Where solidarity measures are taken as a last resort, it is preferable that the gas consumption in the Member State providing solidarity is, as a first step, reduced on a voluntary basis, by means of market-based measures, such as voluntary demand-side measures or reversed auctions, in which certain customers such as industrial customers would indicate to the transmission system operator or another authority responsible the price at which they would reduce or stop their gas consumption.
I gcás ina ndéantar bearta dlúthpháirtíochta mar rogha dheiridh, is fearr an tomhaltas gáis sa Bhallstát ina bhfuil dlúthpháirtíocht á soláthar a laghdú mar chéad chéim ar bhonn deonach, trí bhíthin bearta margadhbhunaithe, amhail bearta deonacha atá dírithe ar an éileamh nó ceantanna droim ar ais, ina léireodh custaiméirí áirithe amhail custaiméirí tionsclaíocha an praghas ar a laghdóidís nó ar a gcuirfidís stad lena dtomhaltas gáis don oibreoir córais tarchurtha nó d'údarás eile atá freagrach.