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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The patrol area would be carved out of areas currently served by the Vista and San Marcos sheriff’s stations and Fallbrook and Valley Center substations.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
But Ukraine is now confronting a wholly different task: repairing not just substations, but entire power plants.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out around 1:30 p.m. at the substation on Howard Street, near Third Street, said Detroit Fire Chief James Harris.
—Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
The new substation project would need to be completed by the end of 2025 to avoid issues, Lucore said in January.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2024
Add to that an additional $370 billion on electric utilities to upgrade or install electric substations, overhead and underground lines, transformers, poles and fixtures to supply truck chargers.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The substation — the first built in the United States to collect power from offshore turbines — stands 60 feet tall and weighs 1,500 tons.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Power is supplied to the building via two substations, reducing the risk of an outage.
—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
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
But Ukraine is now confronting a wholly different task: repairing not just substations, but entire power plants.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
No injuries were reported in the fire that broke out around 1:30 p.m. at the substation on Howard Street, near Third Street, said Detroit Fire Chief James Harris.
—Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
The new substation project would need to be completed by the end of 2025 to avoid issues, Lucore said in January.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2024
Add to that an additional $370 billion on electric utilities to upgrade or install electric substations, overhead and underground lines, transformers, poles and fixtures to supply truck chargers.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The substation — the first built in the United States to collect power from offshore turbines — stands 60 feet tall and weighs 1,500 tons.
—Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Power is supplied to the building via two substations, reducing the risk of an outage.
—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
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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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