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Chicago · building permits · month 2023-01

How many EV charging permits did Chicago issue in January 2023?

3. That is every matching building permit the City issued from 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31, 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 January 2023

3

Combined reported cost

$605,884

where the permit reports one

Permits reporting a cost

3

Largest single permit

$600,000

highest reported cost this month

Window 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · measured 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu

Chicago EV charging permits issued 2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31, largest first
IssuedAddressPermit typeReported costSource
2023-01-18600 N LAKE SHORE DRPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$600,000B101000961
2023-01-053914 N FRANCISCO AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$3,884B101000360
2023-01-204062 N KOSTNER AVEPERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM$2,000B101002888
Fetched 2026-07-31 · City of Chicago dataset ydr8-5enu · records as issued by the City

January 2023 · 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 January 2023.

January 2023 · other trades

Permit Signal

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