| Schedule of discontinued operations | 
   |      
 |    (in thousands) 
 |   | 
    |      
 |    Three Months  ended March 31,  
 |   | 
    |      
 |    2020 
 |   |      
 |    2019 
 |      
 | 
   |   Total revenues 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    2,310 
 |   |      
 |    $ 
 |    5,313 
 |      
 | 
   |   Cost of goods sold 
 |   |      
 |    1,787 
 |   |   |      
 |    2,909 
 |   | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Gross profit 
 |   |      
 |    523 
 |   |   |      
 |    2,404 
 |   | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Selling, general and administrative expenses 
 |   |      
 |    2,089 
 |   |   |      
 |    2,924 
 |      
 | 
   |   (Gain) / Loss on sale of assets 
 |   |      
 |    3,197 
 |   |   |      
 |    - 
 |   | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Income (Loss) from operations 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (4,763 
 |    ) 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (520 
 |    ) 
 | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Other income (expense) 
 |   |      
 |    11 
 |   |   |      
 |    36 
 |   | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Income (Loss) from discontinued operations 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (4,752 
 |    ) 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (484 
 |    ) 
 | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Income (Loss) from discontinued operations per common share attributable to Terra Tech Corp common stockholders - basic and diluted  
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (0.03 
 |    ) 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    (0.01 
 |    ) 
 | 
 
     |      
 |    (in thousands) 
 |   | 
    |      
 |    March 31, 
2020 
 |   |      
 |    December 31, 
2019 
 |      
 | 
   |   Accounts receivable, net 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    980 
 |   |   |      
 |    1,096 
 |      
 | 
   |   Inventory 
 |   |      
 |    89 
 |   |   |      
 |    1,073 
 |      
 | 
   |   Prepaid expenses and other assets 
 |   |      
 |    37 
 |   |   |      
 |    271 
 |      
 | 
   |   Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net 
 |   |      
 |    10,545 
 |   |   |      
 |    15,069 
 |      
 | 
   |   Intangible assets, net 
 |   |      
 |    - 
 |   |   |      
 |    399 
 |      
 | 
   |   Goodwill 
 |   |      
 |    - 
 |   |   |      
 |    6,251 
 |      
 | 
   |   Other assets 
 |   |      
 |    6,541 
 |   |   |      
 |    3,720 
 |      
 | 
   |   Investments 
 |   |      
 |    330 
 |   |   |      
 |    - 
 |      
 | 
   |   Assets of discontinued operations 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    18,522 
 |   |      
 |    $ 
 |    27,879 
 |   | 
    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      
 | 
   |   Accounts payable and accrued expenses 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    538 
 |   |      
 |    $ 
 |    3,320 
 |      
 | 
   |   Deferred gain on sale of assets 
 |   |      
 |    3,898 
 |   |   |      
 |    3,750 
 |      
 | 
   |   Liabilities of discontinued operations 
 |      
 |    $ 
 |    4,436 
 |   |      
 |    $ 
 |    7,070 
 |   | 
 
 
 
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