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    <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Registration No. 333-</font><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 180pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;"></font>_________________________</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">FORM S-8</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">UNDER</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Energy Services of America Corporation</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">20-4606266</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">75 West 3rd Avenue</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Huntington, West Virginia 25701</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 8pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 8pt;"></font><font style="font-weight: bold;"><br>
        Energy Services of America Corporation 2022 Equity Incentive Plan</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt;">(Full Title of the Plan)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">Copies to:</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Douglas V. Reynolds</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Azoff, Esq.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">President and Chief Executive Officer</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Brendan Saxon, Esq.</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Energy Services of America Corporation</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Luse Gorman, PC</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">75 West 3rd Avenue</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite 780</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Huntington, West Virginia 25701</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Washington, DC 20015-2035</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">(304) 522-3868</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">(202) 274-2000</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">(Name, Address and Telephone</div>
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    <div>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated
      filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;):</div>
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            <div>Large accelerated filer &#9744;</div>
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            <div>Accelerated filer &#9744;</div>
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            <div>Non-accelerated filer&#160; &#8999;</div>
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            <div>Smaller reporting company&#8999;</div>
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            <div>Emerging growth company &#9744;</div>
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    <div>If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the
      Securities Act.&#160; &#9744;</div>
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    <div><font style="font-weight: bold;">PART I.</font><font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font><font style="font-weight: bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></div>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Items 1 and 2.</font><font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font><font style="font-weight: bold;">Plan Information; and Registrant
        Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</font></div>
    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities
      and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) under the Securities Act.</div>
    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Such documents are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a
      prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.</div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">PART II.</font><font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font><font style="font-weight: bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT</font></div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Item 3.</font><font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font><font style="font-weight: bold;">Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">The following documents previously filed by Energy Services of America Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), are incorporated herein by reference (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form&#160;8-K,&#160;unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such
      Items):</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">(a)<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
      ended September 30, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-32998), filed with the Commission on<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000141057821000612/0001410578-21-000612-index.htm"> December 29, 2021</a>, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
      Exchange Act;</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">(b)<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
      ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000141057822000119/0001410578-22-000119-index.htm">February 11, 2022</a>;</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">(c)<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465921125780/0001104659-21-125780-index.htm">October 13, 202</a><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465921125780/0001104659-21-125780-index.htm">1</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465921135000/0001104659-21-135000-index.htm">November 5, 2021</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465922008294/0001104659-22-008294-index.htm">January 27,
        2022</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465922024104/0001104659-22-024104-index.htm">February 16, 2022</a>, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465922025087/0001104659-22-025087-index.htm">February 18, 2022</a>, and <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000110465922036540/0001104659-22-036540-index.htm">March
        22, 2022</a>;&#160;and</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">(d)<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The description of the Company&#8217;s common stock contained in the
      Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357971/000094337422000123/0000943374-22-000123-index.htm">March 22, 2022</a> to register the Company's common stock under the Exchange
      Act (Commission File No. 001-32998).</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date hereof, and prior to the
      filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
      part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents.&#160; Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
      Registration Statement and the prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or therein modifies or supersedes
      such statement.&#160; Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the prospectus.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including financial statements, appearing in
      the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.</div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 4.&#160; Description of Securities</div>
    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Not applicable.</div>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 5.&#160; Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</div>
    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">None.</div>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 6.&#160;&#160;Indemnification of Directors and Officers</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Articles XVII and XVIII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (or referred to as the &#8220;Corporation&#8221; below) set forth circumstances under which directors, officers,
      employees and agents of the Company may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">XVII.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">A.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>Any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
      threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee,
      trustee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, expressly including service
      as a director, officer or in a similar position with any exchange, board of trade, clearing corporation or similar institution on which the Corporation or any other corporation a majority of the stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by the
      Corporation had membership privileges at the relevant time during which any such position was held, shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
      reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
      action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided that funds paid or required to be paid to any person as a result of the provisions of this Article XVII shall be returned to the Corporation or reduced, as
      the case may be, to the extent that such person receives funds pursuant to an indemnification from any other corporation or organization. Any such person who could be indemnified pursuant to the preceding sentence except for the fact that the subject
      action or suit is or was by or in the right of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses including attorneys' fees actually or reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
      suit, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only
      to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
      such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">B.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has
      been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Article XVII.A above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses, including
      attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith without the necessity of any action being taken by the Corporation other than the determination, in good faith, that such defense has been successful. In all other cases
      wherein such indemnification is provided by this Article XVII, unless ordered by a court, indemnification shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer,
      employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct specified in this Article XVII. Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
      directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the
      holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">C.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
      conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person seeking indemnification did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
      best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.&#160; Entry of a judgment by consent as part of a settlement shall not be deemed a final adjudication
      of liability for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty, nor of any other issue or matter.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">D.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be
      paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;">Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by the director, officer, employee or agent involved to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by
      the Corporation.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">E.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>The indemnification hereby provided shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
      rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
      office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">F.<font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>By action of the Board of Directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors
      in the action, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the Board of Directors deems appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, owner, employee, trustee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was
      serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee trustee or of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity,
      or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation shall have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article XVII.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">XVIII.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the GCL, as amended from time to time, shall indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.&#160; Expenses (including
      attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the
      Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
      indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby.</div>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 7.&#160;&#160;Exemption From Registration Claimed</div>
    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Not applicable.</div>
    <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 8.&#160; List of Exhibits.</div>
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Registration No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2022
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
_________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Energy Services of America Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
20-4606266
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
75 West 3rd Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Energy Services of America Corporation 2022 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copies to:
Douglas V. Reynolds
Benjamin Azoff, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Brendan Saxon, Esq.
