Some things seem to be less restricted here... the main fuse box has to be accessible too, but the metering can be in a room in the cellar. I think the only restriction is you can't have meters inside apartments in new construction any more. Not much of a problem since most electricians seem to love grouped meters anyway (I can't understand why, but hey, they install the stuff...). Substations are usually located either on public grounds or inside the building (then the utility only gets the right to use that part of the property but does not own it). The latter is done in large building complexes but sometimes also in smaller houses (in densely built areas without space for individual transformer stations).
No such requirements for overhead wire guarding or site equipment either.
