Echelon to Present at Needham Growth Conference

(SAN JOSE, CA – January 6, 2004) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the creator of the LonWorks® device networking platform for networking everyday devices to each other and the Internet, announced today that Ken Oshman, Echelon's CEO and chairman, and Bea Yormark, Echelon's president and COO, will present a company overview at the Sixth Annual Needham Growth Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City, on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Investors may listen to the live webcast and view a copy of the slide presentation at http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/needham7/elon/. The recorded webcast will be accessible online for 60 days after the live event.

About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) 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 over 30 million LonWorks enabled processors have been shipped for use in homes, buildings, factories, trains, and other systems worldwide.

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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