Maryland gas supplier integrity bonds.
$2,500 flat.
Maryland's Public Service Commission licenses gas suppliers, and an applicant that can’t satisfy the financial-integrity tests must post a $250,000 bond naming the Commission as sole beneficiary. Ours is $2,500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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How much does a Maryland gas supplier integrity bond cost?
$2,500 at the $250,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your PSC gas-supplier license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
A $250,000 financial-integrity bond gets a real underwriting look; you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours if anything else is needed. The credit check is a soft pull only — never a hard inquiry, never affecting your score.
E-sign & file with the Commission
Pay online and receive the executed bond, naming the Public Service Commission as sole beneficiary, ready to file with your supplier license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the financial integrity bond guarantees
Maryland's Public Service Commission licenses gas suppliers under the Public Utilities Article, and its regulations require an applicant to demonstrate financial integrity. A supplier that cannot satisfy the financial-integrity tests — or has not received a sufficient unsecured credit allowance from PJM Interconnection — must provide security, typically a $250,000 surety bond.
The bond names the Commission as sole beneficiary, is continuous, and is cancellable only on 60 days’ notice unless the Commission orders it maintained. Its language lets the Commission draw on it if it determines the supplier is financially insolvent or unable to meet its obligations as a licensed gas supplier.
It is not insurance for you. If the Commission draws on the bond and the surety pays, you repay the surety. The amount is fixed at $250,000 by the rule, so the price is fixed too: $2,500, with one soft credit pull that never affects your score.
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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 $250,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
E-sign & file with the Commission. Pay online and receive the executed bond, naming the Public Service Commission as sole beneficiary, ready to file with your supplier license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Commission insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $2,500 at the $250,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The $250,000 amount and $2,500 price are fixed.
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$2,500 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.