The Mendota Hills Wind Farm is a wind farm in Lee County, Illinois near the village of Paw Paw. It operates 29 wind turbines. Each wind turbine stands 214 ft tall and has three 85 ft long blades. The wind farm was constructed from June 2003 to November 24, 2003. Mendota Hills was the first utility-scale wind farm in the state of Illinois.
The Mendota Hills Wind Farm in southeast Lee county just west of Interstate 39 exit 82
Three of the turbines at Mendota Hills Wind Farm.
The Mendota Hills Wind Farm looking northwest near I-39
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,145. Its county seat is Dixon.
Lee County Courthouse
A wind farm in southeast Lee county at Interstate 39 exit 82.