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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An outage on a transmission line that delivers power to substations in that area caused the failures, said PG&E officials.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The company will also build infrastructure at the site, including a utility substation and stormwater management facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The second building and an electrical substation would make up phase 2.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
This will ensure a 400 kV link to the National Grid substation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The company will also build infrastructure at the site, including a utility substation and stormwater management facilities.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The second building and an electrical substation would make up phase 2.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
This will ensure a 400 kV link to the National Grid substation.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 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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