House committee questions energy officials on new laws, Luma deadlines and resource plan

The House of RepresentativesCommission on Government held a public hearing May 21 to review the applicability and implementation of two laws enacted March 19, 2025 and to press energy officials on near-term deadlines for Luma Energy and the public utility.

The committee convened under the text of House Resolution No. 42 to receive presentations from Josue9 Colf3n (identified in the transcript as the engineer Josue9 Colf3n) and Silvia Ugarte Araujo. Colf3n described how Law No. 1 of 2025 amended prior energy policy statutes and ordered new procurement and planning steps; the regulator also issued orders requiring the utility operator to update its integrated resource plan (IRP).

Why it matters: the statutes and regulator orders set deadlines that affect how much generation must be repaired or added before the summer peak and set the timetable for longer-term changes to Puerto Rico's generation mix. Committee members pressed officials about reliability risks during the hurricane…