Substations themselves do not usually have generators, although a power plant may have a substation nearby. Other devices such as capacitors, voltage regulators, and reactors may also be located at a substation.OverviewA substation is a part of an electrical , , and system. Substations transform from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between th. .
Substations may be designed and built by a or alternately all phases of its development may be handled by the . Most commonly, the utility does the engineering and procurement while hirin. .
Substations typically serve at least one of the following purposes: • Increasing the voltage produced by for efficient over long distances, using step-up transformers .
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This is a list of in the U.S. state of that are used for utility-scale electricity generation. This includes , , and power stations, but does not include large . As of 2018 , California had 80 GW of installed generation capacity encompassing more than 1,500 power plants; with 41 GW of natural gas, 26.5 GW of renewable (12 GW solar, 6 GW wind), 12 GW large hydroelectric, and 2.4 GW nuclear.
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