It was the first grid-connected wind farm in Australia when built by Pacific Power in 1998.
The Pacific Power and Light Company owns the dam.
Pacific Power & Light Company first brought electricity to the community in 1928.
In 1924 Pacific Power installed a turbine where the canal meets the river.
In 1984 the city bought the water system from Pacific Power and the plant was shut down in 1991.
Pacific Power was then closed in 2003.
Pacific Power is also headquartered in the same building.
The dam has been owned by Pacific Power since 1926 and produces electricity for approximately 200 Bend households.
In 1910, he was also made president of the Pacific Power & Light Company.
He held various short-term jobs, with the county, with Pacific Power and Light, and in a local bank.
