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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARRIS RUSSELL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ECHELON CORP [ELON] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior VP of Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 550 MERIDIAN AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2012 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95126 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/05/2012   G V 6,689 D $ 0 0 D   Common Stock 06/05/2012   G V 6,689 A $ 0 38,393 I See footnote (2) Common Stock               20,000 I See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Shares

(3)

06/11/2012

A

18,100

(4)

06/11/2016

Common Stock

18,100

$ 0

18,100

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)

$ 3.17

06/11/2012

A

72,400

(5)

06/11/2022

Common Stock

72,400

$ 0

72,400

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARRIS RUSSELL 550 MERIDIAN AVE SAN JOSE, CA 95126			Senior VP of Operations

Signatures

/s/ Kathleen B. Bloch, attorney-in-fact for Russell Harris		06/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are held by The Russell R. Harris 2004 Children's Trust dated April 22, 2004, of which the Reporting Person is the Settlor and his spouse, Jan Johnson Harris, is Trustee.
(2)	These shares are held by The Harris Living Trust dated March 22, 2004, of which the Reporting Person and his spouse serve as co-trustees.
(3)	Each performance share represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(4)	Pursuant to the Issuer's 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan") the Reporting Person was granted 18,100 performance shares. 1/4th of such shares will vest on June 11, 2013 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(5)	Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted an option to buy 72,400 shares of Common Stock. 1/4th of such shares will vest on June 11, 2013 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.

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