Overview
- .energy is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is categorized under Technology and was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 1 November 2014.
- The successful applicant/registry operator for .energy is Donuts (Binky Birch, LLC).
History
- Proposed as part of ICANN's New gTLD expansion.
- Successful applicant: Donuts (Binky Birch, LLC). Donuts submitted an application for this string as part of a larger portfolio.
- Donuts received a Registry Agreement from ICANN on 11 September 2014 after passing the Initial Evaluation.
- .energy was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 1 November 2014, completing the application process for the string.
- A previous applicant for the string was Famous Four Media (dot Energy Limited).
Registration Rules
- Donuts submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC) for .energy as part of its application and registry obligations.
- A formal Registry Agreement between Donuts and ICANN governs the operation of .energy (signed 11 September 2014).
Notable Cases or Examples
- Donuts filed for a large portfolio of new gTLDs (reported as 307 strings) and created separate corporate entities for applications (Binky Birch, LLC for .energy).
- Reported investment by Donuts in application fees across its portfolio was substantial (reported figure: $56 million for application fees alone).
- Famous Four Media (dot Energy Limited) was a prior applicant for the .energy string.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: ENERGY
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.ENERGY 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.24.45
nserver: V0N1.NIC.ENERGY 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.25.45
nserver: V0N2.NIC.ENERGY 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.26.45
nserver: V0N3.NIC.ENERGY 161.232.12.45 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:45
nserver: V2N0.NIC.ENERGY 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:45 65.22.27.45
nserver: V2N1.NIC.ENERGY 161.232.13.45 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:45
ds-rdata: 26965 8 2 59f95fa7794aa6a855adf22154cee74e7ae44fb25142dbf999174b599df16771
whois: whois.nic.energy
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-10-16
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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