Senate panel gets update on dam project Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:30 am, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 The Alaska Energy Authority provided a special Senate committee with an update on the Susitna-Watana hydro project Tuesday. The agency said the project would meet about half the energy demand of Alaska's most populous region.