Test Business Membership Application

I understand that upon submission of this application by the Cooperative, the Applicant will pay to the Cooperative a $5 membership fee, service security deposit and a non-refundable processing and connection fee.

The Applicant understands that any bad debt balance owed to the Cooperative will be turned over to a collection agency and any cost associated with the collection process will be paid by the applicant.

The Applicant will provide the Cooperative with a valid photo ID. such as a driver’s license or state issued non-driver’s ID along with a valid Social Security Number or Federal Employer Identification Number for non-human applicants and telephone number.

The Applicant will, when electric energy becomes available, purchase from the Cooperative all electric energy used by the provided service. and will pay there for monthly at Board approved rates determined in accordance with the Policies of the Cooperative.

The Applicant will comply with and be bound by the provisions of the Charter, Bylaws and Policies as may from time to time be adopted by the Cooperative.

The Applicant understands the Cooperative supplies the meter at no charge. The meter remains the property of the Cooperative and is not to be purchased from anyone or sold to anyone.

As an approved member, the Applicant assumes no personal liability or responsibility for any debts or liabilities of the Cooperative. The acceptance of the application by the Cooperative shall continue in force until termination by any failure of the member to abide by the provisions set forth in the Bylaws or Policies of the Cooperative, or until canceled by at least thirty (30) days written notice given by either party to the other.

As a condition of membership, the Applicant, upon being requested by the Cooperative, shall execute and deliver to the Cooperative without charge, easements of right-of-way over, on, and under such land owned or leased by or mortgaged to any member, and in accordance with reasonable terms and conditions, and give Cooperative unlimited ingress, egress and access to Applicant’s property as the Cooperative shall require for the furnishing of electric service to such members or other members for the construction, operation, maintenance, or relocation of the Cooperative’s electric facilities.

The Cooperative will endeavor to furnish continuous service but does not guarantee uninterrupted service and is not liable for any damage which the member may sustain by reason of the failure or partial failure of the power, failure or reversal of phases, or variation in service characteristics whether caused by accident, repairs, storms or incurred by the use of any service wiring, connection, instruments, service or appliances installed by or for the member; nor is the Cooperative liable for damages that may be incurred due to the presence of the Cooperative’s property on the member’s premises. In the case of three-phase service required by the member, the installation and maintenance of adequate relays with circuit breakers to protect against single- phase conditions and phase reversal are desirable, and their installation and maintenance is the responsibility of the member.