set forth therein.
	The primary Series A Preferred stockholder also agreed to reduce its dividend payable on January 1, 2014 by 50% and accepted a promissory note bearing interest at 8% for the remaining half of the dividend, or $46,613, payable in cash in May 2015.
	On February 20, 2014, we entered into a Conversion Agreement with Daybreak Special Situations Master Fund, LTD., (“Daybreak”), the other holder of our Series A Preferred Stock with Vision, whereby Daybreak converted its 260,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company into 260,000 shares of common stock of the Company. In consideration for such conversion, the Company delivered the following to Daybreak: (i) $10,000 in cash and (ii) a put option for 60,000 shares of common stock of the Company, in which Daybreak has the right to require the Company to purchase such shares at $.25 during the 90 day period following the closing of the transaction, as set forth in the Put Option Agreement that Daybreak and the Company entered into simultaneously with the Conversion Agreement.
	Subsidiary preferred stock offering
	During the first quarter of 2014, our subsidiary, Juhl Renewable Assets, commenced a new private sale of its Series A Preferred Stock with the intention of raising up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition of specific assets of comparable value, and for other purposes. Subsequent to March 31, 2014, Juhl Renewable Assets has raised an additional $375,000 of its Series A preferred stock from this private sale.

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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Comparability of Prior Year Financial Data, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
	USE OF ESTIMATES	USE OF ESTIMATES
	The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. The Company uses estimates and assumptions in accounting for the following significant matters, among others: revenue recognition; realizability of accounts receivable; determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; the assumptions used in the impairment analysis of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation of deferred tax assets, deferred power purchase contract revenue, stock-based compensation and warrants, asset retirement obligations, derivative instruments, assumptions used in the computation of contingent liabilities and estimating the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, and other contingencies. It is at least reasonably possible that these estimates will change in the future. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company periodically reviews estimates and assumptions, and the effects of any such revisions are reflected in the period in which the revision is made.	The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. The Company uses estimates and assumptions in accounting for the following significant matters, among others: revenue recognition; realizability of accounts receivable; determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; the assumptions used in the impairment analysis of long-lived assets and goodwill; valuation of deferred tax assets, deferred power purchase contract revenue, stock-based compensation and warrants, asset retirement obligations, derivative instruments, assumptions used in the computation of contingent liability, and other contingencies. It is at least reasonably possible that these estimates will change in the future. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company periodically reviews estimates and assumptions, and the effects of any such revisions are reflected in the period in which the revision is made.
Basis Of Presentation And Principles Of Consolidation [Policy Text Block]	'	'
	BASIS OF PRESENTATION	BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as amended on April 7, 2014.	The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and reflect the accounts and operations of the Company and those of its subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 810, Consolidation, the Company consolidates any variable interest entity, or VIE, of which it is the primary beneficiary. The typical condition for a controlling financial interest ownership is holding a majority of the voting interests of an entity; however, a controlling financial interest may also exist in entities, such as VIEs, through arrangements that do not involve controlling voting interests. ASC 810 requires a variable interest holder to consolidate a VIE if that party has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impacts the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company does not consolidate a VIE in which it has a majority ownership interest when the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary. The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE—refer to Note 20, Variable Interest Entities. The Company evaluates its relationships with the VIE on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to be the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Non-controlling interests in the equity of the Company’s subsidiaries are shown separately in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheets.
	In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation.  The adjustments made to these statements consist only of normal recurring adjustments.  The results reported in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2014.
	Juhl Energy, Inc. (“Juhl Energy” or “the Company”) conducts business under the following subsidiaries, Juhl Energy Services, Inc. (“JES”), Juhl Energy Development, Inc. (“JEDI”), Juhl Renewable Assets, Inc. (“JRA”), Next Generation Power Systems, Inc. (“NextGen”), Juhl Renewable Energy Systems, Inc. (“JRES”), Power Engineers Collaborative, LLC (“PEC”), Juhl Tower Services, Inc. (“JTS”) (which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JES) and ownership and operational duties over the following three operating wind farms: Woodstock Hills LLC (“Woodstock Hills”), Winona County Wind (“Winona”) and Valley View Transmission, LLC (“Valley View”).
	The net assets acquired from PVPower, Inc. of less than $100,000 have been incorporated into our subsidiary, JRES, as of the acquisition date in February 2014. The 431,539 of shares of common stock issued to PVPower in the acquisition as shown in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity includes the effect of retiring the 168,461 shares of common stock that the Company received as its portion of the share consideration resulting from its previous ownership interest in PVPower.
	Juhl Energy is an established leader in the renewable energy industry with a focus on community-based wind power development and ownership of clean energy assets throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company provides engineering, asset management and maintenance services to the utility and telecommunication industries.
	Generally accepted accounting principles require certain variable interest entities (“VIE”) to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if the equity investors in the entity do not have sufficient powers, obligations, or rights or if the entity does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties.
	All significant intercompany investments, balances, and transactions have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		CASH
		The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. At times throughout the year cash balances may exceed the FDIC insurance limits. The Company had an irrevocable letter of credit to insure deposits up to an additional $1.5 million through August 2012, at which time the instrument was no longer deemed necessary. The Company monitors its cash balances to ensure adequacy of collateral for depository balances at financial institutions that exceed FDIC insured amounts. The Company does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash accounts.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		RESTRICTED CASH AND ESCROW RESERVES
		Restricted cash and escrow reserves for lenders include deposits held in bank accounts under the control by the lender or the power purchaser for which the use of funds, as required by financing agreements, is restricted to meet specific project obligations and debt service requirements. Restricted cash may be distributable to the Company only upon written request of the lender and normally only at certain times of the year (usually coinciding with a debt service payment date) and provided that debt service covenants are in compliance.
Investment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
		Short-term investments included certificates of deposits maintained at various financial institutions. The certificates held for investment purposes through their maturity dates that occurred at various times during the previous 12 months.  At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company’s short-term investments totaled approximately $0 and $321,000, respectively, which includes accrued interest receivable.
Restricted Short-Term Investments [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		RESTRICTED SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
		Restricted short-term investments include certificates of deposits maintained at various financial institutions and totaled approximately $90,000 and $317,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These restricted investments include accrued interest receivable. The certificates are intended to be held for investment purposes through their maturity dates that occur at various times throughout the next twelve months.  These investments are classified as restricted as they are being held as collateral against a note payable to a bank.
Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
		Credit terms are extended to customers in the normal course of business.  The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and, generally, requires no collateral.
		Trade accounts receivable are recorded at their estimated net realizable value. Accounts are considered past due if payment is not made on a timely basis in accordance with the Company’s credit terms. Accounts receivable also includes unbilled amounts for maintenance and development services activities performed in the period for which an invoice to the respective customers are issued subsequent to the reporting date. Accounts considered uncollectible are written off. The Company follows a policy of providing an allowance for doubtful accounts. Based on historical experience, and its evaluation of the current status of receivables, the Company has recorded an allowance of approximately $58,000 and $40,000 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		SECTION 1603 GRANTS
		Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows the Treasury Department to provide a cash grant in lieu of Investment Tax Credits (a “Section 1603 grant”) for renewable energy generation property. The grant is approximately 30% of the allowed tax basis capital expenditures for the wind farm. Section 1603 grants are deferred on the consolidated balance sheets as deferred revenue. Amortization of the deferred revenue is recognized over the estimated useful life of the wind turbines and recorded as a reduction to depreciation expense.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		INVENTORY
		Inventory consists primarily of parts and materials relating to the production of small scale wind turbines and large scale turbines purchased for, but not yet allocated to, various construction projects, are stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) or market value.
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COSTS
		Project development costs represent amounts paid by the Company for projects that Juhl Energy is either: (1) the wind farm developer and project owner, (2) a partial project owner, or (3) is the primary beneficiary of the project. Project development costs are carried as a long-term asset until such time that the Company receives a reimbursement as a part of the permanent debt or equity financing of a commissioned wind farm project, or alternatively, the Company may convert these costs into an investment in the project.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
		Property and equipment are stated at cost. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized, while replacements, maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed currently. Property and equipment are being depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Major categories of property and equipment and their depreciable lives are as follows:
		Building and Improvements (Years)		7	-	39
		Vehicles (Years)			5
		Machinery and Shop Equipment (Years)		5	-	7
		Wind Turbines and Substation (Years)		13	-	25
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Including Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		LONG-LIVED ASSETS
		Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by an asset to the carrying value of the asset. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals. The Company did not record any impairment charges on long-lived assets during the years ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.
Escrow Cash Reserves For Contractual Commitments [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		ESCROW CASH RESERVES FOR CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS
		Cash amounts that have been deposited into reserve funds in connection with note or line of credit arrangements are considered to be non-current assets.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with the accounting guidance which requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value.	The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with the accounting guidance which requires that goodwill and other intangibles with indefinite lives be tested for impairment annually or on an interim basis if events or circumstances indicate that the fair value of an asset has decreased below its carrying value.
	Amortization expense, including amounts for deferred loan costs, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $20,000 and $88,000, respectively.	Goodwill includes the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination. The Codification requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment.
		The Company reviews reporting units for possible goodwill impairment by comparing the fair values of each of the reporting units to the carrying value of their respective net assets. If the fair values exceed the carrying values of the net assets, no goodwill impairment is deemed to exist. If the fair values of the reporting units do not exceed the carrying values of the net assets, goodwill is tested for impairment and written down to its implied value if it is determined to be impaired. No impairment was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2013 or 2012.
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		STOCK OPTION PLANS
		Upon issuance of employee stock options on June 24, 2008 (plan inception date), the Company adopted authoritative guidance relating to “Share-Based Payments.” This guidance requires that all stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the consolidated financial statements and that such cost be measured at the fair value of the award at the performance commitment or completion date. The Company recognizes compensation expense to employees based on the estimated grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
		The Company accounts for stock-based instruments granted to nonemployees under the fair value method. Stock-based instruments usually are recorded at their underlying fair value.  In certain instances, the fair value of the goods or services is used to determine the value of the equity instrument as it is a better measure of fair value.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
	FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and other working capital items approximate fair value at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 due to the short maturity nature of these instruments. The carrying value of restricted cash and short-term investments approximate their fair value based on quoted market prices. The Company believes the carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates the fair value due to a significant portion of total indebtedness containing variable interest rates and these rates are market interest rates for these borrowings.	The Company's accounting for fair value measurements of assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring or nonrecurring basis adhere to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The Company has adopted guidance for fair value measurement related to nonfinancial items that are recognized and disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to measurements involving significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
		The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
		•	Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
		•	Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
		•	Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
		The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a fair measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
		Except for those assets and liabilities which are required by authoritative accounting guidance to be recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets, the Company has elected not to record any other assets or liabilities at fair value. No events occurred during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 that required adjustment to the recognized balances of assets or liabilities, which are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
		The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, and other working capital items approximate fair value due to the short maturity nature of these instruments. The carrying value of restricted cash and short-term investments approximate their fair value based on quoted market prices. The Company believes the carrying value of the interest rate swap approximates fair value based on widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis which includes observable market-based inputs. The Company believes the carrying amount of the long-term debt approximates the fair value due to a significant portion of total indebtedness contains variable interest rates and these rates are market interest rates for these borrowings.
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
		The Company has an interest rate swap agreement that effectively converts 75% of the borrowings on its long-term debt from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. The fair value of the interest rate swap liability is recorded in the consolidated balance sheets, and changes in fair value of the interest rate swap agreement are recognized as other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. Further information related to the interest rate swap is discussed in Note 13.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		REVENUE RECOGNITION
		Turbine Sales and Services
		Turbine sales occur from small scale wind turbines that are internally re-manufactured and sold by the Company. Revenue from the sale of small scale wind turbines are recognized upon shipment to the customer as transfer of ownership, and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer. Deposits received from customers are included as deferred revenue until shipment occurs.
		Turbine services include time-and-material arrangements related to existing installations of wind turbine equipment. Revenue is recognized upon completion of the maintenance services.
		Licensing Revenue
		Revenues earned from licensing agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the agreement.
		Engineering consulting services
		Revenues are primarily generated from professional services provided to clients and are based on either hours of service performed or on a fixed-fee basis. Revenues are accrued through the reporting date for services performed. Services are billable to customers based on terms of the underlying contract and amounts that are not yet billable at the reporting date are included in work-in-progress in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
		Provisions for estimated losses on work-in-process are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in project performance, project conditions, and estimated profitability may result in revisions to costs and revenues and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.
		Our contracts come up for renewal periodically and at the time of renewal may be subject to renegotiation, which could impact the profitability on that contract. In addition, during the term of a contract, public agencies may request additional or revised services which may impact the economics of the transaction. Most of our contracts permit our clients, with prior notice, to terminate the contracts at any time without cause.
		Wind Farm Development Services
		The Company normally earns a development service fee from each of the wind farm projects that it develops in cooperation with wind farm investors. These development services arrangements are evaluated under authoritative guidance relating to “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,” which addresses certain aspects of accounting by a vendor for arrangements under which the vendor will perform multiple revenue generating activities.
		The development services fee revenue is recognized as follows:
			●	Proceeds received upon the signing of a Development Services Agreement are amortized over the expected period of the development process, which is generally three years. The amortization period is re-assessed by management as new timelines are established for the project in-service date, and the amortization period is adjusted.
			●	The remaining proceeds are allocated to the following deliverables based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) (the actual selling prices of similar deliverables sold on a standalone basis) or, in the absence of VSOE, the Company best estimate of the selling price, of each item: 1) achievement of a signed Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with an electrical utility, and 2) final commissioning of the wind farm turbines. Management has determined that these deliverables have stand-alone value, and the Company has established fair value of the undelivered services that are considered probable and in the control of the Company. Factors considered by the Company in determining estimated selling prices for applicable elements generally include overall economic conditions, customer demand, costs incurred by the Company to provide the deliverable, as well as the Company’s historical pricing practices. Under these arrangements, revenue associated with each delivered element is recognized in an amount equal to the lesser of the consideration initially allocated to the delivered element or the amount for which payment is not deemed contingent upon future delivery of other elements in the arrangement.
		Wind Farm Management and Maintenance Services
		Revenues earned from administrative, management and maintenance services agreements are recognized as the services are provided. The administrative and management services agreements generally call for quarterly payments in advance or arrears of services rendered based on the terms of the agreement. The administrative and management services payments received in advance are carried as deferred revenue and recognized monthly as services are performed. Wind farm maintenance services are generally billed on a quarterly basis based on the terms of underlying agreement. Revenues from wind farm maintenance services work are recognized when services are performed.
		Tower Services
		The Company performs cellular communication tower maintenance and repair services in the continental U.S. Services are generally performed under master or other services agreements and are billed on a contractually agreed price per unit on a work order basis. Revenue from these services are recorded using the completed contract method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 605, Revenue Recognition because the duration of service orders is short in nature (typically two weeks or less). Under the completed contract method, revenues and costs related to the projects are recognized only upon completion of the services at a project site. Accordingly, during the period of performance, costs are accumulated on the balance sheet under work in progress, but no revenue or income is recorded before completion of the work.  Direct costs typically include direct materials, labor and subcontractor costs, and indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools and repairs. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are recognized when it has been determined that a loss is probable.
		Billed accounts receivable represent amounts billed to clients that have yet to be collected. Unbilled accounts receivable represent revenue recognized but not yet billed pursuant to contract terms or accounts billed after the reporting period. All unbilled receivables as of December 31, 2013 are expected to be billed and collected within twelve months.
		Service work may occasionally be performed on a time and materials basis, and such arrangements are billed at either contractual or current standard rates. Revenues from service work are recognized when services are performed.
		Wind Farm Construction Services
		The Company recognizes revenue on construction contracts on the percentage of completion method with costs and estimated profits included in contract revenue as work is performed. Construction contracts generally provide that customers accept completion of progress to date and compensate the Company for services rendered measured in terms of units installed, hours expended or some other measure of progress. Percentage of completion for construction contracts is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred as part of the balance of plant contract (which excludes the wind turbines) and accrued to date for each contract to the estimated total cost for each contract at completion. The Company generally considers contracts to be substantially complete upon departure from the work site and acceptance by the customer. Contract costs include all direct material (excluding wind turbines), labor and insurance costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs and depreciation costs. Changes in job performance, job conditions, estimated contract costs and profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income, with the effects of these revisions are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for total estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. The balances billed but not paid by customers pursuant to retainage provisions in construction contracts will be due upon completion of the contracts and acceptance by the customer. Based on the Company’s experience with similar contracts in recent years, the retention balance at each balance sheet date will be collected within the subsequent fiscal year.
		The asset “Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings” represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed which management estimates will be billed and collected within the next twelve months. The liability “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts” represents billings in excess of revenues recognized. Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts are amounts considered recoverable from customers based on different measures of performance, including achievement of specific milestones, or at the completion of the contract.
		Electricity sales
		Electricity sales by wind energy facilities to its utility purchaser are recognized as electrical energy is produced. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, revenue levelization is required whenever there is a variable pricing arrangement such as the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Woodstock Hills and Valley View. This requires that the revenue be levelized over the term of the agreement. The revenue recognized is determined by the megawatt hours made available during the period multiplied by the average revenue per megawatt hour over the life of the PPA.
		The Woodstock Hills wind farm is credited with producing Renewable Energy Credits (REC’s). These have a market value, and are occasionally sold on the open market. The proceeds are recorded as revenue at the time of the sale.
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
		Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding during the period. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had no share equivalents outstanding relating to outstanding stock options and warrants because their respective exercise prices were greater than the average closing market price of the Company’s common stock. In addition, due to losses reported, share equivalents would have an antidilutive effect, which also excludes them from the presentation of diluted net income per share.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'	'
		INCOME TAXES
		Deferred income taxes are provided for timing differences between financial statements and income tax reporting, primarily from the use of accelerated depreciation methods for income tax purposes, stock-based compensation, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue and net operating losses that are available to offset future taxable income.  The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on provisions of the benefits and liabilities when realization of the tax position is uncertain. The first step is to determine whether the tax positions meet the more-likely-than-not condition for recognition and the second step is to determine the amount to be recognized based on the cumulative probability that exceeds 50%.
		The Company recognizes in its consolidated financial statements only those tax positions that are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company performed a comprehensive review of its material tax positions in accordance with recognition and measurement standards.  Based on this review, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition or disclosure within the consolidated financial statements.
		The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010.  The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. The Company has no significant accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013 or 2012 and such uncertain tax positions as of each date are insignificant.

