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Electrical permits in the City of Rockford, IL

Data through September 2026 · updated 21 Oct 2026

3,597 electrical permits were issued in the City of Rockford, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,798 a year and 19% of all permits. 1,871 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 8% more than the 1,726 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July.

3,597permits issued
1,871last 12 months
Julbusiest month
$1,500usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 106Oct2024Nov 2024: 185Dec 2024: 74Jan 2025: 109Jan2025Feb 2025: 137Mar 2025: 63Apr 2025: 104May 2025: 90Jun 2025: 131Jul 2025: 227JulAug 2025: 266Sep 2025: 234Oct 2025: 193Nov 2025: 94Dec 2025: 97Jan 2026: 75Jan2026Feb 2026: 103Mar 2026: 151Apr 2026: 164May 2026: 173Jun 2026: 237Jul 2026: 249JulAug 2026: 178Sep 2026: 157
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024106
Nov 2024185
Dec 202474
Jan 2025109
Feb 2025137
Mar 202563
Apr 2025104
May 202590
Jun 2025131
Jul 2025227
Aug 2025266
Sep 2025234
Oct 2025193
Nov 202594
Dec 202597
Jan 202675
Feb 2026103
Mar 2026151
Apr 2026164
May 2026173
Jun 2026237
Jul 2026249
Aug 2026178
Sep 2026157

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (159), December the quietest (57). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 61 (100 = an average month)February: 80 (100 = an average month)March: 71 (100 = an average month)April: 89 (100 = an average month)May: 88 (100 = an average month)June: 123 (100 = an average month)July: 159 (100 = an average month)159August: 148 (100 = an average month)September: 130 (100 = an average month)October: 100 (100 = an average month)November: 93 (100 = an average month)December: 57 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January61
February80
March71
April89
May88
June123
July159
August148
September130
October100
November93
December57

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What an electrical permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 3,434 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$1,500
Middle half$1,500–$7,500

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical Permits: ELESERVRES80722%
Electrical Permits: RESUNDER62817%
Electrical Permits: RECONELECT58616%
Electrical Permits: ELESERVCOM47213%
Electrical Permits: MSCWIRERES43612%
Electrical Permits: MSCWIRECOM1454%
Electrical Permits: REMALT11344%
Electrical Permits: NEW1872%
Electrical Permits: MULCOMUND772%
Electrical Permits: REMALTCOMM712%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most electrical permits in the City of Rockford building permit file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 3,597 electrical permits; 43% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
Dpi Construction3409%
William Charles Electric LLC2477%
Jansen Heating & Electric2316%
Green Link Solar Solution582%
Stenes Contractors Inc31under 1%
Stakz Construction LLC26under 1%
Evergreen Irrigation Inc.22under 1%
Bright Planet Solar18under 1%
Canduit Electric18under 1%
Emilio's Construction Electrical & Remodeling17under 1%

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How these numbers are made

Source: City of Rockford Building Permits (Illinois EDP open data, dataset 3k8p-pkx8), read 21 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's file lists permits when they are issued and has no status or final inspection date, so no finished share is shown.

Building and trade permits the City of Rockford issues inside the city limits only. Loves Park, Machesney Park, Cherry Valley and unincorporated Winnebago County issue their own permits and are not in this file.

  • The city's file names the contracting company on about half the permits. We show only how many permits the most active of them filed; that is volume, not quality.
  • The file lists permits when they are issued and has no status or final inspection date, so these pages cannot show which permits finished or how long a permit takes; every permit is listed as open.
  • The file starts in September 2024 and has no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP pages and no comparison before October 2024.
  • Gas-line permits are counted under plumbing. Siding and townhouse buildings are counted under other.
  • The value is the valuation on the permit, which sets the fee. It is not a final cost.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Rockford, IL", https://contractorrecords.com/rockford/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Rockford Community & Economic Development department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: declared value · Electrical permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Rockford issue a year?About 1,798 a year in the City of Rockford: 3,597 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 1,871 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Rockford file the most electrical permits?July (159 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (57). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.