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Echelon and Leading Controls Companies Showcase Energy Saving Applications (10/4/2008)

Echelon Technology Used to Advance Smart Street Lights, LED Lighting, Demand Response and Integrated Buildings Systems 2008 Light + Building

Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON), a leading provider of networking technology that is used to manage and reduce energy consumption, and over 20 of its customers are showcasing LonWorks(r) based energy saving and control applications at the 2008 Light + Building event in Frankfurt, Germany, the world's largest tradeshow dedicated to the lighting and building industries. Built on Echelon's device networking platform, the applications being shown - ranging from home and building control products to smart street lighting systems - highlight the ability of LonWorks networks to manage energy resources while delivering lower operating costs and greater functionality in everyday systems.

"As our partners are demonstrating here at Light + Building, Echelon's technology enables what are thought of as mature industries, such as building automation and streetlights, to become progressive leaders in the movement towards a more energy-aware and energy-efficient world," said Ken Oshman, Echelon's CEO and chairman. "By making the everyday devices in the infrastructure around us 'smart' and 'connected,' energy management can move from being an expensive afterthought to an inherent capability of products and systems. Stanford professor and Director of the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency estimates that freeing up 10% of energy demand makes more energy available than increasing alternative energy 'generation' from solar and wind tenfold. The immediacy and scale of the benefits of efficiency, environmental concerns, and the rising costs of energy are compelling industries worldwide to move towards energy efficient systems and operating strategies. We are excited that LonWorks control networks play such an important role in delivering energy efficiency today, and far into the future."

Many of the world's leading control solution companies have developed products and systems based on Echelon's technology that are helping businesses, cities, and consumers reduce operating costs, and increase comfort and security. In today's high-cost electricity market, LonWorks networks are being used as energy management systems because the ability to control individual devices based on real-time information is the key to energy efficiency strategies, from smart demand/response systems in individual homes and buildings, to city-wide smart utility grids and street lighting systems.

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