UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
	FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Champion International Corporation		)
Bucksport Energy, L.L.C.				)
)
vs.					)	Docket No. EL98-69-000
)
ISO-New England, Inc.				)
New England Power Pool				)
Central Maine Power Company			)

	MOTION TO INTERVENE OF
	THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR CORPORATION

Pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. ' 385.214, and the Commission=s August 14, 1998 Notice, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (AISO@) hereby moves to intervene in the captioned proceeding.
The ISO is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized under the laws of the State of California as the Independent System Operator for the California market.  The ISO is responsible for the reliable operation of a grid comprising the transmission systems of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas and Electric Company.  The ISO therefore has a unique interest in any FERC proceedings that could affect the operation of Independent System Operators or the administration of transmission grids.

At issue in this proceeding are the proper practices and procedures by which  new generation facilities can interconnect with the NEPOOL transmission grid administered by ISO-New England.  The ISO will be addressing similar interconnection issues in the California market.  As such, the ISO has an interest in this proceeding which cannot adequately be represented by any other party.  Accordingly, the ISO respectfully requests that it be permitted to intervene herein with full rights of a party.
Please address communications concerning this filing to the following persons:
N. Beth Emery						Edward Berlin
Vice President and General Counsel				Kenneth G. Jaffe
Roger E. Smith, Regulatory Counsel				Sean A. Atkins
The California Independent System				Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP
   Operator Corporation					3000 K Street, N.W., #300
151 Blue Ravine Road					Washington, D.C.  20007
Folsom, CA 95630						Tel: (202) 424-7504
Tel: (916) 351-2334						Fax: (202) 424-7643
Fax: (916) 351-2350

	CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, the ISO respectfully requests that the Commission permit it to intervene and that it be accorded full party status in this proceeding.
Respectfully submitted,

___________________________________________
N. Beth Emery
Vice President and General Counsel
Roger E. Smith, Regulatory Counsel
The California Independent
     System Operator Corporation
151 Blue Ravine Road
Folsom, CA 95630
Tel: (916) 351-2334
Fax: (916) 351-2350

Edward Berlin
Kenneth G. Jaffe
Sean A. Atkins
Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP
3000 K Street, N.W., #300
Washington, D.C.  20007
Tel: (202) 424-7504
Fax: (202) 424-7643
Date: September 8, 1998

	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this Docket No. EL98-69-000, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2010 of the Commission=s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 C.F.R. ' 385.2010 (1997).
Dated at Washington, D.C. on this 8th day of September, 1998.

_____________________________________
Sean A. Atkins