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 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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AB - 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.
AU - Buster, Grant
A2 - Turner, David
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO - 10.25984/3441605
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - HRRR
KW - Alaska
KW - atmosphere
KW - data
KW - processed data
KW - Meteorology
KW - transmission
KW - NLR
KW - atmospheric
KW - planning
KW - operations
KW - WIND Toolkit
KW - hourly
KW - 2-km
KW - wind power
KW - wind energy
KW - wind
KW - atmospheric science
KW - WRF
KW - MET
KW - resource assessment
LA - English
DA - 2026/06/30
PY - 2026
PB - National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
T1 - Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/3441605
ER -
Buster, Grant, and David Turner. Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), 30 June, 2026, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/3441605.
Buster, G., & Turner, D. (2026). Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). https://doi.org/10.25984/3441605
Buster, Grant and David Turner. Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit. National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), June, 30, 2026. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/3441605
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8719,
title = {Alaska Meteorology, Energy, and Transmission (MET) Toolkit},
author = {Buster, Grant and Turner, David},
abstractNote = {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.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8719},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), https://doi.org/10.25984/3441605},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-07},
doi = {10.25984/3441605}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/3441605
Details
Data from Jun 30, 2026
Last updated Oct 1, 2026
Submitted Jul 24, 2026
Organization
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
Contact
Nicola Bodini
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, HRRR, Alaska, atmosphere, data, processed data, Meteorology, transmission, NLR, atmospheric, planning, operations, WIND Toolkit, hourly, 2-km, wind power, wind energy, wind, atmospheric science, WRF, MET, resource assessmentDOE Project Details
Project Name Power systems modeling, analysis, and support
Project Number 54963
