Before revision:  On average, the proposed approach surpasses benchmark procurement strategies and achieves a reduction in costs of 1.65 \% with respect to the perfectly uniform reference procurement strategy achieving the mean electricity price. Moreover, in addition to automating the electricity procurement task, this algorithm demonstrates more consistent results throughout the years compared to the benchmark strategies.
After revision:  On average, the proposed approach surpasses benchmark procurement strategies and achieves a reduction in costs of 1.65