Tri-County EMC deposit bonds.
From $100.
Instead of leaving a cash security deposit tied up with Tri-County EMC, you can post a surety bond for the same amount. Tri-County EMC, the member-owned electric cooperative serving Jones, Jasper, Putnam, and neighboring central-Georgia counties, sets the deposit. The premium is 2% of the deposit amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Tri-County EMC deposit bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for a standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and deliver it to the co-op. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the deposit amount Tri-County EMC required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $15,000. Above $15,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
Deliver to Tri-County EMC
Submit the executed bond to Tri-County EMC in place of the cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the co-op insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the deposit bond actually does
Tri-County EMC is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Gray, Georgia, serving Jones, Jasper, Putnam, Baldwin, Bibb, and surrounding counties. Like most utilities, it can require a security deposit before it turns on service for a commercial account or a customer without established payment history.
A utility deposit bond is a substitute for that cash deposit. Instead of handing the co-op several thousand dollars that sits idle until you close the account, you post a surety bond for the same figure. If you leave unpaid charges behind, Tri-County EMC can recover against the bond up to its amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the co-op makes a valid claim for unpaid bills and the surety pays, you repay the surety. Customers who pay their electric bills on time treat the bond as a way to keep their cash working instead of parked with the utility.
You need this bond if you are
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
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Deliver to Tri-County EMC. Submit the executed bond to Tri-County EMC in place of the cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the co-op insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $15,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the deposit amount Tri-County EMC required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.
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Keep your cash. Bond the deposit.
Pricing from $100. Enter the deposit Tri-County EMC set and deliver it the same day.