Not sure what you mean. There is a fixed cost involved, and then a flat variable rate for kWh consumed. If I halve my usage from 60kWh/month to 30kWh/month, I would still be stuck paying $57/month (which is almost double my current bill, and averages to almost $2/kWh).

Basically I will be forced to pay at least $50/month ($600/year) for a hookup in an area where electricity has been built out for a century+.

There are something like 100,000 units in the same situation, so my provider will be raking in $60m/year for a grid that is already built, just for my city alone.