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Chicago · building permits · month 2018-08

How many EV charging permits did Chicago issue in August 2018?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2018-08-01 to 2018-08-31, counted in the City’s own dataset ydr8-5enu and re-read hourly. Filter: Any permit whose work description mentions an electric vehicle, EV charging, or EVSE. The City has no dedicated EV permit type, so all three spellings are matched. 456 in the year to 2026-07-01.

EV charging permits issued in August 2018

4

Combined reported cost

$8,700

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$4,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2018-08-01 to 2018-08-31 · measured 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2018-08-01 to 2018-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2018-08-164933 N LOWELL AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,000B100778078
2018-08-211540 N CLAREMONT AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,800B100778815
2018-08-272412 W LYNDALE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,600B100779905
2018-08-271608 W EDGEWATER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,300B100779900
Fetched 2026-08-02 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 2018 · week by week

Each week below holds every matching permit for its seven days, not just the largest. ISO weeks, so the first and last may reach a few days outside August 2018.

August 2018 · other trades

Permit Signal

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