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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In April 2024, the first time Xcel used preemptive power outages to reduce wildfire risks, city employees had to scramble to ensure raw sewage didn’t flow into Boulder Creek when power was cut to the plant’s two electric substations.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Xcel Energy confirmed Tuesday that the March 18 blackout occurred as crews were energizing a new transformer at a substation when the equipment failed.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Yorkville, which lies just south of Sugar Grove, has become a sort of hub for data center projects, in part due to the area’s proximity to a ComEd substation.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch did his best to shut down the buzz around the theory that an electrical substation near Levi’s Stadium could be the catalyst for the spate of injuries that team has suffered over the last few years.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Xcel Energy confirmed Tuesday that the March 18 blackout occurred as crews were energizing a new transformer at a substation when the equipment failed.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Yorkville, which lies just south of Sugar Grove, has become a sort of hub for data center projects, in part due to the area’s proximity to a ComEd substation.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch did his best to shut down the buzz around the theory that an electrical substation near Levi’s Stadium could be the catalyst for the spate of injuries that team has suffered over the last few years.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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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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