Mendota Hills was the first utility-scale wind farm in the state of Illinois.

[1] In 2019, the wind farm reduced the number of turbines to 29, but increased the nameplate capacity to 76 MW.

The wind farm was developed by Navitas Energy, and is now owned and operated by Leeward .

Construction could only begin, in June 2003, after a series of environmental and archaeological tests and approval from the Lee County Zoning Board.

[4] Landowners and farmers are compensated by the developer, Navitas Energy of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a contractual basis.