Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Modi Sohrab
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECHELON CORP [ELON]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
550 MERIDIAN AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and CTO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95126		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned 0
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares   (1) 09/10/2018 Common Stock 34,000 $ (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)   (3) 09/10/2024 Common Stock 136,000 $ 2.24 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Modi Sohrab
550 MERIDIAN AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95126		       VP and CTO  

Signatures

/s/ Alicia Jayne Moore, attorney-in-fact for Sohrab Modi 05/20/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Pursuant to the Issuer's 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan") the Reporting Person was granted 34,000 performance shares on September 10, 2014. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on September 10, 2015 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(2) Each performance share represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(3) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted an option to buy 136,000 shares of Common Stock on September 10, 2014. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on September 10, 2015 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.

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