Plainfield Grand List sees small increase from 2022 to 2023: who are the biggest taxpayers?

After a huge spike last year , the Plainfield Grand List saw a slight increase from 2022 to 2023.

The 2023 net grand list totaled $1,480,652,558, up from $1,469,533,920 in 2022. This equates to an increase of about 0.76%.

Personal property saw the largest increase in the grand list. Personal property totaled $141,042,033 in 2023, up from $128,171,279 in 2022. Real estate also saw an increase in valuation. In 2023, real estate was valued at $1,204,864,015, which is up from $1,197,055,486 in 2022.

There was a decrease in the motor vehicle valuation. In 2022, the valuation was $144,307,155. That dropped to $134,746,510 in 2023.

The top 10 taxpayers constitute 14.13% of the total valuation of the list. Here are the top 10 taxpayers in Plainfield in 2023, which are the same as in 2022.

Lowe’s Home Center Inc., 1421 Lowes Way

• Real Property Value: $38,082,920
• Personal Property Value: $17,544,600
• Total Assessment: $55,627,520

The Lowe's distribution center is the top taxpayer in Plainfield. The warehouse’s square footage is 1.354 million gross.

Greenleaf Power, 12 Mill Brook Road

• Personal Property Value: $39,793,610
• Total Assessment: $39,793,610

Greenleaf Power is a national company that produces green energy from biomass fuel. Their plant has operated in Plainfield since 2013, according to the company’s website. The plant’s square footage is 54,304 gross.

Connecticut Light and Power

• Personal Property Value: $29,079,470
• Total Assessment: $29,079,470

While it is listed as Connecticut Light and Power, the company does business as Eversource Energy and owns cables, conduits and pipes throughout the town.

Exeter Plainfield Land LLC, 137 Lathrop Road + Other Parcels

• Real Property Value: $22,663,180
• Total Assessment: $22,663,180

This land once had the town’s dog racing track. Currently there is an Amazon warehouse there, although operations have not started yet.

PPF WE, 85 Moosup Pond Road

• Real Property Value: $18,097,950
• Personal Property Value: $14,840
• Total Assessment: $18,112,790

This building is a 530,300-square-foot manufacturing space with 40 loading docks. It was built in 1958, according to the Cushman & Wakefield website .

Connecticut Water Company LLC

• Real Property Value: $3,202,680
• Personal Property Value: $8,722,240
• Motor Vehicle Value: $159,380
• Total Assessment: $12,084,300

The Connecticut Water Company is a public water utility that serves more than 107,000 customers in 60 Connecticut towns, including Plainfield. The company also provides wastewater services to 3,000 customers in the town of Southbury.

Plainfield Renewable Energy, 12 Mill Brook Road

• Real Property Value: $10,637,380
• Motor Vehicle Value: $14,390
• Total Assessment: $10,651,770

This is another entity associated with Greenleaf Power.

ORL Plainfield LLC, 582-584 Norwich Road

• Real Property Value: $8,571,880
• Total Assessment: $8,571,880

ORL is a real estate company that owns the building housing the Plainfield Emergency Care Center for the William W. Backus Hospital . The two buildings have a square footage of 38,346 net.

Morgan Truck Body LLC, 85 Moosup Pond Road

• Personal Property Value: $6,362,610
• Motor Vehicle Value: $17,800
• Total Assessment: $6,380,410

Morgan Truck Body is a maker of truck and van bodies with locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Yankee Gas Services Company

• Personal Property Value: $6,316,960
• Total Assessment: $6,316,960

Yankee Gas Services is a natural gas company owned by Eversource.

This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: Plainfield Grand List sees small increase from 2022 to 2023: who are the biggest taxpayers?