A particular type of substation where energy is routed either from different sources or to different customers. For example, a switching station near an energy generating facility may be able to switch some or all of its energy flow from one region to another as needed. A switching station near a city, on the other hand, might allow the city to switch between different energy providers if one provider goes offline or routes their energy to a different customer.

Switching stations often contain circuit breakers, reclosures and other automated mechanisms that switch or divide their output between different distribution lines when system faults occur or shut down transmission altogether in the event of a serious problem.

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