Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
OSHMAN M KENNETH
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECHELON CORP [ELON] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
550 MERIDIAN AVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2011
(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 05/01/2011   M   1,694 A (11) 1,694 D  
Common Stock 05/01/2011   F   621 D $ 9.365 1,073 D  
Common Stock 05/02/2011   G V 1,073 D $ 0 0 D  
Common Stock 05/02/2011   G V 1,073 A $ 0 1,831,209 I See footnote (1)
Common Stock 05/03/2011   S   1,073 (12) D $ 8.9521 1,830,136 I See footnote (1)
Common Stock               210,492 I See footnote (2)
Common Stock               210,492 I See footnote (3)
Common Stock               89,508 I See footnote (4)
Common Stock               89,508 I See footnote (5)
Common Stock               98,107 I See footnote (6)
Common Stock               98,107 I See footnote (7)
Common Stock               268,638 I See footnote (9)
Common Stock               268,638 I See footnote (10)
Common Stock               488,428 I See footnote (8)

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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 (11) 05/01/2011   M     1,694   (13) 03/01/2013 Common Stock 1,694 $ 0 35,570 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
OSHMAN M KENNETH
550 MERIDIAN AVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95126		   X     Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Oliver R. Stanfield, attorney-in-fact for M. Kenneth Oshman   05/03/2011
**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 Oshman Trust dated July 10, 1979 (the "Oshman Living Trust"), of which the Reporting Person and his spouse, Barbara S. Oshman, serve as co-trustees.
(2) These shares are held by the M. Kenneth Oshman 2010A Annuity Trust dated August 18, 2010.
(3) These shares are held by the Barbara S. Oshman 2010A Annuity Trust dated August 18, 2010.
(4) These shares are held by the M. Kenneth Oshman 2009A Annuity Trust dated August 4, 2009.
(5) These shares are held by the Barbara S. Oshman 2009A Annuity Trust dated August 4, 2009.
(6) These shares are held by the M. Kenneth Oshman 2010 Annuity Trust dated February 23, 2010.
(7) These shares are held by the Barbara S. Oshman 2010 Annuity Trust dated February 23, 2010.
(8) These shares are held by O-S Ventures, a general partnership, of which M. Kenneth Oshman is general partner.
(9) These shares are held by the M. Kenneth Oshman 2011 Annuity Trust #1 dated February 25, 2011.
(10) These shares are held by the Barbara S. Oshman 2011 Annuity Trust #1 dated February 25, 2011.
(11) Each performance share represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(12) This trade was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 7, 2011.
(13) 1,694 of the 40,651 shares granted to M. Kenneth Oshman under the Issuer's 1997 Stock Plan were vested and released to M. Kenneth Oshman effective May 1, 2011. Such 40,651 share grant vests at the following rate: 1/24th of such shares on March 1, 2011 and on each one-month anniversary thereafter.

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