When the Oak Ridge Utility District asks a commercial or industrial customer for a natural-gas service deposit, you can post a surety bond in lieu of cash. The District sets the amount; we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check, so you keep your working capital instead of leaving it on deposit.
















No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the District. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the deposit amount the District required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond to the District in place of the cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the District insists on them.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the deposit figure on your District notice and the premium updates.
The Oak Ridge Utility District supplies natural gas to customers in and around Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Like most utilities, it can require a service deposit from commercial, industrial, or higher-risk customers as security against unpaid gas bills.
Rather than leave that cash on deposit with the District, you can post a surety bond for the same amount. The bond guarantees the District that your gas bills will be paid — if you default, the District can recover the unpaid balance against the bond, up to the penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the District, you repay the surety. The advantage is cash flow: you pay a 3% premium instead of tying up the full deposit amount. Enter the figure the District set and we issue the bond on the spot, no credit check.
Submit the application with the deposit amount the District set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file in place of cash.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the District required and file the same day.