Global Cold Chain Expo 2019

Baseball Lessons for Energy Buyers: Strategically Thinking About Energy Management (Room Cold Chain Learning Center)

This fun and unique presentation will use baseball as an analogy to define how an energy buyer should think about energy management. Buying energy should not be treated as buying office supplies; in order to minimize the companyÕs energy expense, energy purchase should be approached strategically with company goals and market conditions in mind. Considering how important energy expense is to the cold storage industry, it is important for the buyer to have a comprehensive of understanding of the market environment to make informed and strategic buying decisions. _ Understand the risk implications of your decisions as an energy buyer _ Appreciate the complexity and evolving nature of the energy markets _ Identify how to determine the organizationÕs objectives related to energy management