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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Workers were inside the central hub of the wind farm, a large gray substation.
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Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
China Southern Power Grid, via Guangdong Power Grid, has begun exporting its in-house solutions, including robot dogs for substation inspections in overseas markets such as Chile.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Ponds for retaining cooling water, electricity substations, and high-voltage lines cut across a landscape where the Walters family has farmed for five generations.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The utility proposes a route that runs north from the Imperial Valley substation, moving laterally through a chunk of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, heading up into Riverside County near Temecula and then terminating outside of Camp Pendleton.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
China Southern Power Grid, via Guangdong Power Grid, has begun exporting its in-house solutions, including robot dogs for substation inspections in overseas markets such as Chile.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Ponds for retaining cooling water, electricity substations, and high-voltage lines cut across a landscape where the Walters family has farmed for five generations.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The utility proposes a route that runs north from the Imperial Valley substation, moving laterally through a chunk of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, heading up into Riverside County near Temecula and then terminating outside of Camp Pendleton.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 2 May. 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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