Echelon Corporation to Hold Analyst Call on September 5th, 2002

To Comply with Federal Regulation FD, Echelon is Providing Notice of Inter-Quarter Conference Call

(SAN JOSE, CA - August 27, 2002) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) will be holding an inter-quarter conference call for investors and analysts on September 5, 2002 at 1:00 pm PDT. This announcement is being sent out to comply with Federal Regulation FD.

Financial analysts will be notified by fax or email which toll-free number they should call to access the conference call. Other interested parties may listen in on the conference call via live Webcast at http://www.echelon.com. Alternatively, the general public may also access the call at 800-388-8975 or +1-973-694-2225 (if dialing internationally).

About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation is the creator of the LonWorks platform, the world's most widely used standard for connecting everyday devices such as appliances, thermostats, air conditioners, electric meters, and lighting systems to each other and to the Internet. Echelon's hardware and software products enable manufacturers and integrators to create smart devices and systems that lower cost, increase convenience, improve service, and enhance productivity, quality, and safety. Thousands of companies have developed and installed LonWorks products and more than 24 million LonWorks enabled processors have been shipped for use in homes, buildings, factories, trains, and other systems worldwide.

The protocol underlying LonWorks networks and the signaling used by Echelon's power line and free topology transceivers have been adopted as standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Echelon is also a founding member of the LonMark® Interoperability Association, an open industry forum of hundreds of leading manufacturers, integrators, and end-users dedicated to promoting the use of interoperable LonWorks devices. More information is available at http://www.lonmark.org. Further information regarding Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com.

Echelon and Messe Frankfurt GmbH are partnering to produce the LonWorld™ Conference and Exhibit – the world’s largest event solely devoted to users, developers, integrators, and others supporting the LonWorks networking platform. This year’s event will be held in Toronto, Canada on October 31st-November 1st. For information or to registration for the event, visit http://www.lonworldexpo.com.

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Echelon, LonWorks, LonMark, the LonMark logo, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other marks belong to their respective holders.

Contact Information

Press Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Steve Nguyen Echelon Corporation +1-408-938-5272 qnguyen@echelon.com	Chris Stanfield Echelon Corporation +1-408-938-5243 cstanfield@echelon.com