KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A push to have Kansas City join 13 other cities in the U.S. that require reports on energy consumption of large buildings is a step closer to reality.

A Kansas City council panel approved the idea Wednesday. The full council will vote on it next week.

The measure would not require building owners to make energy upgrades but supporters say the reports have motivated owners in other cities to improve the buildings’ energy efficiency.

The Kansas City Star reports privately owned buildings of more than 100,000 square feet would have to gather energy consumption data beginning in May 2017, but the data wouldn’t be publicly released until Sept. 1, 2018. Buildings over 50,000 square feet would start gathering data in May 2018, to be published beginning Sept. 1, 2019.