Station Upkeep
Station Upkeep (conquest) in the Stellaris encyclopedia: Station Upkeep represents the ongoing resource cost required to maintain operational stations. This upkeep primarily consists of Energy Credits, with additional costs when advanced Modules or Buildings are installed.
Station Upkeep in the game's words
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Station Upkeep represents the ongoing resource cost required to maintain operational stations. This upkeep primarily consists of 
Energy Credits, with additional costs when advanced Modules or Buildings are installed.
Upkeep costs scale with the station's size and role, as upgrading to higher tiers increases maintenance demands.
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Source: common/game_concepts (concept_starbase_upkeep) and localisation/english, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).