Energy Services of America Corporation
Luse Gorman, PC
75 West 3rd Avenue
5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite 780
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Washington, DC 20015-2035
(304) 522-3868
(202) 274-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone
Number of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated
      filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"):
Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer  ⌧
Smaller reporting company⌧
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the
      Securities Act.  ☐
PART I.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Items 1 and 2.
Plan Information; and Registrant
        Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities
      and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act.
Such documents are not being filed with the Commission but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a
      prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously filed by Energy Services of America Corporation (the "Company") with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
      "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such
      Items):
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
      ended September 30, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-32998), filed with the Commission on
December 29, 2021
, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
      Exchange Act;
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
      ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Commission on
February 11, 2022
;
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on
October 13, 202
1
,
November 5, 2021
,
January 27,
        2022
,
February 16, 2022
,
February 18, 2022
, and
March
        22, 2022
; and
(d)
The description of the Company's common stock contained in the
      Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
March 22, 2022
to register the Company's common stock under the Exchange
      Act (Commission File No. 001-32998).
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date hereof, and prior to the
      filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a
      part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
      Registration Statement and the prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or therein modifies or supersedes
      such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the prospectus.
All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including financial statements, appearing in
      the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.
Item 4.  Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Articles XVII and XVIII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (or referred to as the "Corporation" below) set forth circumstances under which directors, officers,
      employees and agents of the Company may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such.
XVII.
A.
Any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
      threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee,
      trustee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, expressly including service
      as a director, officer or in a similar position with any exchange, board of trade, clearing corporation or similar institution on which the Corporation or any other corporation a majority of the stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by the
      Corporation had membership privileges at the relevant time during which any such position was held, shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
      reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
      action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided that funds paid or required to be paid to any person as a result of the provisions of this Article XVII shall be returned to the Corporation or reduced, as
      the case may be, to the extent that such person receives funds pursuant to an indemnification from any other corporation or organization. Any such person who could be indemnified pursuant to the preceding sentence except for the fact that the subject
      action or suit is or was by or in the right of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses including attorneys' fees actually or reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
      suit, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only
      to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
      such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
B.
To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has
      been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Article XVII.A above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses, including
      attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith without the necessity of any action being taken by the Corporation other than the determination, in good faith, that such defense has been successful. In all other cases
      wherein such indemnification is provided by this Article XVII, unless ordered by a court, indemnification shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer,
      employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct specified in this Article XVII. Such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
      directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the
      holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
C.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
      conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person seeking indemnification did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
      best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.  Entry of a judgment by consent as part of a settlement shall not be deemed a final adjudication
      of liability for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty, nor of any other issue or matter.
D.
Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be
      paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of
Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by the director, officer, employee or agent involved to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by
      the Corporation.
E.
The indemnification hereby provided shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
      rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
      office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
F.
By action of the Board of Directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors
      in the action, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the Board of Directors deems appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, owner, employee, trustee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was
      serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee trustee or of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity,
      or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation shall have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article XVII.
XVIII.
The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the GCL, as amended from time to time, shall indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.  Expenses (including
      attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the
      Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be
      indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby.
Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.  List of Exhibits.
Regulation S-K
Exhibit Number
Document
4
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company (File No.
                333-133111), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2006, as amended)
5
Opinion of Luse Gorman, PC
10.1
Energy Services of America Corporation 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report
                on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32998), filed on February 18, 2022)
10.2
Form of Restricted Stock Award
10.3
Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement
10.4
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement
23.1
Consent of Luse Gorman, PC (contained in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Baker Tilly US, LLP (Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)
24
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page)
107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Item 9.  Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
      made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
      Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
      after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. 
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
      offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (section 230.424(b)) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
      price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fees" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan
      of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs 1(i) and 1(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these
      paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Corporation pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
      Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof;
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
      amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
4.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
      of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
      pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
      time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
5.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
      Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
      public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
      or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
      opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
      governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(i)
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
      that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Huntington, State of West Virginia, on March 30,
      2022.
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Douglas V. Reynolds
Douglas V. Reynolds
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Representative)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Energy Services of America Corporation (the "Company") hereby severally constitute and appoint Douglas V. Reynolds, as our true and lawful attorney and
      agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Douglas V. Reynolds may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and
      requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of shares of common stock to be granted and shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise of stock options to be granted under the Energy Services of
      America Corporation 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and any and all amendments (including
      post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said Douglas V. Reynolds shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Douglas V. Reynolds
President, Chief Executive Officer
March 30, 2022
Douglas V. Reynolds
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Charles P. Crimmel
Chief Financial Officer
March 30, 2022
Charles P. Crimmel
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Marshall T. Reynolds
Chairman of the Board
March 30, 2022
Marshall T. Reynolds
/s/ Jack Reynolds
Director
March 30, 2022
Jack Reynolds
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Joseph L. Williams
Director
March 30, 2022
Joseph L. Williams
/s/ Daniel J. Mannes
Director
March 30, 2022
Daniel J. Mannes
/s/ Frank S. Lucente
Director
March 30, 2022
Frank S. Lucente
/s/ Brian Pratt
Director
March 30, 2022
Brian Pratt
/s/ Samuel G. Kapourales
Director
March 30, 2022
Samuel G. Kapourales
/s/ Charles Abraham
Director
March 30, 2022
Charles Abraham