Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,096,621	$ 7,763,217
Restricted cash on deposit	60,000	60,000
Accounts receivable, net	446,925	480,563
Inventories	2,459,776	2,912,207
Prepaid and other current assets	224,542	187,448
Refundable income tax credit	137,228	185,545
Total current assets	4,425,092	11,588,980
Long-term assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	5,179,707	5,484,545
Investment in investee company	2,304,122	3,083,889
Intangible assets, net	411,073	1,143,122
Goodwill	803,079	803,079
Total assets	13,123,073	22,103,615
Current liabilities:
Bank loans and notes payable	885,786	1,022,826
Accounts payable	570,932	1,899,029
Accrued expenses	785,532	1,289,138
Customer deposits	2,194,262	1,315,309
Accrued compensation and benefits	164,437	335,369
Total current liabilities	4,600,949	5,861,671
Long-term liabilities:
Bank loans and notes payable	2,395,802	2,915,134
Total liabilities	6,996,751	8,776,805
Equity
Series A preferred stock ($0.01 par value, $10,000 face value) 10,000,000 authorized and no shares issued	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value); 150,000,000 authorized, 88,538,801 and 72,977,248 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively	885,389	729,773
Additional paid-in capital	85,464,055	80,363,519
Accumulated deficit	(80,932,824)	(69,053,909)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,594,418)	(1,584,921)
Total ZBB Energy Corporation Equity	3,822,202	10,454,462
Noncontrolling interest	2,304,120	2,872,348
Total equity	6,126,322	13,326,810
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,123,073	$ 22,103,615