Nature of Operations - Description Of Business (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 MWh T	Dec. 31, 2021
Description of Business
Construction capacity per day.	30
Plug Power LA JV LLC
Description of Business
Ownership interest percentage	50.00%
Niloco Hydrogen Holdings LLC
Description of Business
Ownership interest percentage	50.00%
HyVia SAS
Description of Business
Ownership interest percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Minimum
Description of Business
Construction capacity per day.	15
Capacity of electrolyzer | MWh	5
Maximum
Description of Business
Capacity of electrolyzer | MWh	10
Joint Venture with S K
Description of Business
Ownership percentage in joint venture	49.00%
Hidrogenii
Description of Business
Construction capacity per day.	15
Plug Power France | HyVia SAS
Description of Business
Ownership interest percentage	50.00%
Renault | HyVia SAS
Description of Business
Ownership interest percentage	50.00%
Plug Power Spain
Description of Business
Ownership percentage in joint venture		50.00%
Acciona
Description of Business
Ownership percentage in joint venture		50.00%
SK E&S Co., Ltd. | Joint Venture with S K
Description of Business
Ownership percentage in joint venture	51.00%