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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-02

How many EV charging permits did Chicago issue in February 2021?

11. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28, 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 February 2021

11

Combined reported cost

$168,371

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

11

Largest single permit

$150,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-28, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-02-043350 W DIVERSEY AVEPERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION$150,000100890822
2021-02-225129 S DORCHESTER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,600B100909768
2021-02-221918 W SUMMERDALE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,500B100909770
2021-02-221155 N DEARBORN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,500B100909776
2021-02-221145 W 34TH PLPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,000B100909769
2021-02-224625 N MALDEN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,700B100909773
2021-02-122301 W OHIO STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,621B100909025
2021-02-225134 N NEWCASTLE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,500B100909759
2021-02-225250 N LINCOLN AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,500B100909766
2021-02-226 N THROOP STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,300B100909764
2021-02-223421 N OKETO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,150B100909762
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

February 2021 · 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 February 2021.

February 2021 · other trades

Permit Signal

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