CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues
Energy revenues	$ 7,808,933	$ 7,164,226
Turnkey & other revenues	758,620	297,654
Sales Revenue, Net, Total	8,567,553	7,461,880
Cost of sales
Fuel, maintenance and installation	5,914,525	4,862,905
Non-cash site impairments	723,438	0
Depreciation expense	1,843,817	1,382,693
Cost of Goods and Services Sold, Total	8,481,780	6,245,598
Gross profit	85,773	1,216,282
Operating expenses
General and administrative	3,238,141	2,940,833
Selling	1,078,351	1,383,077
Engineering	897,445	1,018,914
Operating Expenses, Total	5,213,937	5,342,824
Loss from operations	(5,128,164)	(4,126,542)
Other income (expense)
Interest and other income	92,928	49,291
Interest expense	(1,402,493)	(1,292,766)
Debt conversion inducement expense	(324,977)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(533,177)	0
Change in fair value of warrant liability	125,485	257,189
Nonoperating Income (Expense), Total	(2,042,234)	(986,286)
Loss before benefit (provision) for income taxes	(7,170,398)	(5,112,828)
Benefit/(Provision) for income taxes	645,040	(13,450)
Consolidated net loss	(6,525,358)	(5,126,278)
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	636,464	239,606
Net loss attributable to American DG Energy Inc.	$ (5,888,894)	$ (4,886,672)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted (usd per share)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.10)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)	50,999,408	48,932,838