In re the Appeal of Westmoreland-LG&E Partners

CALABRIA, Judge.

Westmoreland-LG&E Partners (“taxpayer”) appeals the final decision of the North Carolina Property Tax Commission (“Commission”) confirming the ad valorem tax valuation by Halifax County (“appellee”) of taxpayer’s business personal property (“personal property”). We affirm.

This appeal concerns the tax value of the Roanoke Valley Energy Facility (“ROVA”), which consists of two coal-fired generating facilities located in the Weldon Township of Halifax County, North Carolina. The first facility, ROVA I, has the capacity to generate 165 net megawatts of electricity from pulverized…