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Singapore agencies (NCCS, MTI, EnterpriseSG, MAS) published VCM guidance and are discussing an industry-led buyers’ coalition to channel demand for high-integrity carbon credits, with more details expected in 2026. MAS will allocate S$15 million from the Financial Sector Development Fund over three years to a Financial Sector Carbon Market Development Grant, with applications opening 1 November 2025.

Google announced a collaboration with NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa, targeting a return to service in early 2029. The plant is expected to supply more than 600 MW of ‘always-on’ nuclear power to support Google’s cloud and AI infrastructure, and Google will enable the restart investment and cover production costs.

State legislatures in multiple U.S. states have passed laws to accelerate advanced transmission technologies (ATTs); regulators (PUCs) are now being called to implement these laws through planning, siting/permitting, cost recovery, and study requirements. Analyses cited include RMI finding GETs in five PJM states could accelerate 6.6 GW of interconnection and save over $1 billion/year, and an AEP dynamic line rating pilot that cost $0.5M and yielded ~$11M in estimated savings.