Institutions
Public Service Regulatory Board
The shared structure for the Energy, Telecommunications, and Transportation and Other Public Services bureaus, together with OIPC. It provides common administration and a legally defined review function; the three bureaus retain their sector-specific powers.
Secs. 6–9A ↗Art. 6.40 ↗ · Sources consulted:Junta Reglamentadora de Servicio Público · Public Service Regulatory Board · JRSP
Spanish legal name: Junta Reglamentadora de Servicio Público. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Independent bodies
- Type
- Board or commission
- Sources consulted
- Oct 18, 2026
What it does
- Coordinates bureau budgets, equipment, and resources while respecting their operational and functional independence and restrictions on funds. Section 7 treats the energy budget separately; it does not turn all funds into one unrestricted appropriation.Sec. 7 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Provides shared administration. Sector-specific powers formerly exercised by the heads of the reorganized agencies rest with the respective bureau chairs, and those bureaus continue to deliver their services.Secs. 6, 8, 8A ↗Sec. 8A ↗ · Sources consulted:
- May review final NET and NTSP determinations when an affected party chooses that forum, subject to federal exceptions. The law also allows direct review in the Court of Appeals; JRSP is not a mandatory intermediate step in every such case.Secs. 9–9A ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Provides administrative support to OIPC, which educates and represents consumers with functional autonomy. Sharing administration with regulators does not authorize them to direct the office’s consumer-advocacy position.Arts. 6.40–6.41 ↗Art. 6.40(b)–(c) ↗ · Sources consulted:
In everyday life
Someone challenges a final NET determination. Depending on the subject and applicable procedure, the law permits review by JRSP or the Court of Appeals. If JRSP is chosen, its collegial board conducts the review; a final NEPR decision follows a different route and is not reviewed here.Secs. 9–9A ↗Sec. 9 ↗ · Sources consulted:
How to distinguish it from other institutions
JRSP, NEPR, and PREPA are distinct institutions. JRSP brings regulatory structures together; NEPR regulates electric service, including PREPA and certified companies. Regulation does not establish ownership or operation of plants or networks.Secs. 6, 8 ↗Art. 6.4(b)(1) ↗ · Sources consulted:
Its review power does not extend to final NEPR decisions. Act 211 directs review of those decisions to the Court of Appeals; energy law preserves federal jurisdictional exceptions.Sec. 9 ↗Art. 6.5(c) ↗ · Sources consulted:
Official services and information
- JRSP responsibilities and chair ↗
- Reorganization and review statute ↗
- Independent consumer assistance ↗
Confirm requirements, forms, and schedules on the linked official portal.
Where it fits
- Consolidates; functional independence: Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Secs. 6–8 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Consolidates; functional independence: Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau Secs. 6–8 ↗Cap. II, art. 2 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Consolidates; functional independence: Bureau of Transportation and Other Public Services Secs. 6–8 ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Includes; independent advocacy: Independent Consumer Protection Office Art. 6.40(a)–(c) ↗Art. 6.40(b)–(c) ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Three members appointed by: Office of the Governor Sec. 8B ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Three members subject to confirmation by: Senate of Puerto Rico Sec. 8B ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Optional administrative review: Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau Secs. 9–9A ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Optional administrative review: Bureau of Transportation and Other Public Services Secs. 9–9A ↗ · Sources consulted:
- Judicial review within jurisdiction by: Court of Appeals Sec. 9 ↗ · Sources consulted:
Map groupings support navigation; they do not themselves establish reporting authority.
Leadership & appointments
JRSP Chair
The governor appoints the chair and two associate members with Senate advice and consent. The chair appoints an executive director in a position of trust to assist with administration. The portal identifies Edison Avilés-Deliz as chair of JRSP and NEPR; the dates of his two appointments and confirmations have not been reconciled here.Secs. 8A–8B ↗Chair ↗ · Sources consulted:
Edison Avilés-Deliz
Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Sources & method ↓
- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
Governance & composition
JRSP has three members: a chair and two associates. Following the initial staggered six-, three-, and two-year terms, successors serve four-year terms; removal requires just cause. The statute does not automatically assign all three seats to the bureau chairs. The published chair is identified, but a complete roster, vacancies, and individual term expirations are not certified.Sec. 8B ↗Published chair ↗ · Sources consulted:
| Published member | Seat or representation | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Avilés-Deliz | Published chair; dates pending | Verification pending |
Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.
Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
Open research
JRSP does not have universal jurisdiction over every public service. Identifying the forum requires distinguishing electricity, telecommunications, transportation, and each statute’s exceptions. Shared administration does not make their procedures interchangeable.Secs. 6, 8–9 ↗Art. 6.4 ↗Cap. II, art. 6 ↗Art. 3 ↗ · Sources consulted:
Sources & method
The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.
- JRSP – Junta Reglamentadora de Servicio Público ↗https://www.jrsp.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- https://jrsp.pr.gov/ ↗https://jrsp.pr.gov/Sources consulted: Verification pending
- Pages - Informes de las Agencias ↗https://transicion2024.pr.gov/Agencias/Pages/default.aspxSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- Ley 211-2018 — Ejecución de la reorganización de la JRSP (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/211-2018.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 15, 2024
- Ley 57-2014 — Transformación y ALIVIO Energético (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/57-2014.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 28, 2026
- JRSP — Sobre nosotros y Presidencia ↗https://jrsp.pr.gov/sobre-nosotros/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026
- Ley 213-1996 — Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/213-1996.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Apr 16, 2024
- Ley 109-1962 — Servicio Público de Puerto Rico (compilación OGP) ↗https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/LeyesOrganicas/Pages/109-1962.pdfSources consulted: Oct 18, 2026 · Document revised: Jun 20, 2024
- OIPC — Contacto ↗https://oipc.pr.gov/contacto/Sources consulted: Oct 18, 2026