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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Nations said developers would pay for all substation upgrades themselves, with no costs passed to Duke Energy customers.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Days after a criminal gang stormed this rural village in Haiti’s northwest, setting fire to the local police substation and looting homes, residents remain gripped by fear amid concerns that the violence isn’t over.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Zero Industrial identifies markets which offer such energy arbitrage opportunities by analyzing inputs such as facility locations, electricity pricing, available incentives, substation capacities and nearby process heat users that could benefit from TES.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These savings protect consumers from rate increases by avoiding the need for physical improvements to local poles, wires, and substations, which have been the single largest contributor to higher electricity rates in the United States in the last decade.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Days after a criminal gang stormed this rural village in Haiti’s northwest, setting fire to the local police substation and looting homes, residents remain gripped by fear amid concerns that the violence isn’t over.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Zero Industrial identifies markets which offer such energy arbitrage opportunities by analyzing inputs such as facility locations, electricity pricing, available incentives, substation capacities and nearby process heat users that could benefit from TES.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These savings protect consumers from rate increases by avoiding the need for physical improvements to local poles, wires, and substations, which have been the single largest contributor to higher electricity rates in the United States in the last decade.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 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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