Virginia State Corporation Commission Reinstates Gotham Energy's License in Error

The Virginia State Corporation Commission has ordered the reinstatement of Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC's license to act as an aggregator of electricity and natural gas after discovering that the company's license was cancelled in error. The commission's action comes after Environ Energy, LLC, which acquired Gotham in 2021, mistakenly requested the surrender of the wrong entity's license. As a result, the commission has vacated its previous order and reinstated Gotham's Virginia CSP License No. A-l 18 without interruption.

Key Takeaways:

• The Virginia State Corporation Commission has reinstated Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC's license to act as an aggregator of electricity and natural gas.
• The commission's order was issued on June 4, 2025, and comes after Environ Energy, LLC, which acquired Gotham in 2021, mistakenly requested the surrender of the wrong entity's license.
• Gotham's Virginia CSP License No. A-l 18, which allows the company to provide electric and natural gas aggregator service to eligible commercial and industrial customers in the service territories of Washington Gas Light Company and Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia, has been reinstated without interruption.
• The commission's order was supported by Staff Letters from Environ Energy, LLC and Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC, which highlighted the company's inadvertent mistake in surrendering the wrong license.
• The commission's action aims to protect the rights and interests of eligible commercial and industrial customers in the service territories of Washington Gas Light Company and Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia.

Statistics:

• 2021: The year in which Environ Energy, LLC acquired Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC.
• 10 December 2020: The date on which Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC filed its application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission for a license to act as an aggregator of electricity and natural gas.
• 19 February 2021: The date on which the Virginia State Corporation Commission issued an Order Granting License to Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC.
• 30 April 2025: The date on which Environ Energy, LLC filed a letter with the Virginia State Corporation Commission stating that it wished to surrender Gotham's CSP License No. A-l 18.
• 28 May 2025: The date on which the Virginia State Corporation Commission issued an Order Closing Case and Cancelling License and reinstated Gotham's CSP License No. A-l 18.

Sources:

• Commonwealth of Virginia 250620007 State Corporation Commission at Richmond, June 4, 2025, Application of Gotham Energy Consulting Services LLC Case No. PUR-2020-00277 Order Vacating Surrender and Reinstating License.
• Letter from Environ Energy, LLC to Bernard Logan, Clerk, Virginia State Corporation Commission, dated April 30, 2025.
• Staff Letter to Bernard Logan, Clerk, Virginia State Corporation Commission, filed May 30, 2025.