Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish' by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was
 accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish'
by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Clean energy providers, including market giant AGL, have called for more certainty in government policy amid warnings the fight over renewables between the Turnbull Government and Labor states will drive investment out of Australia.

The category-five political storm unleashed by this week's statewide blackout in South Australia worsened on Friday, with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews accusing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of peddling "ignorant rubbish" by linking Wednesday's failure with that state's aggressive embrace of renewable energy.

Mr Turnbull returned serve, accusing Mr Andrews' government of "distorting the electricity market" through ambitious targets at the expense of energy security.

The Prime Minister, who noted that his Point Piper home had a "roof full of solar panels" and was a supporter of renewables, said business in South Australia was struggling to maintain investment growth and jobs due to the most expensive wholesale electricity.

Read Heath Aston’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was accused of peddling 'ignorant rubbish' by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews