If states are unwilling to "unbundle", the Commission is also proposing an "Independent System Operator" system under which companies would retain ownership of the network, but hand over management control to an independent company, which would make commercial and investment decisions.
Ja dalībvalstis izrādīs pretestību, Komisija ierosina iecelt neatkarīgu pārvades sistēmas operatoru, tas nozīmē, ka uzņēmumi paliek tīkla īpašnieki, taču neatkarīgs uzņēmums nodarbojas ar tīkla ekspluatāciju.