Ωστόσο, η κυβέρνηση του Κοσσυφοπεδίου έχει αποκτήσει αρμοδιότητες στον τομέα ενέργειας, μια περιοχή που το Ψήφισμα 1244 του ΟΗΕ χαρακτηρίζει διατηρημένη.
UNMIK spokesman Isabel Karlovitz said that "[Steiner] will not discuss with the local authorities the transfer of the fields described as reserved, which include the security, low external relations and minority issues in Kosovo." However, the Kosovo government has acquired competencies in the field of energy, an area that UN Resolution 1244 qualifies as reserved.