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To lots of people they might as well be. Most of the time, a conversation goes like this:
Them: "what do you do?"
Me: "I'm a Substation Designer"
Them: "What's a substation?"
Tbf, I was a "them" only a year ago, so it's no surprise. We've all seen them, and most of us never ask what they're called.