In December 2015, a bipartisan deal in Congress gave the US wind industry something it had sought for years: long-term policy certainty. The five-year extension of the Production Tax Credit, retroactive to cover 2015, created a business environment primed for growth and finally put an end to the boom-bust cycles.

Nearly halfway into the five-year phasedown, we’ve seen the benefits of that certainty for American families and businesses that rely on wind power.