Note_2_Summary_of_Significant_1

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Line Items]	'							'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'							'
		March 31,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013 *				2013			2012
	Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958		Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958
	Building and improvements		292,690			292,690		Building and improvements		292,690			292,690
	Equipment, including vehicles		790,893			775,420		Equipment, including vehicles		775,420			502,908
	Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,817,228		Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,667,243
	Construction in process		7,626			7,626		Construction in process		7,626			120,707
	Subtotal		26,991,395			26,975,922		Subtotal		26,975,922			26,666,506
	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,483,072	)		(3,144,242	)	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,144,242	)		(1,845,931	)
	Total	$	23,508,323		$	23,831,680		Total	$	23,831,680		$	24,820,575
Major Categories [Member]	'							'
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Line Items]	'							'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'							'
								Building and Improvements (Years)	7	-	39
								Vehicles (Years)		5
								Machinery and Shop Equipment (Years)	5	-	7
								Wind Turbines and Substation (Years)	13	-	25

Note_7_Accounts_Receivable_Tab

Note 7 - Accounts Receivable (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable Additional Disclosures [Abstract]	'							'
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	'							'
		March 31,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013 *				2013			2012
	Accounts receivable	$	1,844,015		$	2,882,744		Accounts receivable	$	2,882,744		$	1,345,317
	Unbilled receivables		-			202,250		Unbilled receivables		202,250			-
	Other receivables		18,142			19,364		Other receivables		19,364			-
	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(57,680	)		(57,680	)	Allowance for doubtful accounts		(57,680	)		(40,000	)
	Total	$	1,804,477		$	3,046,678		Total	$	3,046,678		$	1,305,317

