A state legislative committee suspended on Tuesday new, tighter standards for wind farms, clearing the way for the state Legislature to repeal them and consider stricter rules proposed by Gov. Scott Walker in January.

Wind power supporters in Wisconsin say the move is a serious setback to building such projects in the state.

The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted 5-2 to suspend the rule, which was scheduled to take effect Tuesday. The vote was along party lines, with all five Republicans on the committee voting in favor of suspending the rules.

The rules suspended Tuesday would have clarified and standardized the current patchwork of regulations. Walker's plan would make it harder to build wind farms by including a requirement that turbines be no less than 1,800 feet from the nearest property line. Supporters of Walker's proposal argued during earlier hearings that wind turbines hurt property values, making more strict siting rules necessary.

Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable energy, said the rule that was shot down by the committee was a "workable compromise" that would have created a stable and predictable permitting process for wind energy projects.