FREEDOM – The board of appeals of this Waldo County town has shot down plans to build three wind turbines on Beaver Ridge, the second Maine wind project rejected this year.

Board members concluded Thursday that the turbines, which could generate enough electricity to power 2,000 Maine households, would exceed the town’s noise standards, said Addison Chase, board chairman.

Competitive Energy Services LLC of Portland proposed the $10 million project, which won approval from the town planning board late last year. Residents supported the project 56-25 in a nonbinding vote in June.

The developer can appeal the panel’s rejection to the Superior Court or begin the process again with a new application to the planning board.