MLEC utility deposit bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
Instead of tying up cash as a membership deposit with Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative (MLEC), an applicant for electric service across its south-central Tennessee territory can post a surety bond for the same figure. MLEC sets the deposit amount — usually sized to your estimated or recent usage — and the premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; enter your amount in the calculator 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 MLEC. Here is the whole thing:
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Your account or business details, the deposit amount MLEC 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 MLEC
Submit the executed bond to MLEC in place of the cash membership deposit on your account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the cooperative insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually covers
Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is a member-owned Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power distributor serving Lawrence, Wayne, and surrounding south-central Tennessee counties. Like most electric cooperatives, MLEC can require a membership or service deposit before turning on power at a new address — generally sized to estimated or recent usage, and higher after a history of late payment. Rather than leave that cash sitting with the cooperative, MLEC accepts a surety bond for the same amount in place of the cash.
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, MLEC can recover against the bond instead of drawing down a cash deposit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays MLEC, you repay the surety. The advantage is cash flow: you pay a small premium — from $100 — rather than locking up the full deposit amount. Enter the figure MLEC set on your account notice 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 MLEC set — the executed 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 MLEC set and file the same day.