Carroll Electric deposit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, the member-owned rural electric cooperative serving eleven counties in northwest Arkansas and southern Missouri, will accept a surety bond in place of the cash membership deposit it requires for new electric service. The premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $100 minimum, and your exact price appears at the application.
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No long underwriting queue for a utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver the executed bond to Carroll Electric. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business or household details, the service address, the deposit amount Carroll Electric required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued
The application collects no credit information, and the executed bond is generated after you pay. Larger deposits may get a quick review, but the standard membership deposit bond moves fast.
Deliver to Carroll Electric
Submit the executed bond to Carroll Electric Cooperative to satisfy the deposit and activate or keep your electric service. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually covers
When you apply for electric service, Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation — a nonprofit rural electric cooperative organized in 1937 and now serving more than 120,000 accounts across eleven Arkansas and Missouri counties — can ask new or higher-risk members for a security deposit. A surety bond is an accepted alternative to a cash deposit under the cooperative's membership policy: instead of tying up cash with the co-op, you post a bond that guarantees the same obligation.
The amount is the deposit Carroll Electric sets for your account, generally tied to estimated monthly usage at the serviced property. The bond stands behind your electric charges — if the account goes unpaid and is closed, Carroll Electric can recover its loss against the bond, up to the bond amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays Carroll Electric on an unpaid account, you repay the surety. For a member who would rather not leave cash sitting with the cooperative, a one-time premium starting at $100 is the cheaper way to satisfy the requirement.
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One application, then deliver it.
Submit the application with the service address and the deposit amount Carroll Electric set — your exact price appears at the application, and the executed bond is generated ready to deliver to the cooperative.
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Skip the cash deposit.
Premiums from $100. Enter the deposit Carroll Electric set, see your exact price before you pay, and deliver the bond the same day.