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Chicago · building permits · month 2020-12

How many EV charging permits did Chicago issue in December 2020?

4. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31, 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 December 2020

4

Combined reported cost

$8,600

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

4

Largest single permit

$4,500

highest reported cost this month

Window 2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2020-12-01 to 2020-12-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2020-12-0930 W OAK STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$4,500B100902537
2020-12-183917 W BELDEN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,700B100897641
2020-12-181948 N HUDSON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,400B100903528
2020-12-025137 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,000B100901656
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

December 2020 · 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 December 2020.

December 2020 · other trades

Permit Signal

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