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Chicago · building permits · month 2021-08

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

9. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, 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 2021

9

Combined reported cost

$16,935

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

9

Largest single permit

$3,100

highest reported cost this month

Window 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31 · measured 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2021-08-01 to 2021-08-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2021-08-246665 W RAVEN STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,100B100936579
2021-08-311601 W SUNNYSIDE AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,700B100937843
2021-08-204124 S CALUMET AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,600B100936334
2021-08-111156 W OHIO STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,885B100934905
2021-08-202319 W WABANSIA AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,550B100936282
2021-08-193545 N WILTON AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,500B100932510
2021-08-246148 W GIDDINGS STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,200B100936592
2021-08-192140 W RICE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,200B100936269
2021-08-19150 W MAPLE STPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$1,200B100936277
Fetched 2026-08-01 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

August 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 August 2021.

August 2021 · other trades

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