Treasurer Joe Hockey has told Victoria's Premier he can't stand the sight of wind farms, in a candid conversation ahead of Daniel Andrews' trip to a new wind project in the state's south-west.

Mr Hockey and Mr Andrews passed each other in the ABC Southbank foyer in Melbourne and spoke briefly about the issue on Wednesday morning.

Mr Andrews said he was on his way to a wind farm in Ararat and Mr Hockey responded by saying, "I can't stand those things".

"It's not that I — I don't prefer coal-fired power stations — I just can't, they're killing me," Mr Hockey said.

"They're all around Lake George," he said, referring to a wind farm north-east of Canberra.

Mr Andrews responded by saying "some people have some aesthetic issues with them", and Mr Hockey confirmed that was his issue.

Earlier this week, the Federal Government was accused of trying to shut down the Clean Energy Finance Corporation by ordering it not to invest in wind and small-scale solar projects.

The move was part of a deal with crossbench senators to reduce Australia's Renewable Energy Target.

Shortly after his conversation with Mr Hockey, the Premier told 774 ABC Melbourne Mornings' Jon Faine the war on wind farms had become "personal" for some politicians.

"Some people think the best way to set policy is to be extremely personal about these things," Mr Andrews said.

"I'm sure somebody in the previous government had the view from their beach house ruined ... then they decided to destroy the wind industry.

"There's been a terrible bias against renewable energy in the past four or five years that's sadly been repeated in the Federal Government."

Abbott Government 'running a war against wind energy'

The Premier later used his visit to Ararat to fire a salvo at the Prime Minister over a directive to the nation's green bank to stop investing in wind power.

Tony Abbott has told the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to stop investing in wind farms and household rooftop solar projects, and instead focus on large-scale solar projects and new and emerging technologies.

Mr Andrews today accused the Federal Government of trying to kill off the wind industry.

"We've got the Commonwealth Government from the Prime Minister down running a war against wind energy," he said.

"If you're opposed to wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy, then you're opposed to all the thousands of jobs that come with it.

"Why any prime minister would be opposed to working people, to jobs, to pay packets, to opportunity, is beyond me."

Mr Andrews said he wanted Victoria to become the renewable energy capital of Australia.

"That won't be easy. But I don't think you could find two more different approaches than the one that Tony Abbott is taking, wrecking as he always does, and the very positive and optimistic and practical approach that our government has taken to make sure that this industry grows and prospers for the future," he said.

Mr Andrews said the new wind farm would provide 200 jobs during the construction phase.