Electric utilities have their own rules when it comes to their equiptment.
Come to my city and you will see damaged u/g steet lighting feeds where the pole has had be removed either coming up from the base wrapped in yellow caution tape or jammed under a orange traffic cone (until the wind blows it away). If your lucky you may see that the utility has put a rusty pole stub back on the base with the wires stuffed in it.
One street I pass each day has had a pole stub on it for 5 years now in place of a street light. Two years ago I was told it should be replaced soon.