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_

Note 8 - Property and Equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'							'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'							'
		March 31,			December 31,				December 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013 *				2013			2012
	Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958		Land and improvements	$	82,958		$	82,958
	Building and improvements		292,690			292,690		Building and improvements		292,690			292,690
	Equipment, including vehicles		790,893			775,420		Equipment, including vehicles		775,420			502,908
	Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,817,228		Turbines and improvements		25,817,228			25,667,243
	Construction in process		7,626			7,626		Construction in process		7,626			120,707
	Subtotal		26,991,395			26,975,922		Subtotal		26,975,922			26,666,506
	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,483,072	)		(3,144,242	)	Less accumulated depreciation		(3,144,242	)		(1,845,931	)
	Total	$	23,508,323		$	23,831,680		Total	$	23,831,680		$	24,820,575

Note_9_Intangible_Assets_Table

Note 9 - Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]	'
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Weighted
		Carrying		Amortization					Average
		Amount							Amortization
									Period
									(in years)
	Customer relationships	$	110,000	$	(36,667	)	$	73,333	5
	Noncompete agreements		278,000		(92,667	)		185,333	5
	Contract backlog		409,189		(409,189	)		-	1.5
	Total	$	797,189	$	(538,523	)	$	258,666	3.2
		Gross		Accumulated			Net		Weighted
		Carrying		Amortization					Average Amortization
		Amount							Period
									(in years)
	Customer relationships	$	110,000	$	(14,667	)	$	95,333	5
	Noncompete agreements		278,000		(37,067	)		240,933	5
	Contract backlog		409,189		(181,862	)		227,327	1.5
	Total	$	797,189	$	(233,596	)	$	563,593	3.2
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	'
	For the period ended December 31,
	2014		77,600
	2015		77,600
	2016		77,600
	2017		25,866

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Tables

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)	3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014											Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'											'
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	'											'
													2013			2012
												Current	$	-		$	7,000
												Deferred		(1,526,000	)		(1,154,000	)
												Change in valuation allowance		1,526,000			1,147,000
												Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	-		$	-
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	'											'
													2013			2012
												Current deferred income tax asset:
												Accrued vacation and compensation	$	14,000		$	19,000
												Reserves for warranty and other		54,000			57,000
												Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits		284,000			-
												Total	$	352,000		$	76,000
												Non-current deferred income tax asset:
												Stock-based compensation expense	$	904,000		$	882,000
												Deferred revenue/other		1,101,000			835,000
												Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits		3,226,000			2,430,000
												1603 cash grant basis		516,000			539,000
												State depreciation adjustments		639,000			464,000
												Accrued expenses		256,000			-
												Less valuation allowance		(3,492,000	)		(1,965,000	)
												Total	$	3,150,000		$	3,185,000
												Current deferred income tax liability:
												Completed contract accounting	$	305,000		$	-
												Prepaid expenses		47,000			87,000
												Total	$	352,000		$	87,000
												Non-current deferred income tax liability
												Deferred revenue		58,000			-
												Depreciation	$	3,134,000		$	3,216,000
												Total	$	3,192,000		$	3,216,000
Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes Balance Sheet Location [Table Text Block]	'											'
													2013			2012
												Net current assets	$	-		$	-
												Net current liabilities		-			(11,000	)
												Net non-current assets		-			-
												Net non-current liabilities		(42,000	)		(31,000	)
												Total	$	(42,000	)	$	(42,000	)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	'											'
		2014					2013						2013						2012
	Statutory tax rate	$	(446,000	)	34	%	$	(198,000	)	34	%	Statutory tax rate	$	(1,036,000	)		34	%	$	(1,001,000	)	34	%
	States taxes, net of federal benefit		(78,000	)	6			(35,000	)	6		States taxes, net of federal benefit		(183,000	)		6			(177,000	)	6
	Nondeductible income/expenses		-		-			(41,000	)	7.1		Nondeductible income/expenses		(313,000	)		10.3			54,000		(1.9	)
	Other, net		(4,000	)	0.3			6,000		(1.1	)	Other, net		5,000			(0.2	)		(23,000	)	0.8
	Increase in valuation allowance		528,000		(40.3	)		268,000		(46.0	)	Increase in valuation allowance		1,527,000			(50.1	)		1,147,000		(38.9	)
		$	-		-	%	$	-		-	%		$	-			-	%	$	-		-	%

Note_11_Notes_Payable_Tables

Note 11 - Notes Payable (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Promissory Notes Payable [Abstract]	'							'
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	'							'
		31-Mar-14			December 31, 2013 *				December 31,			December 31,
									2013			2012
	Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Company’s first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest.	$	3,107,219		$	3,068,595
								Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Company’s first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest. See Note 27 for legal proceedings with this supplier.	$	3,068,595		$	2,914,095
	Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $600,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013); due December 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of PEC; guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		400,000			330,000
								Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $600,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at December 31, 2013); due December 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of PEC; guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		330,000			-
	Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $500,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at March 31, 2014); due June 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of JTS; guaranteed by Juhl Energy		283,049			385,963
								Note payable to a bank with revolving draw feature; $500,000 maximum loan amount subject to borrowing base consisting of 80% of eligible accounts receivable; interest at the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 2.25% (5.5% at December 31, 2013); due June 2014, interest payable monthly; collateralized by all assets of JTS; guaranteed by Juhl Energy		385,963			-
	Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 5.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, and balloon payment of $123,000 at maturity collateralized by land and building, rights to payment under leases, and guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		160,411			162,000
								Note payable to bank, interest payable monthly at 4.75%, collateralized by certificates of deposit, refinanced in December 2013 into the notes below.		-			319,380
	Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 4.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, collateralized by restricted short-term investments.		83,574			87,671
	Total Notes Payable		4,034,253			4,034,229		Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 5.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, and balloon payment of $123,000 at maturity collateralized by land and building, rights to payment under leases, and guaranteed by Juhl Energy.		162,000			-
	Less current portion		(877,698	)		(910,612	)
	Long-term portion	$	3,156,555		$	3,123,617		Note payable to bank, due December 2018, with interest at 4.75%; payable in monthly installments of $1,354, collateralized by restricted short term investments.		87,671			-
								Total Notes Payable		4,034,229			3,233,475
								Less current portion		(910,612	)		(234,807	)
								Long-term portion	$	3,123,617		$	2,998,668
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]	'							'
								For the Year ended December 31,
								2014	$	910,612
								2015		196,228
								2016		196,968
								2017		176,940
								2018		289,836
								Thereafter		2,263,645
								Total	$	4,034,229

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt_Table

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Nonrecourse Debt [Abstract]	'							'
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	'							'
		31-Mar-14			December 31, 2013 *				December 31,			December 31,
	Note payable to bank, due January 2016, with interest at 5.5%; payable in quarterly installments of $82,031, collateralized by Woodstock Hills assets including turbines and improvements, rights to payment under leases and the power purchase contract.	$	617,266		$	689,501			2013			2012
								Note payable to bank, due January 2016, with interest at 5.5%; payable in quarterly installments of $82,031, collateralized by Woodstock Hills assets including turbines and improvements, rights to payment under leases and the power purchase contract.	$	689,501		$	969,352
	Note payable to bank, due in April 2026, payable in semi-annual payments of principal and interest. Interest rate floats at 6-month LIBOR plus 3.25 basis points totaling approximately 3.60% at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, with 75% of the loan balance subject to an interest rate swap arrangement, which fixes this portion of the debt at approximately 6.96% through March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets; note was refinanced in March 2014		-			9,177,788
								Note payable to bank, due in April 2026, payable in semi-annual payments of principal and interest. Interest rate floats at 6-month LIBOR plus 3.25% totaling approximately 3.60% and 3.79% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with 75% of the loan balance subject to an interest rate swap arrangement, which fixes this portion of the debt at approximately 6.96% at both December 31, 2013 and 2012; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets; see Note 13 and Note 28 for interest rate swap disclosure.		9,177,788			9,681,758
	Note payable to bank, due in September 2026, payable in quarterly payments of principal and interest. Approximately 85% of the loan balance currently carries a fixed rate of 5.39%. Approximately 15% of the loan balance carries a variable interest rate at 300 basis points over the one month LIBO rate (currently 3.16%) ; interest rates will increase by 25 basis points (.25%) every three years ; collateralized by all Valley View wind farm project assets		9,750,000			-		Total nonrecourse debt		9,867,289			10,651,110
	Total nonrecourse debt		10,367,266			9,867,289		Less current portion		(834,555	)		(784,606	)
	Less current portion		(875,739	)		(834,555	)	Long-term portion	$	9,032,734		$	9,866,504
	Long-term portion	$	9,491,527		$	9,032,734
Schedule Of Maturities Of Long Term Nonrecourse Debt [Table Text Block]	'							'
								For the period ended December 31,
								2014	$	834,555
								2015		888,267
								2016		632,929
								2017		569,060
								2018		605,310
								Thereafter		6,337,168
								Total	$	9,867,289

Note_13_Derivative_Financial_I1

Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'							'
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]	'							'
								Instruments	Balance Sheets Location	Assets		Liabilities
								Interest rate swap	Current liabilities	$	-	$	194,196
								Interest rate swap	Long-term liabilities	$	-	$	265,804
								Instruments	Balance Sheets Location	Assets		Liabilities
								Interest rate swap	Current liabilities	$	-	$	225,109
								Interest rate swap	Long-term liabilities	$	-	$	898,400
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'							'
			Quarter ended March 31,							Year ended December 31,
	Instrument	Statement of operations location	2014			2013		Instrument	Statement of operations location	2013		2012
	Interest rate swap	Other income (expense)	$	(74,673	)	$	94,157	Interest rate swap	Other income (expense)	$	663,509	$	(111,010	)

Note_14_Fair_Value_Tables

Note 14 - Fair Value (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
				Basis of fair value measurement
		Balance at		Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
		December 31,		active markets for		observable inputs		unobservable inputs
		2013		identical assets		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap	$	460,000	$	—	$	460,000	$	—
	Contingent payments related to sale of wind farm project		600,049		—		—		600,049
	Total liabilities	$	1,060,049	$	—	$	460,000	$	600,049
				Basis of fair value measurement
		Balance at		Quoted prices in		Significant other		Significant
		December 31,		active markets for		observable inputs		unobservable inputs
		2012		identical assets		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
				(Level 1)
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap	$	1,123,509	$	—	$	1,123,509	$	—
	Total liabilities	$	1,123,509	$	—	$	1,123,509	$	—

