NANTUCKET, Mass. —

More than a year after a wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket malfunctioned, causing debris to wash ashore, the town and Vineyard Wind have struck a new agreement to improve transparency.

On Thursday, Nantucket officials announced they secured a series of commitments from the wind project coordinators to improve information sharing, communications, along with emergency planning and response.

Under the new agreement, Vineyard Wind will:

Notify eight designated town officials within three hours of any incident that triggers an emergency response, including blade failures.

Receive public feedback on a summary of its new debris/infrastructure failure response plan.

Have a town representative observe the annual emergency response scenarios with the U.S. Coast Guard a

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