This article analyses the recent EU enforcement practice in the field of competition law in the energy sector. It concludes that most of the cases could have been solved by sector-specific regulation applied by the National Regulatory Authorities. Furthermore, it is striking that most of the cases were solved with commitment decisions pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation No 1/2003. In this regard, particular focus is put on the rationale and advantages of such commitment decisions both to the Commission and the undertakings concerned, but also on the downside of this procedural practice.