Note_15_Power_Purchase_Contrac1

Note 15 - Power Purchase Contract Liability (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Contractors [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Long-term Contracts for Purchase of Electric Power [Table Text Block]	'
		December 31,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Rate levelization adjustment	$	918,183	$	594,234
	Unfavorable contract liabilities		3,271,015		3,431,884
	Total	$	4,189,198	$	4,026,118

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio1

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014																Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'																'
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	'																'
			Weighted Average				Option Shares												Weighted			Option
			Exercise Price																Average			Shares
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013		$	1.6				1,910,000											Exercise
	Granted		$	0.38				25,000											Price
	Cancelled		$	1.59				(1,345,000	)								Outstanding at January 1, 2013		$	1.57			2,010,000
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014		$	1.41				590,000									Granted						-
																	Exercised						-
	Options exercisable at the end of the period		$	1.63				446,250									Expired						-
																	Forfeited		$	2			(100,000	)
																	Outstanding at December 31, 2013		$	1.57			1,910,000
																	Options exercisable at December 31, 2013		$	1.6			1,778,750
																	Outstanding at January 1, 2012		$	1.68			1,760,000
																	Granted		$	0.77			250,000
																	Exercised						-
																	Expired						-
																	Forfeited						-
																	Outstanding at December 31, 2012		$	1.57			2,010,000
																	Options exercisable at December 31, 2012		$	1.65			1,816,250
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]	'																'
	Range of Prices				Options				Options Outstanding		Options Outstanding		Options		Options Exercisable		Range of Prices				Options				Options		Options		Options		Options
					Outstanding				Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.		Exercisable		Weighted Avg.						Outstanding				Outstanding		Outstanding		Exercisable		Excercisable
									Remaining Contractual		Exercise Price				Exercise Price										Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.				Weighted Avg.
									Term in Years																Remaining		Exercise Price				Exercise Price
	$	0.38				25,000				10	$	0.38		6,250	$	0.38									Contracutal
	$	0.77				250,000				8	$	0.77		125,000	$	0.77									Term in Years
	$	2				315,000				5	$	2		315,000	$	2	$	0.77				250,000				8	$	0.77		125,000	$	0.77
	$	.77–2.00				590,000				6	$	1.41		446,250	$	1.63	$1.00	–		1.15		575,000				5		1.01		568,750		1.01
																	$1.89	–		2.11		1,085,000				5		2.01		1,085,000		2.01
																	$  .77	–		2.11		1,910,000				6	$	1.57		1,778,750	$	1.6
Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights [Table Text Block]	'																'
	Issue Date	Number of  Warrants		Expiration Date		Exercise Price Per Share		Warrants Vested									Issue date		Number of		Expiration Date		Exercise Price per
	Dec-09	100,000		Dec-14		$1.25		100,000											warrants				share
	Sep-12	50,000		Dec-15		$0.50		50,000									Dec-09			100,000	Dec-14		$	1.25
	Feb-14	3,500,000		Feb-24		$0.21		437,500									Sep-12			50,000	Dec-15		$	0.5
	Mar-14	2,020,000		Mar-24		$0.35		162,500									Total			150,000
	Total	5,670,000						587,500

Note_18_Business_Segments_Tabl

Note 18 - Business Segments (Tables)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014							Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'							'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	'							'
		For the Quarter Ended							For the Year Ended December 31
		March 31,							2013			2012
		2014			2013			Revenue:
	Revenue:							Renewable energy development	$	3,855,229		$	702,895
	Renewable energy development	$	519,787		$	15,413		Renewable power plant ownership		2,913,348			3,018,433
	Renewable power plant ownership		827,560			712,470		Energy & telecommunications services		8,772,509			4,856,987
	Energy & field services		1,986,436			1,911,736		Eliminations		(439,805	)		(447,566	)
	Eliminations		(117,857	)		(108,621	)	Total revenue	$	15,101,281		$	8,130,749
	Total Revenue	$	3,215,926		$	2,530,998
								Income (loss) from operations:
	Income (loss) from operations:							Renewable energy development	$	(138,988	)	$	166,156
	Renewable energy development	$	(33,323	)	$	(191,814	)	Renewable power plant ownership		450,391			630,769
	Renewable power plant ownership		255,365			116,504		Energy & telecommunications services		(999,182	)		461,393
	Energy & field services		(352,685	)		121,887		Corporate and other		(2,193,947	)		(2,798,924	)
	Corporate and other		(901,807	)		(516,349	)	Income (loss) from operations, net		(2,881,726	)		(1,540,606	)
	Eliminations		-			-		Other income (loss), net		(164,621	)		(1,405,115	)
	Income (loss) from operations		(1,032,450	)		(469,772	)	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(3,046,347	)	$	(2,945,721	)
	Other income (loss), net		(278,671	)		(113,250	)		As of December 31,			As of December 31,
	Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(1,311,121	)	$	(583,022	)		2013			2012
		As of			As of			Total Assets:
		March 31,			March 31,			Renewable energy development	$	3,005,790		$	1,231,117
		2014			2013			Renewable power plant ownership		25,787,320			26,129,967
	Total Assets:							Energy & telecommunications services		2,979,164			2,422,205
	Renewable energy development	$	1,158,148		$	1,223,366		Corporate and other		515,444			3,163,829
	Renewable power plant ownership		25,436,349			27,210,586		Total assets	$	32,287,718		$	32,947,118
	Energy & field services		2,970,414			2,082,758
	Corporate and other		608,661			1,432,268
	Total assets	$	30,173,572		$	31,948,978

Note_20_Commitments_and_Contin1

Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Estimated Future Royalty Payments [Table Text Block]	'
	Year Ending December 31,	Amount
	2014	$	47,000
	2015		47,000
	2016		47,000
	2017		47,000
	2018		47,000
	Thereafter		1,675,000
	Total minimum estimated royalty payments		1,910,000
	Less: Amount representing interest		(1,309,951	)
	Present value of estimated royalty payments		600,049
	Less current portion		(47,000	)
	Long-Term portion	$	553,049
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	'
		Land Leases			Space Leases		Total
	2014	$	55,400		$	139,000	$	194,400
	2015		55,400			11,800		67,200
	2016		55,400			-		55,400
	2017		55,400			-		55,400
	2018		55,400			-		55,400
	Thereafter		805,000			-		805,000
	Total	$	1,082,000		$	150,800	$	1,232,800

Note_23_Business_Acquisitions_

Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Table Text Block]	'
	Accounts receivable	$	829,744
	Other current assets		134,915
	Work-in-progress		594,848
	Property and equipment		78,400
	Intangible assets		797,189
	Other assets		8,198
	Total identifiable assets acquired		2,443,294
	Accounts payable and other liabilities		(94,206	)
	Accrued expenses		(158,166	)
	Due to former owners		(1,020,012	)
	Total liabilities assumed		(1,272,384	)
	Total identifiable net assets assumed		1,170,910
	Goodwill		214,090
	Net assets acquired	$	1,385,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	'
		31-Dec-12
	Net revenue	$	10,644,213
	Net income (loss) before taxes	$	(2,365,978	)

Note_29_Correction_of_an_Immat1

Note 29 - Correction of an Immaterial Error (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments [Table Text Block]	'
		For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013						For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013						For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2013						For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
		As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	(32,721	)	$	(88,027	)	$	258,546		$	199,359		$	64,123		$	6,067		$	130,905		$	(130,369	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		(1,290,447	)		(1,235,141	)		(1,279,827	)		(1,220,640	)		(747,595	)		(689,539	)		(3,787,066	)		(3,525,792	)
	Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		1,779,503			2,219,651			3,036,365			3,421,206			4,283,677			4,609,331			4,998,866			5,266,465
	Noncontrolling interest in equity		1,746,106			1,305,958			1,778,827			1,393,986			1,521,181			1,195,527			1,457,058			1,189,459
		For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012						For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012						For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012						For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
		As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised			As Reported			As Revised
	Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	(38,935	)	$	(88,782	)	$	(17,777	)	$	(73,678	)	$	58,491		$	(11,623	)	$	7,897		$	1,572
	Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		(710,634	)		(660,517	)		(1,203,139	)		(1,147,238	)		(574,215	)		(504,101	)		3,034,108			3,040,433
	Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.		5,969,367			6,151,554			6,639,877			6,772,218			7,097,110			7,173,549			7,602,996			7,609,321
	Noncontrolling interest in equity		1,328,832			1,146,645			1,368,367			1,236,026			1,386,144			1,309,705			1,327,653			1,321,328

Note_2_Summary_of_Significant_2

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash, FDIC Insured Amount	'	'	'	$250,000	'	'
Line Of Credit Created And Maintained By Third Party	'	'	'	'	'	1,500,000
Short-term Investments	'	'	'	0	321,000	'
Restricted Investments, Current	'	'	'	90,000	317,000	'
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	'	'	'	58,000	40,000	'
Percent of Allowed Tax Basis Capital Expenditures Grant in Lieu of Investment Tax Credits	'	'	'	30.00%	'	'
Percentage Of Long Term Borrowings	'	'	'	75.00%	'	'
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired (in Shares)	168,461	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of Intangible Assets	'	20,000	88,000	305,000	234,000	'
PVPower Inc [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	100,000	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in Shares)	431,539	'	'	'	'	'

Note_2_Summary_of_Significant_3

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Major Categories of Property and Equipment and Depreciable Lives	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'7 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'39 years
Vehicles [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'5 years
Machinery And Shop Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'5 years
Machinery And Shop Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'7 years
Wind Turbines and Substation [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'13 years
Wind Turbines and Substation [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life	'25 years

Note_3_Private_Placement_of_Se1

Note 3 - Private Placement of Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2009

Jun. 30, 2008

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2008

Jun. 30, 2008

Jun. 30, 2008

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2008

Jun. 30, 2008

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 15, 2012

Common Stock Class A [Member]

Common Stock Class B [Member]

Common Stock Class C [Member]

Liquidation Rights [Member]

Liquidation Rights [Member]

Dividend Rights [Member]

