The Alaska MET (Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission) Toolkit is the National Laboratory of the Rockies' (NLR) new flagship atmospheric dataset, designed to support comprehensive long-term planning and operations across the entire power sector. Serving as the regional counterpart to CONUS-wide HRRR MET Toolkit, this dataset provides a comprehensive, high-fidelity meteorological record covering Alaska.The Alaska MET Toolkit is delivered at an hourly resolution on a standardized 2-km horizontal grid. This dataset is repackaged from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) operational High-Resolution Rapid Refresh for Alaska (HRRR-AK) forecasts. Spanning from 2019 to 2025, it overcomes the technical barriers of native weather models by providing spatial regridding from the native 3-km HRRR-AK horizontal resolution to a 2-km grid, temporal gap-filling, and vertical interpolation at key energy-relevant heights. By delivering highly accurate, validation-backed data across a comprehensive suite of atmospheric variables - including temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind characteristics - the Alaska MET Toolkit provides a highly accessible and strictly standardized foundation for modern power system modeling.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
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Overview2-kmAlaskaHRRRMETMeteorologyNLRWIND ToolkitWRFatmosphereatmosphericatmospheric sciencedataenergyhourlyoperationsplanningpowerprocessed dataresrouce assessmenttransmissionwindwind energywind power
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Dcat Issued2026-06-30T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2026-08-21T18:09:25Z
Dcat Publisher NameNational Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
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