Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Revenue	[1]	$ 829,424	$ 734,159	$ 663,084
Cost of revenues:
Cost of revenues		565,406	465,335	398,746
Gross profit		264,018	268,824	264,338
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses		7,215	5,078	4,129
Selling and marketing expenses		18,306	16,193	15,199
General and administrative expenses		68,179	61,274	75,901
Impairment of long-lived assets		0	32,648	0
Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities		3,733	828	0
Business interruption insurance income		0	0	(248)
Operating income		166,585	152,803	169,357
Other income (expense):
Interest income		11,983	3,417	2,124
Interest expense, net		(98,881)	(87,743)	(82,658)
Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)		(3,278)	(6,044)	(14,720)
Income attributable to sale of tax benefits		61,157	33,885	29,582
Other non-operating income (expense), net		1,519	(709)	(134)
Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees		139,085	95,609	103,551
Income tax (provision) benefit		(5,983)	(14,742)	(24,850)
Equity in earnings (losses) of investees		35	(3,072)	(2,624)
Net income		133,137	77,795	76,077
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(8,738)	(11,954)	(13,985)
Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders		124,399	65,841	62,092
Comprehensive income:
Net income		133,137	77,795	76,077
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments		1,257	(2,486)	(3,236)
Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivatives instruments of unconsolidated investment that qualifies as a cash flow hedge		(470)	8,370	3,892
Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of a cross currency swap derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $1,511 and $464, respectively)		(4,237)	(1,825)	2,379
Change in unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities available-for-sale (net of related tax)		0	40	(40)
Other changes in comprehensive income		53	59	228
Comprehensive income		129,740	81,953	79,300
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(9,173)	(11,421)	(12,779)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company's stockholders		$ 120,567	$ 70,532	$ 66,521
Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:
Basic: (in dollars per share)		$ 2.09	$ 1.17	$ 1.11
Diluted: (in dollars per share)		$ 2.08	$ 1.17	$ 1.1
Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:
Basic (in shares)		59,424	56,063	56,004
Diluted (in shares)		59,762	56,503	56,402
Electricity [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue		$ 666,767	$ 631,727	$ 585,771
Cost of revenues:
Cost of revenues		422,549	380,361	337,019
Product [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue		133,763	71,414	46,920
Cost of revenues:
Cost of revenues		115,802	60,479	41,374
Energy Storage and Management Services [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue		28,894	31,018	30,393
Cost of revenues:
Cost of revenues		$ 27,055	$ 24,495	$ 20,353

[1] Revenues as reported in the geographic area in which they originate.