KU electric deposit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Instead of tying up cash as a security deposit, a customer of Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) can post a utility deposit bond in place of it. KU is an investor-owned electric utility, part of LG&E and KU Energy, serving central, southeastern, and western Kentucky, and — as a Kentucky Public Service Commission–jurisdictional utility — may require a deposit under the PSC’s general rules at 807 KAR 5:006, Section 8, which also permits a bond as the "other guaranty" in place of cash. The bond is priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and give the executed bond to KU. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the deposit amount KU required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay, after a quick soft credit pull that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief review.
File with KU
Submit the executed bond to Kentucky Utilities Company in place of your cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever KU insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually does
Kentucky Utilities Company is an investor-owned electric utility, part of LG&E and KU Energy, serving customers across central, southeastern, and western Kentucky. As a Kentucky Public Service Commission–jurisdictional utility, KU is subject to the PSC’s general service rules, and under 807 KAR 5:006, Section 8, "a utility may require from a customer a minimum cash deposit or other guaranty to secure payment of bills" — most often for a new account without an established payment history, or one re-establishing service.
A utility deposit bond is the surety alternative the regulation contemplates as "other guaranty." Instead of leaving cash sitting with KU, sometimes for years, you post a bond for the same amount. KU is the obligee, and the bond guarantees payment of your electric charges up to the bond amount.
Where billing history exists, 807 KAR 5:006 calculates the deposit from your average bill over the most recent 12 months, capped at two-twelfths (2/12) of your actual or estimated annual bill for monthly billing. If bills go unpaid and KU is harmed, it can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount KU set, priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, freeing up the cash you would otherwise have on deposit.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the deposit amount Kentucky Utilities Company set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to give KU in place of cash.
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Other Kentucky bonds.
Skip the cash deposit.
Pricing from $100. Enter the deposit KU required and keep your cash free.