I view safe/stable power, clean water, and waste/sewage systems as bare minimum utilities that everyone should have. I don't live in a third world country and so equal access to those kinds of utilities should be a given for everybody. I really like the idea that everyone in my state is entitled to equal access to the grid and I'd much prefer to have people on the grid rather than having people in poor/remote communities trying to create their own shitty replacements with the dangers and fire risks that'd create.

I see no reason why people who don't live in cities should be punished or burdened with higher access fees, especially if those people can't afford to move/live elsewhere. It may cost a lot more to run utilities out to users in remote areas but it costs very little to run them to users in ultra-dense urban areas and that's where the vast majority of the users are so it should all balance out.