Mount, Timothy Douglas
Professor
Tim Mount`s research and teaching interests include econometric modeling and policy analysis relating to the use of fuels and electricity, and to their environmental consequences (acid rain, smog, and climate change). Professor Mount is currently conducting research on the restructuring of markets for electricity and the implications for (1) price behavior in auctions for electricity, (2) the rates charged to customers, (3) investment decisions for maintaining system reliability, and (4) renewable and distributed sources of energy.
research
research and scholarship focus
The underlying objective of my research is to help the nation adapt to the new environmental imperative of reducing the use of fossil fuels and the associated emissions of carbon dioxide while maintaining a viable economy. The electric utility industry is a major user of fossil fuels, particularly coal and there are numerous ways to improve efficiency, reduce the use of fossil fuels and maintain the reliability of supply. The main barriers for success are institutional and economic.
primary investigator of
- COUPLING WIND GENERATION WITH CONTROLLABLE LOAD: A TIME-SERIES APPLICATION OF THE SUPEROPF | Research Grant
- PSERC - MOUNT | Research Grant
research areas
- applied economics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- city and regional planning | collaborative research area (CALS)
- climatology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- electrical engineering | collaborative research area (CALS)
- environmental sciences | collaborative research area (CALS)
- finance | collaborative research area (CALS)
- natural resources | collaborative research area (CALS)
- risk analysis and assessment | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Determining technically feasible and economically efficient ways to change the nation`s economy to lower carbon emissions and to increase environmentally sustainable development | 2007 Impact statement
- Moving the nation towards a more energy efficient and environmentally responsible lifestyle | 2006 Impact statement
- Long-term planning and investment for maintaining the reliability of supply in electricity markets | 2005 Impact statement
- Economic and engineering interactions in the deregulation of the electric utility industry | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Applied Economics and Management (AEM) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Economics and Management | graduate field
- Economics | graduate field
- Regional Science | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Center for Analytic Economics | research center
- Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) | research center
teaching
teaching focus
In addition to teaching the second graduate course in econometric methods (AEM 711), I also teach two courses in collaboration with electrical engineering and the business school that focus on exposing students to new research on energy and the environment. In particular, one course deals with testing the performance of energy markets (AEM 655/ ECE 551) and another with sustainable development in a carbon constrained economy (AEM 694/ NBA 573).
teaches
- AEM 4970 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 6550 - Electric Systems Engineering and Economics (W 12:20:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7110 - Econometrics Il (MWF 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CRP 9920 - Doctoral Dissertation (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- AEM 7000 - Individual Study in Applied Economics and Management (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 8900 - Master's Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- AEM 7110 - Econometrics Il (MWF 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2008 class
- AEM 7900 - Graduate-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
service
outreach focus
The underlying objective of my outreach is to help the nation adapt to the new environmental imperative of reducing the use of fossil fuels and and the associated emissions of carbon dioxide while maintaining a viable economy. Since the electric utility industry is the major user of fossil fuels, my outreach activities have focused of collaboration with the Independent System Operators of the electrical grid, government regulators, members of the electric utility industry and public policy organizations.
event participant
publications
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: climate change and sustainability., econometric modeling, econometric modelling, electricity deregulateion, energy and the environment, energy economics and electricity markets, investment and reliability, resource economics