{"id":7720,"date":"2018-01-10T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jpsco.com\/\/?page_id=7720"},"modified":"2023-05-04T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T22:12:10","slug":"deposits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jpsco.com\/jps-home\/deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; kd_background_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456273752{margin-left: -90px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221; css_tablet_landscape=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456273755{margin-left: -30px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}&#8221; css_mobile=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456273755{margin-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner full_width=&#8221;inner_row_contained&#8221; 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css_mobile=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649732456103{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"kd-photobox  \" ><div class=\"photobox-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jpsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/JPS-Stock-09113.png\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"JPS Stock-09113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jpsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/JPS-Stock-09113.png 528w, https:\/\/www.jpsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/JPS-Stock-09113-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"phb-content text-center \">\n                  <h5 ><\/h5>\n                  <p ><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kd-shapes shape_dots with-parallax kd-animated fadeInDown\" style=\"top: 40px;left: -70px;width: 340px;height: 173px;\" data-parallax-speed=\"-0.1\" data-animation-delay=400><\/div><div class=\"kd-shapes shape_dots with-parallax kd-animated fadeInUp\" style=\"right: -10px;bottom: -100px;width: 172px;height: 173px;\" data-parallax-speed=\"-0.1\" data-animation-delay=400><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456557167{margin-left: -80px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243; css_tablet_portrait=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456557170{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221; css_mobile=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456557171{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221; css_tablet_landscape=&#8221;.vc_custom_1647456557169{margin-left: -100px !important;}&#8221;]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-12 text-left  subtitle-below-title kd-animated fadeIn   vc_custom_1649732433139\" data-animation-delay=200><h2 class=\"separator_off\" style=\"font-size: 28px;margin-bottom:30px;\">What is Required?<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"key-icon-box icon-default icon-left cont-left ib-no-effect     icon-no-background icon-no-border kd-animated fadeIn\" style=\"background-color: transparent;margin-bottom:40px;margin-left:-50;\" data-animation-delay=400><div class=\"ib-simple-icon-wrapper\" ><i class=\"iconsmind-Financial iconsmind-Business-Finance\" style=\"font-size: 40px;font-weight: 400;\"><\/i> <\/div><h6 class=\"service-heading\" style=\"color: #7d91ab;\">Residential and Business<\/h6><p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">We require for Residential Customers a minimum security deposit of $6,000 and for Business Customers a minimum security deposit of $10,000.<\/p><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;All deposits accrue interest annually, and you will see this interest in a separate line on your electricity bill.&#8221; 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