District of Columbia electricity supplier license bonds.
Quote on review.
The District's Public Service Commission licenses electricity suppliers, brokers and aggregators under 15 DCMR Chapter 46. This page covers all but the standard $50,000 bond: the $10,000 Integrity Bond for brokers and non-title aggregators and the Customer Payments Bond. A specialist quotes it, usually within one business day.
Trusted by industry leaders
How much does a District of Columbia electricity supplier license bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Application to license file.
License applications must include proof of compliance with the PSC’s bonding rules, and the Commission checks for completeness within 15 days. Here is the whole process on our side:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond type (Integrity or Customer Payments), the amount your license class or deposit certification requires and the effective date. No credit section and no Social Security number.
A specialist quotes it
A surety specialist reviews the application and returns your premium. The penal sum is set by the PSC rules; underwriting only prices it.
File it with the PSC
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email on the PSC’s electricity form, ready to file on eDocket with a notarized verification page from the issuer — with a new application or your five-year review.
What it is and who needs it.
What the electricity supplier bond actually guarantees
Under D.C. Code § 34-1505(a), all electricity suppliers must obtain a license from the Public Service Commission to do business in the District, and § 34-1505(c)(1) lets the Commission require a bond or similar instrument where it judges one necessary to insure an applicant’s financial integrity. The PSC’s rules in 15 DCMR Chapter 46 make that concrete: under § 4601.1 anyone who engages in the business of an Electricity Supplier must hold the license, and under § 4601.2(e) the application must include proof of compliance with the bonding requirements of §§ 4604 and 4605.
The Integrity Bond (§ 4605) applies to any applicant or licensee that cannot show a BBB- or better credit rating, an A2/P2 commercial-paper rating, or an unused bank line or parent guarantee the Commission deems adequate. It is $50,000 for suppliers and marketers and $10,000 for brokers and aggregators that do not take title to electricity, and the Commission may re-evaluate the amount as the market changes. The standard $50,000 bond has its own page: the DC electricity supplier integrity bond. The Customer Payments Bond (§ 4604) is separate and applies to any supplier that charges deposits or collects prepayments: $50,000 before the first deposit, then at least the certified balance within six months and every December 31.
Both bonds name the Commission as sole beneficiary and must be continuous. The Commission can draw on the Customer Payments Bond only by an order finding the licensee insolvent or unable to repay customers who paid deposits or prepayments. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Electricity and natural gas services need separate bonds on separate PSC forms.
You need this bond if you’re
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File it with the PSC. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email on the PSC’s electricity form, ready to file on eDocket with a notarized verification page from the issuer — with a new application or your five-year review.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit section, because this application doesn’t collect credit information. Submit once and a surety specialist returns your quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other District of Columbia bonds.
Requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Get your DC electricity supplier bond quoted.
One short application and a specialist quote, usually within one business day. No credit review of any kind. Free until issued.