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 legacy National Offshore Wind (NOW-23) Hawaii dataset, this product delivers a unified, geometrically accurate meteorological record spanning 26 years (2000-2025) at 5-minute resolution. Processed using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Yonsei University (YSU) planetary boundary layer scheme - validated against a comprehensive suite of lidar buoy and surface observations - the dataset corrects a geometric projection error identified in the legacy NOW-23 grid that introduced spatial scaling distortion across the Hawaiian domain. Delivering a comprehensive suite of atmospheric variables - including wind characteristics, temperature, pressure, and humidity - across a strictly standardized and validation-backed framework, the Hawaii MET Toolkit provides the reliable, long-term meteorological foundation required for renewable generation assessment, load modeling, transmission line rating, and resource adequacy planning in Hawaii's evolving grid.
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AB - 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 legacy National Offshore Wind (NOW-23) Hawaii dataset, this product delivers a unified, geometrically accurate meteorological record spanning 26 years (2000-2025) at 5-minute resolution. Processed using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Yonsei University (YSU) planetary boundary layer scheme - validated against a comprehensive suite of lidar buoy and surface observations - the dataset corrects a geometric projection error identified in the legacy NOW-23 grid that introduced spatial scaling distortion across the Hawaiian domain. Delivering a comprehensive suite of atmospheric variables - including wind characteristics, temperature, pressure, and humidity - across a strictly standardized and validation-backed framework, the Hawaii MET Toolkit provides the reliable, long-term meteorological foundation required for renewable generation assessment, load modeling, transmission line rating, and resource adequacy planning in Hawaii's evolving grid.
AU - Bodini, Nicola
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - WIND Toolkit
KW - NLR
KW - wind
KW - atmospheric science
KW - Hawaii
KW - data
KW - meteorology
KW - transmission
KW - 2-km
KW - WRF
KW - planning
KW - operation
KW - resource assessment
KW - processed data
KW - MET
LA - English
DA - 2026/05/11
PY - 2026
PB - National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
T1 - Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686
ER -
Bodini, Nicola. Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), 11 May, 2026, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686.
Bodini, N. (2026). Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686
Bodini, Nicola. Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), May, 11, 2026. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8686,
title = {Hawaii Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit},
author = {Bodini, Nicola},
abstractNote = {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 legacy National Offshore Wind (NOW-23) Hawaii dataset, this product delivers a unified, geometrically accurate meteorological record spanning 26 years (2000-2025) at 5-minute resolution. Processed using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Yonsei University (YSU) planetary boundary layer scheme - validated against a comprehensive suite of lidar buoy and surface observations - the dataset corrects a geometric projection error identified in the legacy NOW-23 grid that introduced spatial scaling distortion across the Hawaiian domain. Delivering a comprehensive suite of atmospheric variables - including wind characteristics, temperature, pressure, and humidity - across a strictly standardized and validation-backed framework, the Hawaii MET Toolkit provides the reliable, long-term meteorological foundation required for renewable generation assessment, load modeling, transmission line rating, and resource adequacy planning in Hawaii's evolving grid.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), https://data.openei.org/submissions/8686},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-03}
}
Details
Data from May 11, 2026
Last updated May 18, 2026
Submitted May 18, 2026
Organization
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Contact
Nicola Bodini
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, WIND Toolkit, NLR, wind, atmospheric science, Hawaii, data, meteorology, transmission, 2-km, WRF, planning, operation, resource assessment, processed data, METDOE Project Details
Project Name Power systems modeling, analysis, and support
Project Number 54963