Dividend Rights [Member]

Common Stock Shares Purchased Per Class Of Warrant [Member]

Aggregate Common Stock Shares Purchased For All Warrant Classes[Member]

Preferred Class A [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Note 3 - Private Placement of Series A 8% Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants (Details) [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage

'

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.00%

'

'

Detachable Warrant Period

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.25

1.5

1.75

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Shares Issued (in Shares)

'

5,160,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,580,000

7,740,000

'

'

'

Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in Shares)

'

2,250,000

24,449,626

25,424,430

'

23,155,146

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000

Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share (in Dollars per share)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5,836,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

undefined

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,883,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividends Payable

'

'

'

'

$96,400

'

'

'

'

$52,000

$99,000

$52,000

$99,000

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Contract Terms

'25%

'

'10%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Preferred Stock, Dividend Payment Terms

'

'

'20%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Convertible Preferred Stock, Settlement Terms

'

'

'2%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'12%

'

Note_4_Issuance_of_Series_B_Co1

Note 4 - Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2009	Dec. 31, 2013
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Terms Of Conversion [Abstract]	'	'
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises	$2,526,000	'
Preferred Stock, Contract Terms	'25%	'10%

Note_5_Concentrations_Details

Note 5 - Concentrations (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
	TwoCustomers [Member]	TwoCustomers [Member]	Three Customers [Member]	Three Customers [Member]	Four Customers [Member]	Four Customers [Member]	Development Construction And Electricity Sales [Member]	Sales Revenue, Product Line [Member]
	Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	Accounts Receivable [Member]	Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	Accounts Receivable [Member]	Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	Sales [Member]
	Accounts Receivable [Member]		Sales [Member]		Sales [Member]	Accounts Receivable [Member]
Note 5 - Concentrations (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Concentration Risk, Percentage	64.00%	64.00%	65.00%	48.00%	63.00%	59.00%	55.00%	49.00%
Concentration Risk, Customer	'	'	'	'	'	'	'three	'two

Note_6_Liquidity_Details

Note 6 - Liquidity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	19-May-14	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
		Juhl Renewable Assets Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Juhl Renewable Assets Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]	Three Wind Farm Projects [Member]	Three Wind Farm Projects [Member]
Note 6 - Liquidity (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction (in Shares)	1,400,000	'	'	375,000	1,450,000	'	'
Planned Private Sale of Series A Preferred Stock, Proceeds	'	$1,400,000	$1,450,000	'	'	'	'
Investments	'	'	'	'	'	$2,400,000	$2,400,000

Note_7_Accounts_Receivable_Det

Note 7 - Accounts Receivable (Details) - Accounts Receivable (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	$2,882,744	$1,345,317
Unbilled receivables	'	202,250	'
Other receivables	18,142	19,364	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	-57,680	-57,680	-40,000
Total	$1,804,477	$3,046,678	$1,305,317

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_1

Note 8 - Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation	$325,000	$316,000	$1,280,000	$1,239,000

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_2

Note 8 - Property and Equipment (Details) - Property and Equipment (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	$26,991,395	$26,975,922	$26,666,506
Less accumulated depreciation	-3,483,072	-3,144,242	-1,845,931
Total	23,508,323	23,831,680	24,820,575
Land and Land Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	82,958	82,958	82,958
Building and Building Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	292,690	292,690	292,690
Equipment [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	790,893	775,420	502,908
Turbines and Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	25,817,228	25,817,228	25,667,243
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	$7,626	$7,626	$120,707

Note_9_Intangible_Assets_Detai

Note 9 - Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$20,000	$88,000	$305,000	$234,000

Note_9_Intangible_Assets_Detai1

Note 9 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Intangible Assets Components (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	$797,189	$797,189
Accumulated Amortization	-538,523	-233,596
Net	258,666	563,593
Weighted Average Amortization Period(years)	'3 years 73 days	'3 years 73 days
Customer Relationships [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	110,000	110,000
Accumulated Amortization	-36,667	-14,667
Net	73,333	95,333
Weighted Average Amortization Period(years)	'5 years	'5 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	278,000	278,000
Accumulated Amortization	-92,667	-37,067
Net	185,333	240,933
Weighted Average Amortization Period(years)	'5 years	'5 years
Contractual Rights [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross Carrying Amount	409,189	409,189
Accumulated Amortization	-409,189	-181,862
Net	'	$227,327
Weighted Average Amortization Period(years)	'1 year 6 months	'1 year 6 months

Note_9_Intangible_Assets_Detai2

Note 9 - Intangible Assets (Details) - Approximate Aggregate Amortization Expense (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
Approximate Aggregate Amortization Expense [Abstract]	'
2014	$77,600
2015	77,600
2016	77,600
2017	$25,866

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Details

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$3,492,000	$1,965,000

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Details_I

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax Provision (Benefit) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) [Abstract]	'	'
Current	'	$7,000
Deferred	-1,526,000	-1,154,000
Change in valuation allowance	$1,526,000	$1,147,000

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Details_D

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Income Tax Asset and Liability (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current deferred income tax asset:	'	'
Accrued vacation and compensation	$14,000	$19,000
Reserves for warranty and other	54,000	57,000
Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits	284,000	'
Total	352,000	76,000
Non-current deferred income tax asset:	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	904,000	882,000
Deferred revenue/other	1,101,000	835,000
Net operating loss carryforward/tax credits	3,226,000	2,430,000
1603 cash grant basis	516,000	539,000
State depreciation adjustments	639,000	464,000
Accrued expenses	256,000	'
Less valuation allowance	-3,492,000	-1,965,000
Total	3,150,000	3,185,000
Completed contract accounting	305,000	'
Prepaid expenses	47,000	87,000
Total	352,000	87,000
Deferred revenue	58,000	'
Depreciation	3,134,000	3,216,000
Total	$3,192,000	$3,216,000

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Details_D1

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Income Taxes Location on Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Income Taxes Location on Consolidated Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net current liabilities	'	'	($11,000)
Net non-current liabilities	-42,000	-42,000	-31,000
Total	'	-42,000	-42,000
Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'	'
Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Income Taxes Location on Consolidated Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net current liabilities	'	'	-11,000
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]	'	'	'
Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Income Taxes Location on Consolidated Balance Sheets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net non-current liabilities	'	($42,000)	($31,000)

Note_10_Income_Taxes_Details_R

Note 10 - Income Taxes (Details) - Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Tax Rate (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Tax Rate [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Statutory tax rate	$198,000	$446,000	($1,036,000)	($1,001,000)
Statutory tax rate	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
States taxes, net of federal benefit	35,000	78,000	-183,000	-177,000
States taxes, net of federal benefit	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Nondeductible income/expenses	'	'	-313,000	54,000
Nondeductible income/expenses	'	'	10.30%	-1.90%
Other, net	-6,000	4,000	5,000	-23,000
Other, net	-1.10%	0.30%	-0.20%	0.80%
Increase in valuation allowance	$268,000	$528,000	$1,527,000	$1,147,000
Increase in valuation allowance	-46.00%	-40.30%	-50.10%	-38.90%

Note_11_Notes_Payable_Details_

Note 11 - Notes Payable (Details) - Notes Payable Consists of the Following (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total Notes Payable	$4,034,253	$4,034,229	$3,233,475
Less current portion	-877,698	-910,612	-234,807
Long-term portion	3,156,555	3,123,617	2,998,668
Turbine Supplier [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Companybs first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest. See Note 27 for legal proceedings with this supplier.	3,107,219	3,068,595	2,914,095
Note Payable to Bank [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Notes Payable to Bank	400,000	330,000	'
Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Notes Payable to Bank	283,049	385,963	'
Note Payable to Bank 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Notes Payable to Bank	'	'	319,380
Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Notes Payable to Bank	160,411	162,000	'
Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Notes Payable to Bank	$83,574	$87,671	'

Note_11_Notes_Payable_Details_1

Note 11 - Notes Payable (Details) - Notes Payable Consists of the Following (Parentheticals) (USD $)

Jan. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 3 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 3 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest Rate

8.00%

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

4.75%

4.75%

5.75%

5.75%

5.75%

4.75%

4.75%

4.75%

Percentage of Net Cash Flows

'

95.00%

95.00%

95.00%

95.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Note Payable to a Bank with Revolving Draw Features, Maximum Loan Amount (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

$600,000

$600,000

$600,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of Eligible Accounts Receivable

'

'

'

'

'

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis Spread on Prime Rate

'

'

'

'

'

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Installments (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

Ballooon payment (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$123,000

$123,000

$123,000

'

'

'

Note_11_Notes_Payable_Details_2

Note 11 - Notes Payable (Details) - Future Minimum Principal Payments of Notes Payable (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
Future Minimum Principal Payments of Notes Payable [Abstract]	'
2014	$910,612
2015	196,228
2016	196,968
2017	176,940
2018	289,836
Thereafter	2,263,645
Total	$4,034,229

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detai

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
		Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]	Valley View Wind Farm [Member]	Refinancing of Nonrecourse Debt [Member]	Refinancing of Nonrecourse Debt [Member]	Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Maintenance and Repair Reserve [Member]	Maintenance and Repair Reserve [Member]	Debt Service Reserve [Member]
				Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Takeout Loan [Member]		Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]	Valley View Wind Farm [Member]	Valley View Wind Farm [Member]
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maintenance and Repair Reserve Required Under Debt Covenants	'	$250,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
MaintenanceAndRepairReserveUtilized	'	150,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Quarterly Contribution to Maintenance and Repair Reserve	'	8,500	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restricted Cash and Investments	'	'	'	'	'	'	100,000	'	'
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	'	'	750,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Debt Service Reserve	'	'	600,000	'	'	'	'	150,000	450,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	'	'	'	'	9,750,000	'	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%	'	'	'	5.80%	'	'	'	'
Payment for Settlement of Interest Rate Swap	'	'	'	$632,000	'	$632,000	'	'	'

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detai1

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Non recourse debt	'	$9,867,289	$10,651,110
Less current portion	'	-834,555	-784,606
Long-term portion	9,491,527	9,032,734	9,866,504
Woodstock Hills Collateral [Member]	'	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Non recourse debt	'	689,501	969,352
Valley View Wind Farm Collateral Member	'	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Non recourse debt	'	$9,177,788	$9,681,758

