If you can't afford utility hookups for your new construction, don't live rural. Live in the city limits. That's why city limits exist. There are economic boundaries where a city can fend for its residents.
This isn't about 5th generation people losing power, it is about people choosing to live rural and feeling entitled to costly infrastructure for free.
The article said that the power company quoted 80 grand despite the nearest pole being across the street, about 45 metres away.
The guy wasn't feeling entitled to costly infrastructure for free. He seems to have correctly concluded that the price the local monopoly quoted was ridiculous.
This isn't about 5th generation people losing power, it is about people choosing to live rural and feeling entitled to costly infrastructure for free.