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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Ukraine’s drone forces commander Robert Brovdi said Kyiv had attacked Sevastopol’s main power substation seven times in the early hours of Wednesday.
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26 June 2026
New transmission, new substations and new generation built specifically to serve a data-center campus should be paid for by the data-center operator, not by residential ratepayers.
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Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The neighborhood — located between Interstate 75 and Northwest 107th Avenue, from Northwest 138th Street to Northwest 170th Street— still lacks a permanent fire station, police substation and public parks.
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Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The organization conducted a review of the department that found the LAFD needs 62 new fire stations, 4,000 additional firefighters, dozens of new dispatchers, seven new battalions, and emergency management service substations.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
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Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
New transmission, new substations and new generation built specifically to serve a data-center campus should be paid for by the data-center operator, not by residential ratepayers.
—
Warren Wimmer,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
The neighborhood — located between Interstate 75 and Northwest 107th Avenue, from Northwest 138th Street to Northwest 170th Street— still lacks a permanent fire station, police substation and public parks.
—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The organization conducted a review of the department that found the LAFD needs 62 new fire stations, 4,000 additional firefighters, dozens of new dispatchers, seven new battalions, and emergency management service substations.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 June 2026
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 28 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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