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
Examples of substation in a Sentence
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Power is supplied to the building via two substations, reducing the risk of an outage.
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Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Two reports came from Tennessee, where about 40,000 homes and businesses were without power Tuesday morning after an electric substation was struck by lightning, the Associated Press reported, citing a utility company based in Memphis.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Emergency power still requires the local substation, which converts electricity into useful lower voltages, to still be connected with the rest of the grid.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, a temporary substation has been set up, and the neighborhood has started up a watch program in hopes of reducing crime.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The terminal will host a substation for Empire Wind 1 and serve as a home base for maintenance work.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Another group attacked a police substation and another specialized base in the suburb of Tabarre, where the U.S. embassy is located.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Ranchers Donna and Joe Tisdale of Boulevard object to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Boulder Brush Project that plans to build a high-voltage substation, a switchyard and an overhead transmission line along a 320-acre corridor on private land.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Expected to be finalized by the MISO board of directors later this year, the plan also calls for significant investment in smaller 345-kilovolt lines and 16 new or upgraded substations, primarily in southeastern Wisconsin.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Two reports came from Tennessee, where about 40,000 homes and businesses were without power Tuesday morning after an electric substation was struck by lightning, the Associated Press reported, citing a utility company based in Memphis.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
Emergency power still requires the local substation, which converts electricity into useful lower voltages, to still be connected with the rest of the grid.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
In the meantime, a temporary substation has been set up, and the neighborhood has started up a watch program in hopes of reducing crime.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The terminal will host a substation for Empire Wind 1 and serve as a home base for maintenance work.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
Another group attacked a police substation and another specialized base in the suburb of Tabarre, where the U.S. embassy is located.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
Ranchers Donna and Joe Tisdale of Boulevard object to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Boulder Brush Project that plans to build a high-voltage substation, a switchyard and an overhead transmission line along a 320-acre corridor on private land.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Expected to be finalized by the MISO board of directors later this year, the plan also calls for significant investment in smaller 345-kilovolt lines and 16 new or upgraded substations, primarily in southeastern Wisconsin.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
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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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