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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Simulations could involve asking the data which substations will be affected by, say, a 3% EV adoption growth in the next two, three and five years.
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Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Footman, who was in command of one of the two F trains stuck below Brooklyn after last week’s explosion at the State Street substation, was lauded for her calm by multiple passengers on social media.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
The substation technology upgrades will help coordinate and connect resources such as rooftop solar installations and electric vehicles.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
An Amtrak transformer fire broke out near a Con Ed substation on the railroad’s Hell Gate Line Tuesday afternoon, suspending Amtrak travel in both directions along the Northeast Corridor between Penn Station and New Haven.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Footman, who was in command of one of the two F trains stuck below Brooklyn after last week’s explosion at the State Street substation, was lauded for her calm by multiple passengers on social media.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
The substation technology upgrades will help coordinate and connect resources such as rooftop solar installations and electric vehicles.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
An Amtrak transformer fire broke out near a Con Ed substation on the railroad’s Hell Gate Line Tuesday afternoon, suspending Amtrak travel in both directions along the Northeast Corridor between Penn Station and New Haven.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Substation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substation. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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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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