MACED : Mountain Association for Community Economic Development

Overview

Board

Staff

Supporters

Enterprise Development

Forestry

Research and Policy

How$martKY™

Energy Efficient Enterprises

Appalachian Development Alliance

Appalachian Transition Initiative

Central Appalachian Network

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Kentucky Coalition for Responsible Lending

Kentucky Solar Partnership

Kentucky Sustainable Energy Alliance

Triple Bottom Line Collaborative

Working Poor Families Project

Voices of Appalachia

Storytelling Map

Publications

Tools for Business Owners

Employment Opportunities

Tools for Business Owners

Loan Client Profiles

Overview

Appalachian Carbon Partnership

Center for Forest and Wood Certification

Kentucky Forest Landowner's Handbook

Central Appalachian Forestry Alliance

An Energy Audit Example

Homeowner Examples

Contractors' Corner

Customers' Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Start Here

Utility Charges Explained

Tools and Calculators

Ways to Save at Work

Energy Saving Fact Sheets

Building Contractor Capacity

Paying for Improvements

Success Stories

Energy Links

Glossary

Keep Appalachian family forests growing for the future.

MACED works to make a meaningful difference to people and places in Kentucky, particularly eastern Kentucky, and the Central Appalachian region.

MACED Headlines

Congratulations to the 2012 graduating class of FastTrac entrepreneurs in the Rockcastle location. Top row left to right: Holly Hopkins, Larry Barnett, Brandon Reynolds and Bill Schutters, FastTrac Facilitator. Front row left to right: Amy Baker, Cassie Literal, Joe Lepore and Geoffrey Willett, MACED FastTrac Administrator. Not pictured: Mary Louise Isaacs.

Long-Term Approaches to Appalachian Investment Needed Given Region’s Coal Projections — a new report from MACED about promoting a long-term investment in Appalachian Kentucky with a permanent coal severance tax fund.

WMMT's video follows energy specialists on a home energy audit through How$martKY™. The video takes a look at How$martKY, a pilot program being carried out by the MACED and four rural electric cooperatives in eastern Kentucky.

An analysis of the impacts a Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) could have in Kentucky. The study concludes that making small but significant steps to begin diversifying Kentucky’s portfolio over the next ten years will lower the bills of Kentucky’s residents, business owners, and industrial facilities compared to their bills without a clean energy standard.

Photographs of eastern Kentucky by: Angie Carriere Goodtyme Photography and from the MACED archives.