Well, youshould ...both as a sparky and as a citizen.
First, the PoCo operates, in many ways, as a governing body. This means that, among other things, that THEY are the AHJ, and other governments have no jurisdiction. I mean ... do you want clearance rules written by folks who might actually know something about the topic, or by bird watchers?
As a sparky, you should know that electricity acts differently at different voltages and frequencies. As a result, practices that work fine in your home can be quite deadly in a substation.
Finally, keep in mind that our understanding of electricity is quite recent .... even for us, many of our "normal" things did not exist, even in the 60's. "Standard" plug patterns, NEMA enclosures .... the listis endless.
