12 • Establishment and Re-establishment of Credit

Adopted: 1985-06-18
Revised: 1998-08-21
Reviewed: 1998-08-21

A. Establishment of Credit

Each applicant, before receiving service, will be required to satisfactorily establish his credit, which will be deemed established:

1. A cash deposit to secure payment of bills for the service as prescribed in Rule No. 13; or

2. If an applicant can otherwise establish to the satisfaction of the Company with the reference of another electric utility with a creditable reference.

B. Re-establishment of Credit

1. An applicant who previously has been a member/owner of the company and during the last 12 months of that prior service has suffered discontinuance of electric service because of nonpayment of bills, he/she may be required to re-establish his/her credit by depositing the amount prescribed in Rule No. 13 for that purpose.

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