Echelon and i-Logicon Team to Deliver Energy Management and Process Controls to India’s Industrial and Manufacturing Market(San Jose, CA - June 5, 2007) - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a leading provider of networking technology that is used to manage and reduce energy consumption, and i-Logicon Control Automation Pvt. Ltd., a leading service provider in controls, energy management and information technology solutions today announced a collaboration to reduce energy and operating costs for industrial and manufacturing industries in India. The Energy Management Solution (EMS) developed by i-Logicon utilizes Echelon’s LonWorks® based smart “energy nodes” and the i.LON 100® to monitor and control equipment based on energy, gas, or water use across an industrial plant. The EMS monitors specific energy consumption, raises alarms for energy use thresholds, and enables preventative actions targeted at decreasing energy and resource usage. The first installation of i-Logicon’s EMS solution at Classic Knit Processors in Tirupur, the textile city of India, yielded a 20% reduction in energy use. “Investing in improved energy management is a social, environmental and economic decision. The solution offered by the collaboration of i-Logicon’s EMS technology and Echelon’s intelligent infrastructure is a strong argument for companies to take this decision,” says Bhaskar Shenoy, Director at i-Logicon. “A textile manufacturer such as Classic Knit Processors gains significant benefits from energy, steam, and water use optimization – lowering their overall operating costs and cost of goods sold.” India’s large textile industry is a primary target for energy management and process automation technology and solutions. The need for process efficiencies and best practices, coupled with the pressure of scarce resources, has made optimization of energy use a high priority as a means of lowering the overall cost of finished goods. An analysis by the Karnataka Electricity Board estimates that a city such as Bangalore is expected to face a power shortage of 15 million kilowatts in the summer of 2007 – driving energy prices higher and increasing both the rate and severity of penalties for companies that exceed their allocated maximum energy use. i-Logicon’s solution has the potential to save as much as 20% on energy alone in an industrial plant, and the investments typically pay for themselves over a nine month period. Additional cost benefits include reduced maintenance costs derived from better monitoring and control of plant equipment and reductions in penalties assessed for exceeding energy allocations. The i-Logicon solution combines both process control and energy management to deliver balanced electricity, steam, and water use along with section-wide energy and water consumption monitoring in textile dyeing units. Data derived from the system helps identify and grade energy conservation measures and process changes. “The Indian sub-continent is one of the world’s most important industrial areas,” said Mark Rodman, Echelon’s regional director. “However, like other high growth markets, the energy infrastructure has not kept pace with demand and global manufacturing has created intense pressure on overall costs. The i-Logicon solution leverages our technology to address both – helping customers optimize energy consumption and the manufacturing process.” About i-Logicon About Echelon Corporation ### Echelon, i.LON, LonWorks, and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.This press release may contain statements relating to future plans, events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining to the timing and level of orders by i.Logicon and other customers and demand for Echelon products and services in demand response and other applications such as those using the i.Logicon solution; risks that these products do not perform as designed, and that liability may accrue as a result of the use of Echelon products and services in demand response or other applications; risks associated with any changes that may occur in directives regarding demand response, safety or other policies, and acceptance by local, regional or other government agencies of LonWorks based demand response or other solutions; the growth of the LonWorks industry in general; and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. 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