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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Listen to this article The first days on the job for George Crysler, the new lieutenant at the Ramona Sheriff’s substation, came as wind storms raged and the town went dark in planned power outages.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
There’s hope that Helion, a nuclear fusion start-up that has a deal with Microsoft, may build its first substation at the Malaga site.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The New York restrictions cover areas over substations, which are key junctions in the electrical grid.
—April Rubin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s another substation up the hill in Evergreen.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
There’s hope that Helion, a nuclear fusion start-up that has a deal with Microsoft, may build its first substation at the Malaga site.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The New York restrictions cover areas over substations, which are key junctions in the electrical grid.
—April Rubin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
There’s another substation up the hill in Evergreen.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 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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