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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Entergy finished a dedicated substation in 2023, and now SWBNO is building its own power complex at the Carrollton water plant.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In a security bulletin obtained by WIRED from September, the FBI pressed energy-sector companies to upgrade and increase surveillance coverage of substations, pointing to attacks across the Western US.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Jeffco deputies covering Morrison will largely operate out of the county’s south substation in Ken Caryl, Techmeyer said.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
This is particularly valuable, for example, in understanding if a utility substation can withstand an increase in demand from EV charging or if infrastructure upgrades will be needed.
—Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
In a security bulletin obtained by WIRED from September, the FBI pressed energy-sector companies to upgrade and increase surveillance coverage of substations, pointing to attacks across the Western US.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
Jeffco deputies covering Morrison will largely operate out of the county’s south substation in Ken Caryl, Techmeyer said.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
This is particularly valuable, for example, in understanding if a utility substation can withstand an increase in demand from EV charging or if infrastructure upgrades will be needed.
—Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 23 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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