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 *
  Marszewski C. Michael
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2011
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 & Principal Acctg Officer
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)
Common Stock 23,109
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
Stock Appreciation Right   (1) 12/17/2013 Common Stock 7,500 $ 7.69 D  
Stock Appreciation Right   (2) 12/17/2013 Common Stock 3,750 $ 7.69 D  
Stock Appreciation Right   (3) 12/17/2012 Common Stock 11,250 $ 7.69 D  
Stock Appreciation Right   (4) 12/17/2011 Common Stock 11,250 $ 7.69 D  
Stock Appreciation Right   (5) 05/14/2014 Common Stock 9,861 $ 7.47 D  
Performance Shares   (7) 05/27/2012 Common Stock 937 $ (6) D  
Performance Shares   (8) 10/23/2012 Common Stock 1,000 $ (6) D  
Performance Shares   (9) 05/26/2014 Common Stock 8,475 $ (6) D  
Performance Shares   (10) 08/10/2015 Common Stock 24,000 $ (6) D  
Performance Shares   (11) 05/14/2014 Common Stock 3,287 $ (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Marszewski C. Michael
550 MERIDIAN AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
      VP & Principal Acctg Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Kathleen B. Bloch, attorney-in-fact for C. Michael Marszewski 11/16/2011
**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 stock appreciation rights with respect to 7,500 shares on December 17, 2008. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on December 17, 2009 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(2) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted stock appreciation rights with respect to 3,750 shares on December 17, 2008. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on December 17, 2009 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(3) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted stock appreciation rights with respect to 11,250 shares on December 17, 2008. 1/3rd of the total number of shares granted vest on December 17, 2009 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(4) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted stock appreciation rights with respect to 11,250 shares on December 17, 2008. 1/2 of the total number of shares granted vest on December 17, 2009 and 1/2 of the shares vested on December 17, 2010.
(5) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted stock appreciation rights with respect to 9,861 shares on May 14, 2009. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on May 14, 2010 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(6) Each performance share represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(7) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted 3,750 performance shares on May 27, 2008, of which 2,813 shares have been released. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on May 27, 2009 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(8) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted 4,000 performance shares on October 23, 2008, of which 3,000 shares have been released. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on October 23, 2009 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(9) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted 11,300 performance shares on May 26, 2010, of which 2,825 shares have been released. 1/4th of the total number of shares granted vest on May 26, 2011 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(10) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted 24,000 performance shares on August 10, 2011. 1/4th of such shares vest on August 10, 2012 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(11) Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted 3,287 performance shares on May 14, 2009. 1/4th of such shares vest on May 14, 2010 and on each one year anniversary thereafter and in each case subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria.

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