He told The Associated Press that he expects the board’s decision on Wednesday.

Governor Andrew Cuomo urged the board to approve Deepwater's proposal for a power off-take agreement, saying it would move New York toward his goal of obtaining 50% of its electricity from clean sources by 2030.

The utility-scale facility would be three times the size of the 5-turbine, 30MW pilot project that Deepwater plans to have in full commercial operation in the fourth quarter in Rhode Island state waters.

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