Dominion Virginia Power Is State’s Largest Taxpayer In 2001

February 14, 2002

RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion Virginia Power paid $102.2 million in state and local taxes in 2001, making the utility the largest single taxpayer in the Commonwealth.

The 2001 payments included property tax payments of $98.2 million, use taxes of $3.8 million and Virginia unemployment taxes of $250,000.

The company’s largest single property tax payment for the year, $10.99 million, went to Louisa County, home to the company’s North Anna Power Station. Surry County had the second largest payment, $10.94 million; Fairfax County was third with $8.53 million. Chesterfield County received $7.31 million, the fourth highest amount.

Other localities receiving more than $1 million each were: City of Chesapeake, $6.10 million; Prince William County, $5.53 million; Bath County, $4.25 million; Henrico County $3.98 million, City of Virginia Beach, $3.94 million; City of Richmond, $3.63 million; York County, $2.93 million; City of Norfolk, $2.36 million; Fauquier County, $2.29 million; Loudoun County, $1.85 million; City of Newport News, $1.65 million; Arlington County, $1.61 million; City of Hampton, $1.31 million; City of Alexandria, $1.23 million and City of Portsmouth, $1.02 million.

Dominion Virginia Power is a subsidiary of Dominion, one of the nation’s largest producers of energy, with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal unit of energy per day. Dominion serves nearly 4 million retail natural gas and electric customers in five states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company’s web site at www.dom.com.

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WESTERN VIRGINIA   

City of Buena Vista  

$50,840
City of Charlottesville  390,054
City of Clifton Forge  51,175
City of Covington  75,911
City of Harrisonburg  7,806
City of Lexington  28,326
City of Staunton  219,910
City of Waynesboro  128,857
Co. of Amherst  31,729
Co. of Albermarle  692,951
Co. of Alleghany  245,854
Co. of Augusta  470,987
Co. of Bath  4,252,745
Co. of Bedford  9,231
Co. of Botetourt  59,059
Co. of Culpeper  109,362
Co. of Fluvanna  587,844
Co. of Highland  22,090
Co. of Louisa  10,987,610
Co. of Madison  3,615
Co. of Nelson  2,882
Co. of Orange  163,047
Co. of Page  1,830
Co. of Rockbridge  283,510
Co. of Rockingham  421,954
Co. of Shenandoah  210,565
Co. of Warren  16,466
TOTAL  $19,526,211

 

CENTRAL VIRGINIA  
City of Colonial Heights  $118,053
City of Hopewell  368,111
City of Petersburg  544,223
City of Richmond  3,627,179
Co. of Charles City  139,214
Co. of Chesterfield  7,308,893
Co. of Dinwiddie  255,635
Co. of Essex  43,269
Co. of Gloucester  392,390
Co. of Goochland  242,122
Co. of Hanover  879,661
Co. of Henrico  3,976,546
Co. of King & Queen  45,371
Co. of King William  65,841
Co. of Lancaster  112,082
Co. of Mathews  83,586
Co. of Middlesex  111,156
Co. of New Kent  189,253
Co. of Northumberland   72,844
Co. of Powhatan  154,423
Co. of Prince George  151,915
Co. of Richmond  82,100
Co. of Sussex  79,790
Co. of Westmoreland  87,919
TOTAL  $19,131,576

 

EASTERN VIRGINIA  
City of Chesapeake  $6,081,801
City of Franklin  5,826
City of Hampton  1,319,682
City of Newport News  1,652,006
City of Norfolk  2,360,206
City of Poquoson  82,132
City of Portsmouth  1,024,224
City of Suffolk  792,249
City of Virginia Beach  3,938,325
City of Williamsburg  76,755
Co. of Isle of Wight  305,431
Co. of James City  609,865
Co. of Southhampton  422,251
Co. of Surry  10,944,588
Co. of York  2,928,714
TOTAL  $32,544,055

 

NORTHERN VIRGINIA  
City of Alexandria  $1,233,419
City of Fairfax  241,472
City of Falls Church  81,614
City of Fredericksburg  278,900
City of Manassas  72,733
City of Manassas Park  2,312
Co. of Arlington  1,613,730
Co. of Caroline  431,537
Co. of Clark  4,904
Co. of Fairfax  8,527,344
Co. of Fauquier  2,291,409
Co. of Frederick  14,331
Co. of King George  134,374
Co. of Loudoun  1,854,099
Co. of Prince William  5,531,030
Co. of Rappahannock  17,638
Co. of Spotsylvania  683,328
Co. of Stafford  924,878
TOTAL  $23,939,052

 

SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA  
City of Emporia  34,391
Co. of Amelia  24,681
Co. of Appomattox  45,864
Co. of Brunswick  58,879
Co. of Buckingham  49,091
Co. of Campbell  414,700
Co. of Charlotte  49,442
Co. of Cumberland  76,563
Co. of Greensville  55,813
Co. of Halifax  1,299,342
Co. of Lunenburg  57,523
Co. of Mecklenburg  144,767
Co. of Nottoway  31,033
Co. of Pittsylvania  81,722
Co. of Prince Edward  81,537
TOTAL  $2,505,348

 

VIRGINIA TOWNS  
Total Towns 

$577,850

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