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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The two-story red-orange brick building was built as a city police substation.
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 July 2026
Their profits come from building new power plants, new transformers and substations, and new power lines – and passing those costs along to customers, with a markup for profit.
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Lauren Mullenbach,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
The reshoring push and the AI buildout are reaching for the same substations, transformers, turbines and transmission crews, and there may not be enough to meet both on the timelines executives promise.
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Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The power loss, a culmination of lightning strikes at various substations and a failure to control power output, led to widespread looting and vandalism amid social and economic unrest.
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USA Today,
29 June 2026
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 July 2026
Their profits come from building new power plants, new transformers and substations, and new power lines – and passing those costs along to customers, with a markup for profit.
—
Lauren Mullenbach,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
The reshoring push and the AI buildout are reaching for the same substations, transformers, turbines and transmission crews, and there may not be enough to meet both on the timelines executives promise.
—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The power loss, a culmination of lightning strikes at various substations and a failure to control power output, led to widespread looting and vandalism amid social and economic unrest.
—
USA Today,
29 June 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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