SUNation Energy, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)

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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense		$ 474,000	$ 620,000
(Income) expense for long-term compensation plan		(5,000)	16,000
Accrual for long-term compensation plans		11,000	16,000
Performance Units [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Award payouts, cash		$ 0	0
Mortgage [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest rate		6.83%
Payment to settle mortgage	$ 104,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding		$ 0	$ 0
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		15,000,000
Line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 10,080,000
Line of credit, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end		3.60%
Line of credit, expiration date		Aug. 12, 2021
Long-Term Compensation Plan [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Award payouts, stock		0	0
Long-Term Compensation Plan [Member] \| 2015 to 2017 [Member] \| Performance Units [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage paid out in stock		100.00%
Long-Term Compensation Plan [Member] \| 2016 to 2018 and 2017 to 2019 [Member] \| Performance Units [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage paid out in stock		50.00%
Percentage paid out in cash		50.00%
Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease terms		5 years
Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease terms		1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of credit, covenant, liquidity requirement		$ 10,000,000

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