The Liberal parties in three Labor-held states have backed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's call for a single national approach for renewable energy targets as he pushes forward for Canberra to take control on the issue.
Mr Turnbull on Monday welcomed the decision by Liberal parties in South Australia, Victoria and Queensland to back a national approach over to the states having independent targets.
He said that unrealistic state-based targets had caused huge power bills for families and businesses and unreliable supply.
"Dangerous Labor-Green ideology has no place in energy policy," Mr Turnbull said in a statement.
"Bill Shorten wants to adopt South Australia's failed ideological experiment which will lead to even higher power bills and more blackouts."
Senior minister Arthur Sinodinos said those blackouts had brought a whole lot of issues to the fore.
"This is not an attack on renewables or coal or anything else, this is about getting the best energy mix at an affordable price which reduces greenhouse gas emissions," he told ABC TV on Sunday.
"The federal government will lead the development of the national plan because, frankly, we can't have a situation where states can impose their own policies oblivious to the cost not only to their own systems but the cost across the country."
His comments come as the Clean Energy Council releases figures showing 22 large renewable energy projects are either being built or will start this year.
They're worth $5 billion and are expected to create more than 3000 jobs, mostly in regional areas.
Mr Turnbull said a business-like, common sense approach was needed to "keep the lights on, keep power bills affordable and reduce emissions".
