Exhibit 23.1

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No. 333-212234) on Form S-8 of Energy Services of America Corporation of our report dated August 12, 2020, relating to our audit of the financial statements and supplemental schedules of Energy Services of America Staff 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Energy Services of America Staff 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2019.

/s/ Arnett Carbis Toothman LLP 

Charleston, West Virginia

August 12, 2020

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