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detai2

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Woodstock Hills Collateral [Member]	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non RP5coursP5 DP5bt NotP5 payablP5 to bank intP5rP5st ratP5	5.50%	5.50%
Installments (in Dollars)	$82,031	$82,031
Valley View Wind Farm Collateral Member | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non RP5coursP5 DP5bt NotP5 payablP5 to bank intP5rP5st ratP5	3.25%	3.25%
Valley View Wind Farm Collateral Member | Seventy Five Percent Of Loan Balance [Member]	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non RP5coursP5 DP5bt NotP5 payablP5 to bank intP5rP5st ratP5	6.96%	6.96%
Valley View Wind Farm Collateral Member	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non RP5coursP5 DP5bt NotP5 payablP5 to bank intP5rP5st ratP5	3.60%	3.79%

Note_12_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detai3

Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Future Minimum Principal Payments of Nonrecourse Debt (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Future Minimum Principal Payments of Nonrecourse Debt [Line Items]	'	'
2014	'	$910,612
2015	'	196,228
2016	'	196,968
2017	'	176,940
2018	'	289,836
Thereafter	'	2,263,645
Total	10,367,266	9,867,289
Nonrecourse Debt [Member]	'	'
Note 12 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Future Minimum Principal Payments of Nonrecourse Debt [Line Items]	'	'
2014	'	834,555
2015	'	888,267
2016	'	632,929
2017	'	569,060
2018	'	605,310
Thereafter	'	6,337,168
Total	'	$9,867,289

Note_13_Derivative_Financial_I2

Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	'	$7,700,000	'
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate	6.96%	6.96%	'
Derivative, Remaining Maturity	'15 years	'15 years	'
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount	'	6,883,000	7,261,000
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	'	460,000	1,123,509
Payment for Settlement of Interest Rate Swap	632,000	'	'
Subsequent Event [Member]	'	'	'
Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	632,000	'	'
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	'	$460,000	$1,123,509

Note_13_Derivative_Financial_I3

Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) - Derivative Instruments (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swap, Liabilities	$0	$0
Interest rate swap, Assets	194,196	225,109
Long Term Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Interest rate swap, Liabilities	0	0
Interest rate swap, Assets	$265,804	$898,400

Note_13_Derivative_Financial_I4

Note 13 - Derivative Financial Instrument - Interest Rate Swap (Details) - Income from Derivative Instruments (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
					Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate swap	($74,673)	$663,509	$94,157	($111,010)	($74,673)	$94,157	$663,509	($111,010)

Note_14_Fair_Value_Details

Note 14 - Fair Value (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Royalty Payments, Term	'20 years
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	10.80%
Incremental Borrowing Rate	5.80%
Payment Risk Premium	5.00%

Note_14_Fair_Value_Details_Fin

Note 14 - Fair Value (Details) - Financial Liabilities Carried at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Liabilities	'	'
Contingent payments related to sale of wind farm project	$600,049	'
Total liabilities	1,060,049	1,123,509
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Interest rate swap	460,000	1,123,509
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Total liabilities	460,000	1,123,509
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Contingent payments related to sale of wind farm project	600,049	'
Total liabilities	600,049	'
Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'	'
Liabilities	'	'
Interest rate swap	$460,000	$1,123,509

Note_15_Power_Purchase_Contrac2

Note 15 - Power Purchase Contract Liability (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Apr. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2010

Apr. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Remaining PPA Contract Term [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Valley View Wind Farm [Member]

Valley View Wind Farm [Member]

Valley View Wind Farm [Member]

Letter Of Credit One [Member]

Letter Of Credit One [Member]

Letter Of Credit Two [Member]

Letter of Credit [Member]

Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Power Purchase Agreement with NSP [Member]

Letter Of Credit One [Member]

Letter Of Credit Two [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Note 15 - Power Purchase Contract Liability (Details) [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Contract Term

'23 years

'

'

'30 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Power Purchase Rate (in Dollars per Megawatt-hour)

'

'

'

'

'

'

16

45

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Average Power Purchase Rate (in Dollars per Megawatt-hour)

'

'

'

29

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Revenue

'

'

'

$324,000

$363,000

'

'

'

$14,000

$16,000

'

'

'

'

'

Unfavorable Contract Liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

3,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letter Of Credit Amount

'

500,000

255,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

750,000

'

'

'

'

Escrow Deposit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,000

'

388,000

Payments for Deposits

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$28,125

'

$12,750

'

Note_15_Power_Purchase_Contrac3

Note 15 - Power Purchase Contract Liability (Details) - Long Term Liabilities Relating to PPA Contracts (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total	$4,148,404	$4,058,924	$3,881,870
Woodstock Hills Wind Farm [Member]	'	'	'
Long-term Contract for Purchase of Electric Power [Line Items]	'	'	'
Rate levelization adjustment	'	918,183	594,234
Unfavorable contract liabilities	'	3,271,015	3,431,884
Total	'	$4,189,198	$4,026,118

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio2

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 18, 2014

Oct. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2009

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Employee Stock Option [Member]

Warrants Issued [Member]

Warrants Issued [Member]

Warrants To Non Employees [Member]

Warrants To Non Employees [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Warrant [Member]

Warrant [Member]

Warrant [Member]

Key Employees and Directors [Member]

Director [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in Shares)

'

3,660,000

1,487,111

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares)

'

4,500,000

4,500,000

'

'

4,500,000

2,897,111

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross (in Shares)

'

25,000

'

250,000,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,410,000

500,000

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit (in Dollars per share)

'

'

$0.77

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit (in Dollars per share)

'

'

$2.11

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period

'

'10 years

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period

'

'4 years

'

'

'

'

'

'4 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'15 years

'20 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)

'

$0.38

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0.77

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0.21

$0.35

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate

'

0.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.00%

'

'

0.00%

'

'

'

0.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate

'

117.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

96.00%

'

'

110.00%

'

'

'

117.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate

'

2.70%

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.89%

'

0.33%

'

'

'

'

1.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

'

'5 years 3 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'6 years

'

'

'3 years

'

'

'

'5 years 9 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense (in Dollars)

'

$145,000

'

'

'

'

'

$36,000

$161,000

'

'

'

$6,000

$1,000

'

$129,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars)

'

$984,000

$54,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

'

'2 years

'1 year 73 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)

'

'

'

$0.53

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

60,000

'

'

'

'

25,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)

'

$0.38

'

$0.77

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross (in Shares)

250,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,520,000

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.21

0.35

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio3

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Summary of Companybs Stock Option Plan (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Companybs Stock Option Plan [Abstract]	'	'	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.57	$1.57	$1.68
Options Shares	1,910,000	2,010,000	1,760,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.38	'	$0.77
Option Shares	25,000	'	250,000,000,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	$2	'
Options Shares	'	-100,000	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.41	$1.57	$1.57
Options Shares	590,000	1,910,000	2,010,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.63	$1.60	$1.65
Options Shares	446,250	1,778,750	1,816,250

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio4

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Options Outstanding and Exercisable (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Range of Prices, Lower Limit	$0.77
Range of Prices, Upper Limit	$2.11
$0.77 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Range of Prices, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.77
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	250,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contracutal Term in Years	'8 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$0.77
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	125,000
Options Excercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$0.77
$1.00 - 1.15 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Range of Prices, Lower Limit	$1
Range of Prices, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.01
Range of Prices, Upper Limit	$1.15
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	575,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contracutal Term in Years	'5 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$1.01
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	568,750
Options Excercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$1.01
$1.89 - 2.11 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Range of Prices, Lower Limit	$1.89
Range of Prices, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$2.01
Range of Prices, Upper Limit	$2.11
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	1,085,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contracutal Term in Years	'5 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$2.01
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	1,085,000
Options Excercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$2.01
$.77 - 2.11 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Range of Prices, Lower Limit	$0.77
Range of Prices, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.57
Range of Prices, Upper Limit	$2.11
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	1,910,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contracutal Term in Years	'6 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$1.57
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	1,778,750
Options Excercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price	$1.60

Note_16_Stockbased_Compensatio5

Note 16 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Summary of Warrants	Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'
Number of warrants	150,000
Issued December 2009 [Member]	'
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'
Number of warrants	100,000
Issued December 2009 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'
Exercise Price per share (in Dollars per Item)	1.25
Issued September 2012 [Member]	'
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'
Number of warrants	50,000
Issued September 2012 [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'
Exercise Price per share (in Dollars per Item)	0.5

Note_17_Licensing_Arrangement_

Note 17 - Licensing Arrangement (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
			Manufacturing License Arrangement [Member]	Manufacturing License Arrangement [Member]
Note 17 - Licensing Arrangement (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amortization Of Licensing Revenue	'20 years	'	'	'
Licenses Revenue	'	$50,000	'	'
Deferred Revenue	'	'	$779,000	$829,000

Note_18_Business_Segments_Deta

Note 18 - Business Segments (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'	'
Number of Operating Segments	3	3

Note_18_Business_Segments_Deta1

Note 18 - Business Segments (Details) - Segment Reporting Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$3,215,926	$2,530,998	$3,215,926	$15,101,281	$2,530,998	$8,130,749
Income (loss) from operations	-1,032,450	-469,772	-1,032,450	-2,881,726	-469,772	-1,540,606
Other income (loss), net	-278,671	-113,250	-278,671	-164,621	-113,250	-1,405,115
Income (loss) before income taxes	-1,311,121	-583,022	'	-3,046,347	'	-2,945,721
Assets	30,173,572	31,948,978	30,173,572	32,287,718	31,948,978	32,947,118
Renewable Energy Development [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	519,787	15,413	'	3,855,229	'	702,895
Income (loss) from operations	-33,323	-191,814	'	-138,988	'	166,156
Assets	1,158,148	1,223,366	1,158,148	3,005,790	1,223,366	1,231,117
Renewable Power Plant Ownership [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	827,560	712,470	'	2,913,348	'	3,018,433
Income (loss) from operations	255,365	116,504	'	450,391	'	630,769
Assets	25,436,349	27,210,586	25,436,349	25,787,320	27,210,586	26,129,967
Energy & Telecommunications Services [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	1,986,436	1,911,736	'	8,772,509	'	4,856,987
Income (loss) from operations	-352,685	121,887	'	-999,182	'	461,393
Assets	2,970,414	2,082,758	2,970,414	2,979,164	2,082,758	2,422,205
Intercompany Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	-117,857	-108,621	'	-439,805	'	-447,566
Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-901,807	-516,349	'	-2,193,947	'	-2,798,924
Assets	$608,661	$1,432,268	$608,661	$515,444	$1,432,268	$3,163,829

