A revolutionary mini-grid trial by AusNet Services, a Victorian network operator has swept a section of a Melbourne street off grid for nearly 22 hours. In a project update post, AusNet claimed its mini-grid which features 17 households living along a suburban street in Mooroolbark was “seamlessly” separated from the main grid for 21 hours, with the households being powered solely by a range of solar and battery storage systems mounted on 14 of the homes.