Ausnet runs suburban street in off grid mode for almost 24 hours

[station240]

http://reneweconomy.com.au/ausnet-takes-suburban-street-off-grid-almost-24-hours-91549/
https://www.ausnetservices.com.au/en/Misc-Pages/Groundbreaking-trial-uncovers-new-possibilities
note: Ausgrid is a Victorian electricity company, not a national one as the name implies.

In a project update posted last week, AusNet said the mini-grid, comprising 17 households on a suburban street in Mooroolbark, was “seamlessly” disconnected from the grid and, for 21 hours, powered only by the collective solar and battery storage systems installed on 14 of the homes.

A big improvement on the 9 hours in an earlier test.

“We were hoping for 24 hours, we only go to 21 hours because, unfortunately, somebody came back from work to a very hot house, switched the air-con on, and that sort of ran through a bit more energy than were hoping.

Yup Australian summer does that, still they got very close to their planned 24 hours.

[ludzinc]

“We were hoping for 24 hours, we only go to 21 hours because, unfortunately, somebody came back from work to a very hot house, switched the air-con on, and that sort of ran through a bit more energy than were hoping.

Yup Australian summer does that, still they got very close to their planned 24 hours.

And this is a good thing?   

[IanMacdonald]

The cost of electricity in Victoria might have had something to do with it.