KY SB8

Expands the Kentucky Public Service Commission from 3 to 5 members, with 3 appointed by the Governor and 2 by the Auditor of Public Accounts, all subject to Senate confirmation

Transfers administrative attachment of the Commission from the Energy and Environment Cabinet to the Auditor of Public Accounts, establishing it as an independent department of state government

Imposes commissioner term limits of no more than 3 terms (4 years each), with commissioners electing their own chair every 4 years rather than having one designated by the Governor

Raises the threshold for electric transmission line construction requiring a certificate of public convenience and necessity from 138 kilovolts/5,280 feet to 200 kilovolts/20 miles

Restricts intervention in Commission proceedings by requiring parties to demonstrate "special and unique interest" through clear and convincing evidence, with the Attorney General serving as sole advocate for residential consumers when intervening