This article states the dam was no longer worth the costs involved in maintaining it. According to Wikipedia:<p><i>by the early 21st Century, the combined power output of both dams only provided the equivalent of 38% of the electricity needed to operate one paper mill, the Daishowa America mill.[citation needed]</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elwha_Dam#Construction" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elwha_Dam#Construction</a>