This project is a retrofit of a decommissioned storage dam that was built in about 1938 and used to supply power to the nearby Premier mine.
[2] The developers planned to build a new dam and powerhouse in order to supply electricity to Stewart, BC and Hyder, Alaska.
[3] As of May 2010, David Carter, Executive Vice President of Regional Power, estimated that construction would begin in Spring 2011 and the project would be operational in late 2012.
A new rock-filled dam was constructed at the western edge of Long Lake which holds up to 30 million cubic meters of water.
A 7 km penstock, leads to the power station where two 15 MW Pelton turbines discharge into the Cascade River.