Tri-County EMC deposit bonds.
From $100. Keep your cash.
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, and the application collects no credit information, so most applicants approve instantly.
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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 entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick 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
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.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Georgia bonds.
Keep your cash. Bond the deposit.
Pricing from $100. Enter the deposit Tri-County EMC set and deliver it the same day.