Exhibit 16.1

Tel: 732-750-0900 Fax: 732-750-1222 www.bdo.com

90 Woodbridge Center Dr., 4th Floor Woodbridge, NJ 07095

August 30, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

We have been furnished with a copy of the response to Item 4.01 of Form 8-K for the event that occurred on August 24, 2022, to be filed by our former client, Genie Energy Ltd. We agree with the statements made in response to that Item insofar as they relate to our Firm.

Very truly yours,

BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms.

BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms.