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Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 15, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 29, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Jun. 08, 2012
Apr. 27, 2012
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Financing Receivable, Net     8,450,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet     $ 8,450,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet          
Construction in Progress, Gross 27,306,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross                    
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates 586,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates                    
KDC Solar Mountain Creek Parent LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Managing Member Interest Percentage             100.00%sopw_ManagingMemberInterestPercentage
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
       
Assets Acquired at Cost             7,500,000sopw_AssetsAcquiredAtCost
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
       
Construction in Progress, Gross 7,500,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
                   
Calwaii [Member] | Note Receivable Including Accrued Interest [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Assets Acquired at Cost   9,450,000sopw_AssetsAcquiredAtCost
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= sopw_NoteReceivableIncludingAccruedInterestMember
                 
Calwaii [Member] | Previously Held Equity Interest [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Assets Acquired at Cost   1,400,000sopw_AssetsAcquiredAtCost
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= sopw_PreviouslyHeldEquityInterestMember
                 
Calwaii [Member] | HPL [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Percentage of Membership Interest Acquired   50.00%sopw_PercentageOfMembershipInterestAcquired
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Assets Acquisition, Consideration Transferred   4,800,000sopw_AssetsAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets   500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Assets Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Stock Issued, Value   3,300,000sopw_AssetsAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredStockIssuedValue
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Assets Acquisition, Contingent Consideration   1,000,000sopw_AssetsAcquisitionContingentConsideration
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Calwaii [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Assets Acquired at Cost   15,650,000sopw_AssetsAcquiredAtCost
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Construction in Progress, Gross 15,650,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                   
Percentage of Membership Interest Acquired   100.00%sopw_PercentageOfMembershipInterestAcquired
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
                 
Solar Hub Utilities, LLC [Member] | HPL [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Percentage of Membership Interest Acquired   89.00%sopw_PercentageOfMembershipInterestAcquired
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_HPLMember
/ us-gaap_SignificantAcquisitionsAndDisposalsByTransactionAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
                 
Mountain Creek Project [Member] | Exchange and Release Agreement [Member] | KDC Solar RTC, LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Percent Ownership of Counterparty in Exchange for Note Receivable Due     64.50%sopw_PercentOwnershipOfCounterpartyInExchangeForNoteReceivableDue
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= sopw_ExchangeAndReleaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
               
Mountain Creek Project [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Percentage of Construction Completed     25.00%sopw_PercentageOfConstructionCompleted
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
25.00%sopw_PercentageOfConstructionCompleted
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
25.00%sopw_PercentageOfConstructionCompleted
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
25.00%sopw_PercentageOfConstructionCompleted
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
         
Project Completion Status 29.00%sopw_ProjectCompletionStatus
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= sopw_MountainCreekProjectMember
                   
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Calwaii [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage       50.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
             
Exchange and Release Agreement [Member] | KDC Solar RTC, LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Financing Receivable, Net     15,000,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= sopw_ExchangeAndReleaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
    15,000,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= sopw_ExchangeAndReleaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
         
KDC Solar Mountain Creek Parent LLC [Member] | KDC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Percent of Cash Distributions Received               55.62%sopw_PercentOfCashDistributionsReceived
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sopw_KDCMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
     
Percentage of Managing Member Interest               80.00%sopw_PercentageOfManagingMemberInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= sopw_KDCMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
     
KDC Solar Mountain Creek Parent LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Additional Financing Needed to Continue Construction Project     10,000,000sopw_AdditionalFinancingNeededToContinueConstructionProject
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
10,000,000sopw_AdditionalFinancingNeededToContinueConstructionProject
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
10,000,000sopw_AdditionalFinancingNeededToContinueConstructionProject
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
10,000,000sopw_AdditionalFinancingNeededToContinueConstructionProject
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarMountainCreekParentLLCMember
         
Calwaii [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Payments to Acquire Interest in Subsidiaries and Affiliates         600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
           
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Calwaii [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Equity Method Investments       1,400,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
1,400,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_CalwaiiMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
           
KDC Solar RTC, LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Managing Member Interest Percentage     35.50%sopw_ManagingMemberInterestPercentage
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
    35.50%sopw_ManagingMemberInterestPercentage
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
         
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage               20.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
     
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Balance, Principal Amount     7,500,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesBalancePrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
    7,500,000us-gaap_InvestmentsInAndAdvancesToAffiliatesBalancePrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
         
Asset Impairment Charges           7,500,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_KDCSolarRTCLLCMember
         
Solar Hub Utilities, LLC [Member]                      
Note 8 - Construction in Progress (Details) [Line Items]                      
Financing Receivable, Net     8,450,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
    $ 8,450,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
      $ 9,000,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
$ 1,000,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
Note Receivable, Interest Rate                 10.00%sopw_NoteReceivableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember
  6.00%sopw_NoteReceivableInterestRate
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_SolarHubUtilitiesLLCMember