Правителството на Косово обаче вече получи компетенции в енергетиката, област, която резолюция 1244 на ООН квалифицира като запазена.
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.