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Measurement-based bias correction data

The copula-based bias-corrected wind dataset provides high-resolution wind speed data with improved statistical fidelity for energy systems analysis and resilience applications.

Zhang, W. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

May 01, 2026
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Wind and Structural Loads on Heliostats

Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhibit the necessary rigi...

Egerer, U. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Dec 24, 2025
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U.S. Solar Siting Regulation and Zoning Ordinances (2025)

A machine readable collection of documented solar siting ordinances at the state and local (e.g., county, township) level throughout the United States. The data were compiled using the Infrastructure Continuous Ordinance Mapping for Planning and Siting Systems (INFRA-COMPASS) tool...

Castelão, G. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Dec 30, 2025
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U.S. Agrivoltaics Irradiance Database

This is a foundational data set for research and deployment of agrivoltaics, which is the co-location of agriculture and solar power plants on the same land. This irradiance and shading dataset can be utilized to determine the suitability of agrivoltaics configurations for a given...

Ovaitt, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Nov 05, 2025
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Biofuels, E-Fuels, and Hydrogen Cost and Performance Dataset

The Biofuels, E-fuels, and Hydrogen Cost and Performance dataset provides techno-economic assumptions as well as reference financial assumptions and scaling information, intended for potential use in sector and economy-wide models. The data include itemized elements of purchased e...

Vimmerstedt, L. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jul 15, 2026
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HRRR Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

The HRRR 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 direct successor to th...

Bodini, N. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Mar 09, 2026
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Bias Corrected Near-Surface Wind Data for Solar Field Siting

This dataset catalogs a long-term high-resolution data set characterizing the near-surface hourly wind speed variations at two solar sites in the Southwest U.S. This dataset demonstrates the potential for integrating improved near-surface wind data into CST and PV planning tools f...

Emes, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 12, 2026
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Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

The Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit is the National Laboratory of the Rockies' (NLR) high-fidelity atmospheric dataset purpose-built to support long-term power system planning and operations across the Hawaiian Islands. Serving as the successor to the le...

Bodini, N. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

May 11, 2026
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Observation-Based Wind Dataset with Copula-based Bias Correction and Multi-Model Fusion at 23 U.S. Locations

The Observation-Based Wind Dataset provides hourly wind speed data from 2015-2020 at 23 geographically diverse locations across the United States. The dataset includes original physics-based model outputs, bias-corrected model outputs, and an integrated probabilistic wind product ...

Zhang, W. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 15, 2026
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Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit

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...

Buster, G. and Turner, D. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jun 30, 2026
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Maximum Demand Charge Rates for Residential, Commercial and Industrial Electricity Tariffs in the United States

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) has assembled a list of U.S. retail electricity tariffs and their associated demand charge rates for the Residential, Commercial and Industrial sectors. The data was obtained from the Utility Rate Database (URDB). Keep the following informa...

McLaren, J. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

May 04, 2026
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PV Module Standoff and T98 Safety Maps for the United States (IEC 61730, 70 & 80 Celsius)

This dataset provides high-resolution maps of modeled photovoltaic (PV) module standoff distance and associated thermal conditions across the United States for two thermal design scenarios (T98 = 70 degrees C and 80 degrees C), representing distinct module temperature limits used ...

Springer, M. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Apr 13, 2026
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Near-Surface Observed Wind Speed Benchmark Dataset

Accurate wind forecasts are essential for operational decision-making and public safety, yet forecasts tend to miss near-surface high wind speeds in complex terrain. In response, recent advances in machine learning (ML) weather prediction methods have demonstrated the ability to i...

Bazlen, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Jul 16, 2026
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Hourly Electricity Demand Profiles for Each County in the Contiguous United States

This dataset provides estimated hourly electricity demand for each county in the contiguous United States from 2016-2023. The demand profiles represent the sum of two components: (1) Weighted averages of reported hourly demand profiles for North American Electric Reliability Corpo...

Obika, K. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Nov 05, 2025
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Hourly Dynamic Line Ratings for Existing Transmission Across the Contiguous United States (Preliminary)

This dataset provides estimated hourly dynamic line ratings for ~84,000 transmission lines across the contiguous United States from 2007-2013. The calculation methods are described in the presentation linked below, and the associated open-source Python code repository is linked in...

Obika, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 25, 2024
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National Occupational Estimates 2023

This dataset provides occupational staffing patterns and proportional estimates across sub-sectors tracked by the US Energy Employment Report (USEER), including Advanced Natural Gas, Bioenergy, CHP, Coal, Geothermal, Land-Based Wind, Low-Impact Hydro, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Of...

Wegner Guilfoyle, K. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Apr 13, 2026
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Fire Weather Index Historical Trends and Projections over CONUS

There has been evidence of increasing fire activity in the United States since approximately the 1980s, now estimated to cause tens to hundreds of billions of dollars of damage per year. Weather is one of the key drivers of fire activity, with hot, dry, and windy weather commonly ...

Buster, G. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Aug 04, 2026
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LLMs for EV Infrastructure Permitting

The Electric Vehicle (EV) charging permitting processes' database is a novel, multi-jurisdictional resource designed to contain the required codes and compliances in a structured database. Within this database are three tables, each structured with 287 columns, designed to capture...

Renganathan, U. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)

Sep 24, 2025
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