Balance of investment to long-term economic savings

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In responding to the Discussion Question, you should choose examples from your own experience or ?nd appropriate cases on the Web that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant examples from real companies. Please make sure that you cite and reference all your outside sources properly, as per the Harvard Referencing System.

There are a number of factors which cause the electricity market's volatility. The peak and off-peak usage of energy, the ?uctuating costs of the fossil fuels which are used to create electricity and the stability of the delivery infrastructure are just a few of the items that affect energy prices. Compare and contrast the options available to an organisation looking to mitigate the costs of electricity over the long term. Select the optimum approach and explain why your choice represents the best balance of investment to long-term economic savings. Please provide support and reasoning for your responses.

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