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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) 04/22/2005 (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

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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

Employee stock option (Right to buy)

$ 8.52

04/22/2005

A

25,000

(1)

02/22/2012

Common Stock

25,000

(1)

25,000

D

Employee stock option (Right to buy)

$ 8.52

04/22/2005

A

60,000

(2)

03/17/2009

Common Stock

60,000

(2)

60,000

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/ Oliver R. Stanfield, attorney in fact for Russell Harris		04/26/2005
**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)	On April 22, 2005, an option to purchase 25,000 shares was issued to the Reporting Person under the Echelon Corporation 1997 Stock Plan (the "1997 Plan") pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program. The option shall vest and become exercisable as to all 25,000 shares on April 22, 2006, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on such vesting date. Such option was issued in replacement of 50,000 option shares cancelled on October 21, 2004. As provided by the terms of the option exchange program, the per share exercise price of $8.52 is equal to 115% of the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on October 21, 2004.
(2)	On April 22, 2005, an option to purchase 60,000 shares was issued to the Reporting Person under the 1997 Plan pursuant to the Issuer's option exchange program. The option shall vest and become exercisable as to 31,250 shares on April 22, 2006 and as to 1,250 shares on each one month anniversary of April 22, 2006, until all of such shares are vested and exercisable, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on each relevant vesting date. Such option was issued in replacement of 60,000 option shares cancelled on October 21, 2004. As provided by the terms of the option exchange program, the per share exercise price of $8.52 is equal to 115% of the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on October 21, 2004.

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