I hope the words in front of the quote make it clear I understood that. My phrasing is ambiguous, but my meaning was 'the power company's obligation is limited to providing service once the line has been installed'.

I've heard stories of people not spending thousands of dollars to extend a power line. is also ambiguous, but I meant they chose to go without a hookup instead of spending thousands of dollars (usually at a camp or place they would like to build).