substation
noun
sub·sta·tion
ˈsəb-ˌstā-shən 
: a subordinate or subsidiary station: such as
a
: a branch post office
b
: a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed
c
: a police station serving a particular area
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According to estimates, there are thousands of power-generating units and 70,000 transformer power substations.
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
That includes $47 million in Bridgeport for flood control measures after the state narrowly avoided disaster during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 when the city could have lost a key substation to flooding.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
Along with the two data center buildings, a new 115 kilovolt substation will be constructed on the northwestern corner of the site and connect to PG&E’s Los Esteros Substation.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, a man was fatally shot by New York State Police after opening fire on the troopers’ substation in Malta, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
That includes $47 million in Bridgeport for flood control measures after the state narrowly avoided disaster during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 when the city could have lost a key substation to flooding.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
Along with the two data center buildings, a new 115 kilovolt substation will be constructed on the northwestern corner of the site and connect to PG&E’s Los Esteros Substation.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, a man was fatally shot by New York State Police after opening fire on the troopers’ substation in Malta, officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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substation
noun
sub·sta·tion
ˈsəb-ˌstā-shən
1
: a branch post office
2
: a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed
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