PERMIT RECORD · CHICAGO, IL
Electrical permits in Chicago, IL
516,955 electrical permits between 2006 and 2026 — 65% of all permits in this market. 18,635 in the last twelve months, from 4,242 companies on record.
Activity by year
| Year | Permits |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 30,702 |
| 2007 | 28,995 |
| 2008 | 24,837 |
| 2009 | 23,242 |
| 2010 | 23,049 |
| 2011 | 21,852 |
| 2012 | 23,297 |
| 2013 | 24,351 |
| 2014 | 27,619 |
| 2015 | 28,053 |
| 2016 | 27,886 |
| 2017 | 28,659 |
| 2018 | 27,593 |
| 2019 | 28,468 |
| 2020 | 23,626 |
| 2021 | 24,243 |
| 2022 | 23,386 |
| 2023 | 21,187 |
| 2024 | 20,768 |
| 2025 | 19,297 |
| 2026 | 15,845 |
Distinct permit numbers as classified by the issuing authority.
Most active electrical companies, last 12 months
| Company | Permits |
|---|---|
| Sunrun Installation Services Inc | 1602 |
| Current Electric, LLC | 410 |
| Texa Engineering | 320 |
| Blue Line Electrical Contracto | 300 |
| Chavez Electric | 274 |
| Current Communications Corp. | 269 |
| Certified Electric LLC | 197 |
| Campanile Construction & Desig | 190 |
| Maron Electric Company | 189 |
| Alvarez Electrical Tech | 188 |
| Robert Lesnicki | 186 |
| Pure Power Electrical,Corp. | 176 |
Ranked by filing volume, not by revenue, capacity or quality.
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City of Chicago Building Permits (Socrata ydr8-5enu). Refreshed daily. A permit records a filing, not a completed job or an awarded contract, and a quiet period may mean work was filed outside this dataset. All permit activity in Chicago →