Eidalia González of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association stated on Tuesday that Puerto Rico cannot afford to cancel existing private energy infrastructure operator contracts. ^[1] PRMA representatives testified that cancelling private energy contracts would threaten operational continuity, jobs, and investor confidence on the island. ^[2] A joint legislative hearing was held Tuesday at Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association headquarters under House Resolution 456, chaired by Rep. Ángel Morey Noble. ^[3][4] PRMA officials argued that energy problems require grid modernization, not changing which entity administers utility assets. ^[5] PRMA representatives opposed returning to a state-run electricity monopoly, calling instead for oversight of private power operators. ^[6] PRMA representatives stated that municipal sales tax bureaucracy and State Insurance Fund costs are burdening Puerto Rico businesses. ^[7] Rep. Ángel Morey Noble highlighted House Bill 1092 which would authorize small modular nuclear reactors for base load power generation in Puerto Rico. ^[8]