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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BRUGGINK FREDERIK
   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)
Sr. VP & GM of Ser Prov Gp
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
550 MERIDIAN AVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2010
(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 01/04/2010   M   6,563 A $ 8.43 257,593 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   D   4,704 D $ 11.76 252,889 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   F   62 D $ 11.76 252,827 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   M   27,334 A $ 7.69 280,161 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   D   17,874 D $ 11.76 262,287 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   F   316 D $ 11.76 261,971 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   M   20,000 A $ 7.69 281,971 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   D   13,078 D $ 11.76 268,893 D  
Common Stock 01/04/2010   F   231 D $ 11.76 268,662 D  

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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
Stock Appreciation Right $ 8.43 01/04/2010   M     6,563   (1) 10/31/2011 Common Stock 6,563 $ 0 19,687 D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 7.69 01/04/2010   M     27,334   (2) 12/17/2010 Common Stock 27,334 $ 0 32,666 D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 7.69 01/04/2010   M     20,000   (3) 12/17/2010 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BRUGGINK FREDERIK
550 MERIDIAN AVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95126		       Sr. VP & GM of Ser Prov Gp  

Signatures

 /s/ Oliver R. Stanfield, attorney-in-fact for Frederik Bruggink   01/06/2010
**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) The Reporting Person exercised 6,563 of the 26,250 share stock appreciation right grant dated October 31, 2006. Such 26,250 stock appreciation right grant vests at the following rate: 1/4th of such shares on October 31, 2007 and on each one year anniversary thereafter.
(2) The Reporting Person exercised 27,334 of the 60,000 share stock appreciation right grant dated December 17, 2008. Such 60,000 stock appreciation right grant vests 100% on December 17, 2009.
(3) The Reporting Person exercised 20,000 of the 20,000 share stock appreciation right grant dated December 17, 2008. Such 20,000 stock appreciation right grant vests 100% on December 17, 2009.

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