Note_19_Transactions_with_Rela1

Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	99.90%	99.90%
Targeted Cash on Cash Return	12.00%	12.00%
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	'	$400,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount	75,000	'
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued	524,838	'
Additional Cash Received [Member]	'	'
Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$20,000	'
New Ownership Upon Attaining Return Benchmarks [Member]	'	'
Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Officers and Directors [Member]	'	'
Note 19 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items]	'	'
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued	267,847	'

Note_20_Commitments_and_Contin2

Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Membership Investor Contributions	'	'	$500,000
Preferred Member Put Right Payment Term	'6 months	'	'
Late Penalty Clause On Guaranteed Payments	10.00%	'	'
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net	294,000	222,000	'
One Common Member [Member] | Valley View Wind Farm [Member]	'	'	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Membership Investor Contributions	500,000	'	'
Debt Maturity Period	'36 years	'	'
Valley View Wind Farm [Member]	'	'	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Membership Investor Contributions	$2,500,000	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Member Put Right Option Term	'2 years	'	'
Royalty Expense, Percentage of Revenue	5.00%	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'
Preferred Member Put Right Option Term	'10 years	'	'
Royalty Expense, Percentage of Revenue	15.00%	'	'

Note_20_Commitments_and_Contin3

Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Estimated Royalty Payments (Royalty Payments [Member], USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
Royalty Payments [Member]	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Estimated Royalty Payments [Line Items]	'
2014	$47,000
2015	47,000
2016	47,000
2017	47,000
2018	47,000
Thereafter	1,675,000
Total minimum estimated royalty payments	1,910,000
Less: Amount representing interest	-1,309,951
Present value of estimated royalty payments	600,049
Less current portion	-47,000
Long-Term portion	$553,049

Note_20_Commitments_and_Contin4

Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Minimum Lease Payments for the Next Five Years (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Minimum Lease Payments for the Next Five Years [Line Items]	'
2014	$194,400
2015	67,200
2016	55,400
2017	55,400
2018	55,400
Thereafter	805,000
Total	1,232,800
Land Leases [Member]	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Minimum Lease Payments for the Next Five Years [Line Items]	'
2014	55,400
2015	55,400
2016	55,400
2017	55,400
2018	55,400
Thereafter	805,000
Total	1,082,000
Space Leases [Member]	'
Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Minimum Lease Payments for the Next Five Years [Line Items]	'
2014	139,000
2015	11,800
Total	$150,800

Note_21_Variable_Interest_Enti1

Note 21 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) (Valley View Transmission, LLC [Member])	Nov. 29, 2011
Valley View Transmission, LLC [Member]	'
Note 21 - Variable Interest Entities (Details) [Line Items]	'
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	32.60%
Voting Power Percentage	13.90%

Note_22_Issuances_of_Common_St1

Note 22 - Issuances of Common Stock in Connection with an Equity Line (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 15, 2012	Jun. 30, 2008	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 15, 2012
							Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Maximum [Member]
Note 22 - Issuances of Common Stock in Connection with an Equity Line (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock In Exchange For Line Of Credit	'	'	'	'	$10,000,000	'	'	'
Stock In Exchange For Line Of Credit Term	'30 months	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common Stock, Shares, Issued (in Shares)	'	25,424,430	24,449,626	23,155,146	'	2,250,000	'	500,000
Stock In Exchange For Line Of Credit Minimum Share Price (in Dollars per share)	'	'	'	'	$0.65	'	'	'
Debt Issuance Cost	'	'	'	'	'	'	$244,000	'

Note_23_Business_Acquisitions_1

Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) (Power Engineers Collaborative [Member], USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012
Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]	'
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	100.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred	$750,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	500,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price (in Dollars per share)	$0.77
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned	385,000
Working Capital Value	300,000
Installment Payments For Business Acquisition	1,000,000
Additional Cash [Member]	'
Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]	'
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred	250,000
Total Consideration Paid [Member]	'
Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$1,385,000

Note_23_Business_Acquisitions_2

Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) - Summary of Estimated Fair Values of PECbs Assets Acquired and Liabilities Acquired (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2012
		Power Engineers Collaborative [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	$829,744
Other current assets	'	134,915
Work-in-progress	'	594,848
Property and equipment	'	78,400
Intangible assets	'	797,189
Other assets	'	8,198
Total identifiable assets acquired	'	2,443,294
Accounts payable and other liabilities	'	-94,206
Accrued expenses	256,000	-158,166
Due to former owners	'	-1,020,012
Total liabilities assumed	'	-1,272,384
Total identifiable net assets assumed	'	1,170,910
Goodwill	'	214,090
Net assets acquired	'	$1,385,000

Note_23_Business_Acquisitions_3

Note 23 - Business Acquisitions (Details) - Unaudited Proforma Results of Operations for PEC (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Unaudited Proforma Results of Operations for PEC [Abstract]	'
Net revenue	$10,644,213
Net income (loss) before taxes	($2,365,978)

Note_24_Investment_Details

Note 24 - Investment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 05, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Oct. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
		Subsequent Event [Member]	PVPower Inc [Member]	Company Engaged In Sales And Distribution Of Photovoltaic Products And Solar Systems [Member]	Company Engaged In Sales And Distribution Of Photovoltaic Products And Solar Systems [Member]
		PVPower Inc [Member]
Note 24 - Investment (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Payments for (Proceeds from) Investments	'	'	'	$400,000	'
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	-400,000	'	'	'	-400,000
Investments	'	'	'	'	$0
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions (in Shares)	'	600,000	431,539	'	'

Note_25_Cumulative_Preferred_S1

Note 25 - Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiary (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2008	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
						Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Note 25 - Cumulative Preferred Stock of Subsidiary (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	5,160,000	'	'	'	'	1,400,000	'	1,580,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	'	'	'	'	'	30,000,000	'	'
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	8.00%	'	'	'	'	9.00%	'	'
Dividends, Preferred Stock (in Dollars)	'	$111,141	$760,145	$100,450	$710,440	$72,000	$16,000	'

Note_26_Redeemable_Preferred_M1

Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2011
Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Attributable to Parent	$2,518,450	$2,518,450	$2,518,450	'	$2,518,000
Membership Interest Dividend Rate	'	12.00%	'	12.00%	'
Dividends	75,553	303,964	303,714	'	'
Preferred Membership Investor Contributions	'	'	'	500,000	'
Valley View Wind Farm [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Dividends	'	$302,000	'	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred Member Put Right Option Term	'	'2 years	'	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Note 26 - Redeemable Preferred Membership Interests (Details) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Preferred Member Put Right Option Term	'	'10 years	'	'	'

Note_28_Subsequent_Events_Deta

Note 28 - Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 02, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Apr. 02, 2014

Apr. 14, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

1-May-14

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Non Refundable Deposit [Member]

Non Refundable Payment [Member]

Private Placement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Non Refundable Deposit [Member]

Non Refundable Payment [Member]

Private Placement [Member]

Valley View Wind Farm [Member]

Directors, Officers and Service Providers [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Consultant [Member]

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]

Amortizing Promissory Note [Member]

Amortizing Promissory Note [Member]

MW

Weighted Average [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Juhl Renewable Assets [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Juhl Renewable Assets [Member]

Nonrecourse Debt [Member]

Note 28 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,560,000

5,838,750

10,398,750

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,560,000

5,838,750

10,398,750

'

'

'

Stock Repurchased During Period, Value (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,184,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,184,000

'

'

'

Carrying Value of Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell and Deposits Paid for Securities Borrowed (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

40,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

40,000

'

Debt Instrument, Face Amount (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,104,000

2,104,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.00%

8.00%

'

'

'

'

5.80%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment of Notes Payable, Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividend Reduction Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

11,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrumen, Debt subject to a Fixed Interest Rate, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

75.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.39%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Debt Subject to a Variable Rate, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (in Dollars)

'

-74,673

663,509

94,157

-111,010

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

632,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross (in Shares)

250,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

250,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Non Employee Vesting Period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'15 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,520,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.15

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues (in Dollars)

'

'

95,400

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000,000

Additional Common Stock Shares Registered (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Wind Energy Facilities (in Megawatts)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Note_29_Correction_of_an_Immat2

Note 29 - Correction of an Immaterial Error (Details) - Effect of Recording Immaterial Correction in Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
					Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]	Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	($366,236)	$222,618	$6,067	($130,369)	($32,721)	$258,546	$64,123	$130,905	($38,935)	($17,777)	$58,491	$7,897	($88,027)	$199,359	$6,067	($130,369)	($88,782)	($73,678)	($11,623)	$1,572
Net income (loss) attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.	-944,885	-3,268,965	-589,089	-2,815,352	-1,290,447	-1,279,827	-747,595	-3,787,066	-710,634	-1,203,139	-574,215	3,034,108	-1,235,141	-1,220,640	-689,539	-3,525,792	-660,517	-1,147,238	-504,101	3,040,433
Total equity attributable to Juhl Energy, Inc.	780,171	1,672,819	'	5,266,465	1,779,503	3,036,365	4,283,677	4,998,866	5,969,367	6,639,877	7,097,110	7,602,996	2,219,651	3,421,206	4,609,331	5,266,465	6,151,554	6,772,218	7,173,549	7,609,321
Noncontrolling interest in equity	$1,044,091	$1,410,327	'	$1,189,459	$1,746,106	$1,778,827	$1,521,181	$1,457,058	$1,328,832	$1,368,367	$1,386,144	$1,327,653	$1,305,958	$1,393,986	$1,195,527	$1,189,459	$1,146,645	$1,236,026	$1,309,705	$1,321,328

Note_4_Accounts_Receivable_Det

Note 4 - Accounts Receivable (Details) - Accounts Receivable (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]0	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	$1,844,015	$2,882,744	'
Unbilled receivables	'	202,250	'
Other receivables	18,142	19,364	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts	-57,680	-57,680	-40,000
Total	$1,804,477	$3,046,678	$1,305,317

