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Actually, it's AC

Posted by Jon Risch on February 10, 2013 at 18:51:47:
I don't think that you can call the electric field created by a pair of AC 120V power lines "static" in that it is constantly in flux and changing voltage level and polarity.
If it were a DC field, then perhaps it could be referred to as "static".

If you are trying to hang your hat on the flow of electrons defining a "non-static electric field" (which I would think is actually then defining a current flow), then due to less than perfect insulation materials, and nearby dielectrics and metals, the changing electric field IS causing some electrons to flow in the AC wiring, albeit a relatively small amount.

It is just that the amount is not zero.