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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According to a state environmental filing, the developer proposed building a data center building that would also include several back-up diesel generators and a 24,000-square-foot electrical substation.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 June 2026
After plans to turn open space promised for a park into a California Highway Patrol substation were uncovered, citizens went ballistic.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Traditional shore power projects can take three to seven years or more to complete, often requiring substation upgrades, grid reinforcement, major civil works, and lengthy permitting processes.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Across the wider network, the storm also disabled 216 substations and more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 4 June 2026
After plans to turn open space promised for a park into a California Highway Patrol substation were uncovered, citizens went ballistic.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Traditional shore power projects can take three to seven years or more to complete, often requiring substation upgrades, grid reinforcement, major civil works, and lengthy permitting processes.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Across the wider network, the storm also disabled 216 substations and more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 8 Jun. 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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