Any public utility subject to the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 66-128b to 66-128g, inclusive, which constructs an electric generating facility and was not required to obtain an advance permit under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 66-1,159 et seq. shall make and send monthly financial reports to the state corporation commission. Such reports shall include the following information, as of the date of the report, the: (a) Actual costs incurred; (b) total estimated cost of the facility; (c) percentage of the facility which is actually completed; (d) estimated date of first commercial operation; (e) copies of informational filings provided federal agencies having regulatory authority over such construction; and (f) any other information required by the commission. Such reports shall be prepared and certified in the manner and form required by the commission. Nothing in this section shall limit the commission’s authority to require filing of data in any format by any regulated utility the commission deems necessary to accomplish its regulatory duties.