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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The company has withdrawn an application to connect a second Acton battery project — one of the three Ayer uncovered in the CAISO queue — to the substation.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The grid is a network, with many interconnected lines and substations.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Its 226,000 solar panels sit on a 500-acre parcel and feed into a substation on the property.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Yorkville has become a sort of hub for data center developments, in part due to the area’s proximity to a ComEd substation.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The grid is a network, with many interconnected lines and substations.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Its 226,000 solar panels sit on a 500-acre parcel and feed into a substation on the property.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Yorkville has become a sort of hub for data center developments, in part due to the area’s proximity to a ComEd substation.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 27 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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