“We’re saying now it’s an up to a 24MW project," says Kevin Banister, Principle Power's vice president for business development in the Americas and Asia. "It became clear to us that for a demonstration-scale project 30MW was a little bigger than the appetite in the state.”

The developer does not want to settle on a firm nameplate capacity number now for the project, as this will be subject of discussions when a newly-formed WindFloat Pacific Offshore Wind Advisory Committee holds its first formal meeting.

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