As part of our transition to a Distribution System Operator and the recent publication of our Supporting a Smarter Electricity System report, we hosted a stakeholder event in Perth on Monday this week with another event taking place in Oxford this Friday. We asked some of the guest speakers at these events to provide a blog along the themes of the five principles we will adhere to in our transition to a DSO. Barbara Hammond from the Low Carbon Hub has provided the following blog for the following DSO Principle: A DSO should unlock local solutions.