Since passage of the Act, four visual impact studies for grid-scale wind energy projects have conducted surveys of users at a viewpoint within a scenic resource of state or national significance (SRSNS) where the proposed project’s wind turbines are expected to have clearly visibility. At a minimum, respondents were asked to rate the existing view, a photograph of the existing view and a photosimulation of the view with the project turbines using a rating scale of lowest to highest scenic value. Additional questions asked about how the proposed project would affect their recreation enjoyment at the viewpoint, and whether they would return to the area to recreate if the project is built. One survey included a photograph and photosimulation from a second viewpoint. An additional web-based survey for one project also included two impacted viewpoints as well as two additional photographs, but of course could not include ratings of the view in the field. This paper presents the results of an independent analysis of the data from these user surveys conducted for grid-scale wind energy projects being permitted under the Act’s Evaluation Criteria.