Council plan calls for a new solar plant in eastern New Orleans, solar purchases from outside the city. The coalition’s plan aims to get the city to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040.
Entergy is among the many US utilities who have started switching from coal to gas power, but have been slower to adopt renewables.
Attorneys for the city argued that the final vote, on March 8, 2018, should stand. But the judge ruled that the presence of paid actors at an earlier meeting tainted the process.
The proposed judgment was submitted by the plaintiffs on Wednesday.
The plan will double in-house staff and restructure advisers' contracts.
The plaintiffs said the use of paid actors in meetings aggravated the violations. Judge Piper Griffin ruled for the city in a second, related lawsuit.
The report shows about 2,600 outages in the city from mid-2016 to mid-2017.
In a vote on Thursday, the council moved the money into its utilities regulation office. It's not yet clear where it will go from there. But council members promise a public process.
Moreno seeks to boost in-house staff, reduce council reliance on outside contractors.
New Orleans City Council members have come and gone over the past three decades. But a group of consultants who help them regulate Entergy, and charge millions per year, have remained remarkably consistent.
