Instead of tying up cash as a security deposit with the Murfreesboro Electric Department, an applicant for electric service in the City of Murfreesboro can post a surety bond for the same figure. Murfreesboro Electric 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.
















No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Murfreesboro Electric. Here is the whole thing:
Your account or business details, the deposit amount Murfreesboro Electric set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
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.
Submit the executed bond to the Murfreesboro Electric Department in place of the cash deposit on your account. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the utility insists.
The Murfreesboro Electric Department is the municipally owned electric utility and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power distributor serving the City of Murfreesboro and surrounding Rutherford County. Like other TVA distributors, it can require a security 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 department, Murfreesboro Electric 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, Murfreesboro Electric can recover against the bond instead of drawing down a cash deposit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays Murfreesboro Electric, 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 Murfreesboro Electric set on your account notice and your exact price appears at the application.
Submit the application with the deposit amount Murfreesboro Electric set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file in lieu of the cash deposit.
Start the application →Premiums from $100 — your exact price appears at the application. Enter the deposit Murfreesboro Electric set and file the same day.