Note_5_Property_and_Equipment_

Note 5 - Property and Equipment (Details) - Property and Equipment (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	$26,991,395	$26,975,922	$26,666,506
Less accumulated depreciation	-3,483,072	-3,144,242	-1,845,931
Total	23,508,323	23,831,680	24,820,575
Land and Land Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	82,958	82,958	82,958
Building and Building Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	292,690	292,690	292,690
Equipment [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	790,893	775,420	502,908
Turbines and Improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	25,817,228	25,817,228	25,667,243
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment	$7,626	$7,626	$120,707

Note_6_Income_Taxes_Details_Re

Note 6 - Income Taxes (Details) - Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Tax Rate (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Tax Rate [Abstract]0	'	'	'	'
Statutory tax rate	($198,000)	($446,000)	$1,036,000	$1,001,000
Statutory tax rate	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
States taxes, net of federal benefit	-35,000	-78,000	183,000	177,000
States taxes, net of federal benefit	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Nondeductible income/expenses	-41,000	'	'	'
Nondeductible income/expenses	7.10%	'	'	'
Other, net	6,000	-4,000	-5,000	23,000
Other, net	-1.10%	0.30%	-0.20%	0.80%
Increase in valuation allowance	$268,000	$528,000	$1,527,000	$1,147,000
Increase in valuation allowance	-46.00%	-40.30%	-50.10%	-38.90%

Note_7_Notes_Payable_Details_N

Note 7 - Notes Payable (Details) - Notes Payable (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Total Notes Payable	$4,034,253	$4,034,229	$3,233,475
Less current portion	-877,698	-910,612	-234,807
Long-term portion	3,156,555	3,123,617	2,998,668
Turbine Supplier [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note payable to a turbine supplier, including interest at 6%, payable solely through 95% of net cash flows from a wind project; secured by Companybs first secured rights arising out of its Development and Construction Services Agreement with the underlying project. The note payable has been classified as long-term based on estimated payments from project cash flows. Increases in amounts represent accrued interest.	3,107,219	3,068,595	2,914,095
Note Payable to Bank [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note Payable	400,000	330,000	'
Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note Payable	283,049	385,963	'
Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note Payable	160,411	162,000	'
Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Note Payable	$83,574	$87,671	'

Note_7_Notes_Payable_Details_N1

Note 7 - Notes Payable (Details) - Notes Payable (Parentheticals) (USD $)

Jan. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Turbine Supplier [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 2 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 4 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Note Payable to Bank 5 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest Rate

8.00%

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.50%

5.75%

5.75%

5.75%

4.75%

4.75%

4.75%

Percentage of Net Cash Flows

'

95.00%

95.00%

95.00%

95.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Note Payable to a Bank with Revolving Draw Features, Maximum Loan Amount (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

$600,000

$600,000

$600,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of Eligible Accounts Receivable

'

'

'

'

'

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Basis Spread on Prime Rate

'

'

'

'

'

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

2.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

Installments (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

1,354

Balloon Payment (in Dollars)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$123,000

$123,000

$123,000

'

'

'

Note_8_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detail

Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable Debt	$10,367,266	$9,867,289	'
Less current portion	-875,739	-834,555	-784,606
Long-term portion	9,491,527	9,032,734	9,866,504
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due January 2016 [Member]	'	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable Debt	617,266	689,501	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due April 2026 [Member]	'	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable Debt	'	9,177,788	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due September 2026 [Member]	'	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations [Line Items]	'	'	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable Debt	$9,750,000	'	'

Note_8_Nonrecourse_Debt_Detail1

Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due April 2026 [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank basis points	3.25%	3.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due September 2026 [Member] | Fifteen Percent of Loan Balance [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank basis points	300.00%	300.00%
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due January 2016 [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank intrst rat	5.50%	5.50%
Installments (in Dollars)	82,031	82,031
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due April 2026 [Member] | Seventy Five Percent Of Loan Balance [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank intrst rat	6.96%	6.96%
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due April 2026 [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank intrst rat	3.60%	3.60%
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due September 2026 [Member] | Eighty Five Percent of Loan Balance [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank intrst rat	5.39%	5.39%
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due September 2026 [Member] | Fifteen Percent of Loan Balance [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank intrst rat	3.16%	'
Nonrecourse Note Payable to Bank Due September 2026 [Member]	'	'
Note 8 - Nonrecourse Debt (Details) - Nonrecourse Debt Obligations (Parentheticals) [Line Items]	'	'
Non Rcours Dbt Not payabl to bank	0.25%	0.25%

Note_9_Derivative_Financial_In

Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instrument Interest Rate Swap (Details) - Income from Derivative Instruments (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
					Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]	Other Income (Expense) [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate swap	($74,673)	$663,509	$94,157	($111,010)	($74,673)	$94,157	$663,509	($111,010)

Note_10_Stockbased_Compensatio

Note 10 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Summary of Company's Stock Option Plan (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Company's Stock Option Plan [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Outstanding	$1.41	$1.57	$1.57	$1.68
Outstanding	590,000	2,010,000	1,910,000	1,760,000
Options exercisable at the end of the period	$1.63	$1.65	$1.60	'
Options exercisable at the end of the period	446,250	1,816,250	1,778,750	'
Granted	$0.38	$0.77	'	'
Granted	25,000	250,000,000,000	'	'
Cancelled	$1.59	'	'	'
Cancelled	-1,345,000	'	'	'

Note_10_Stockbased_Compensatio1

Note 10 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Options Outstanding and Exercisable (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Exercise Price $0.38 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Options Outstanding	25,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contractual Term in Years	'10 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$0.38
Options Exercisable	6,250
Options Exercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$0.38
Exercise Price $0.77 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Options Outstanding	250,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contractual Term in Years	'8 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$0.77
Options Exercisable	125,000
Options Exercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$0.77
Exercise Price $2.00 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Options Outstanding	315,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contractual Term in Years	'5 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$2
Options Exercisable	315,000
Options Exercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$2
Exercise Price $0.77 To $2.00 [Member]	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]	'
Options Outstanding	590,000
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Remaining Contractual Term in Years	'6 years
Options Outstanding Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$1.41
Options Exercisable	446,250
Options Exercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in Dollars per share)	$1.63

Note_10_Stockbased_Compensatio2

Note 10 - Stock-based Compensation (Details) - Warrants Outstanding and Vested	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
		Issued December 2009 [Member]	Issued September 2012 [Member]	February 2014 [Member]	March 2014 [Member]	Warrants Outstanding [Member]
		Warrants Outstanding [Member]	Warrants Outstanding [Member]	Warrants Outstanding [Member]	Warrants Outstanding [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Warrants	150,000	100,000	50,000	3,500,000	2,020,000	5,670,000
Exercise Price Per Share (in Dollars per Share)	'	1.25	0.5	0.21	0.35	'
Warrants Vested	'	100,000	50,000	437,500	162,500	587,500

Note_11_Business_Segments_Deta

Note 11 - Business Segments (Details) - Segment Reporting Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$3,215,926	$2,530,998	$3,215,926	$15,101,281	$2,530,998	$8,130,749
Income (loss) from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-1,032,450	-469,772	-1,032,450	-2,881,726	-469,772	-1,540,606
Other income (loss), net	-278,671	-113,250	-278,671	-164,621	-113,250	-1,405,115
Income (loss) before income taxes	-1,311,121	-583,022	'	-3,046,347	'	-2,945,721
Total Assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	30,173,572	31,948,978	30,173,572	32,287,718	31,948,978	32,947,118
Renewable Energy Development [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	519,787	15,413	'	3,855,229	'	702,895
Income (loss) from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-33,323	-191,814	'	-138,988	'	166,156
Total Assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	1,158,148	1,223,366	1,158,148	3,005,790	1,223,366	1,231,117
Renewable Power Plant Ownership [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	827,560	712,470	'	2,913,348	'	3,018,433
Income (loss) from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	255,365	116,504	'	450,391	'	630,769
Total Assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	25,436,349	27,210,586	25,436,349	25,787,320	27,210,586	26,129,967
Energy & Telecommunications Services [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	1,986,436	1,911,736	'	8,772,509	'	4,856,987
Income (loss) from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-352,685	121,887	'	-999,182	'	461,393
Total Assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	2,970,414	2,082,758	2,970,414	2,979,164	2,082,758	2,422,205
Intercompany Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenue	-117,857	-108,621	'	-439,805	'	-447,566
Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-901,807	-516,349	'	-2,193,947	'	-2,798,924
Total Assets:	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Assets	$608,661	$1,432,268	$608,661	$515,444	$1,432,268	$3,163,829

Note_13_Preferred_Stock_Detail

Note 13 - Preferred Stock (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

19-May-14

Jan. 02, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Apr. 02, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Feb. 18, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Non Refundable Deposit [Member]

Non Refundable Payment [Member]

Private Placement [Member]

Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]

Non Refundable Deposit [Member]

Non Refundable Payment [Member]

Private Placement [Member]

Series A Convertivle Preferred Stock [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Amortizing Promissory Note [Member]

Amortizing Promissory Note [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Juhl Renewable Assets [Member]

Series A Preferred Stock [Member]

Series B Preferred Stock [Member]

Juhl Renewable Assets [Member]

Juhl Renewable Assets [Member]

Note 13 - Preferred Stock (Details) [Line Items]

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,560,000

5,838,750

10,398,750

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,560,000

5,838,750

10,398,750

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchased During Period, Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,184,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,184,000

'

'

'

'

Carrying Value of Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell and Deposits Paid for Securities Borrowed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

40,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

40,000

'

'

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,104,000

2,104,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.00%

8.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment of Notes Payable, Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

50.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Dividend Reduction Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

Notes Payable, Current

'

910,612

877,698

'

'

234,807

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

46,613

Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted (in Shares)

260,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other (in Shares)

260,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments for Repurchase of Convertible Preferred Stock

10,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in Shares)

'

'

'

60,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share Price (in Dollars per share)

'

'

'

$0.25

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues

'

$95,400

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,000,000

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

375,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'