NES utility deposit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Instead of tying up cash as a security deposit with Nashville Electric Service (NES) — operated by the Electric Power Board of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County — a commercial applicant for electric service can post an indemnity (surety) bond for the same amount. NES sizes a commercial deposit at twice the account's average monthly bill; the premium on the bond is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter your required amount below for your exact price.
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No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with NES. Here is the whole thing:
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Your account or business details, the deposit amount NES set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Most applicants have the bond generated as soon as they pay, no waiting. The application collects no credit information; if a check ever runs on a larger amount, it is a soft pull that never touches your score.
File with NES
Submit the executed indemnity bond to NES in place of the cash deposit on your commercial account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the utility insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually covers
Nashville Electric Service (NES), the electric distributor operated by the Electric Power Board of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, can require a security deposit on a new or higher-risk account. For commercial customers, NES sizes the deposit at twice the account's average monthly bill (or an estimate if the account is new), held for a minimum of 36 months. Rather than lock up that cash, NES accepts an indemnity (surety) bond equal to the normal cash deposit in its place.
The bond is a payment guarantee in lieu of the cash deposit: it stands behind the electric charges on your account. If the account goes unpaid and the deposit would have covered it, NES can recover against the bond instead of drawing down a cash deposit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays NES, you repay the surety. The advantage is cash flow: you pay a small premium — from $100 — rather than tying up six figures of working capital with the utility for years. Enter the deposit figure NES set on your account and your exact price appears at the application.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the deposit amount NES set — the executed indemnity bond is generated instantly, ready to file in lieu of the cash deposit.
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Premiums from $100 — your exact price appears at the application. Enter the deposit NES set and file the same day.