In proceedings to liquidate the assets and business of an electric membership corporation, when the costs and expenses of such proceedings and all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the electric membership corporation have been paid and discharged, or adequate provision has been made therefor, and all of its remaining property and assets distributed to its members or former members, or adequate provision has been made therefor, or such property and assets have been deposited with the Department of Administrative Services as provided in Code Section 46-3-438, or if its property and assets are not sufficient to satisfy and discharge such costs, expenses, debts, and obligations and all of the property and assets have been applied so far as they will go to their payment, the court shall enter a decree dissolving the electric membership corporation. Upon the filing of the decree with the clerk of the court, the existence of the electric membership corporation shall cease.