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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-010256
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120221
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120221

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACORN ENERGY, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880984
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-ENGINEERING SERVICES [8711]
		IRS NUMBER:				222786081
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33886
		FILM NUMBER:		12627852

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 WEST ROCKLAND ROAD
		CITY:			MONTCHANIN
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19710
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3026561708

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 WEST ROCKLAND ROAD
		CITY:			MONTCHANIN
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19710

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ACORN FACTOR, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060920

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DATA SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DEFENSE SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<U>February 21, 2012</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ACORN ENERGY, INC.</B></P>

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its Charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">of Incorporation)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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area code <U>(302) 656-1707</U></P>

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8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">O<FONT STYLE="color: black">n February 21, 2012, Acorn Energy, Inc.
issued a press release providing a corporate update, including an outlook for 2012</FONT>. The press release is annexed as Exhibit
99.1 to this report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release of Acorn Energy,
Inc., dated February <FONT STYLE="color: black">21</FONT>, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized on this <FONT STYLE="color: black">21st</FONT> day of February, 2012.</P>

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    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/Heather K. Mallard</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Name:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Heather K. Mallard</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Acorn Energy, Inc. Provides Corporate
Update</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">MONTCHANIN, Del., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ &mdash; Acorn
Energy, Inc. (&ldquo;Acorn&rdquo; or &ldquo;the Company&rdquo;) (NASDAQ: <U>ACFN</U> - <U>News</U>), a holding company focused
on making energy better by providing digital solutions for energy infrastructure asset management, today issued a corporate update
which includes an outlook for 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">John Moore, CEO of Acorn Energy stated, &ldquo;We remain
highly enthusiastic regarding the progress that each of our portfolio companies continues to make and we expect a record 2012 from
each. Furthermore, the recent acquisition of OmniMetrix, LLC,&nbsp;a leading developer and producer of remote monitoring equipment
and systems for emergency power generators and underground pipelines, expands our portfolio further into the emerging world of
digital energy infrastructure. OmniMetrix is a profitable and growing enterprise. By investing relatively modest sums to further
build its leadership position in on-site power generation monitoring and pipeline safety, we believe we can make a significant
impact on stockholder value.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&ldquo;We have proven our thesis of capital light, energy
technology investing with our successful exits from CoaLogix (sold for $101M in August 2011),and <U>Comverge</U>{ticker: COMV}
(ACFN exited a majority of its interest at a $600M valuation in the Goldman Sachs secondary offering in December 2007).&rdquo;
Mr. Moore concluded, &ldquo;We are tremendously excited about our current portfolio of companies. Our pipeline of business opportunities
is large and growing. We feel confident in our ability to grow Acorn&rsquo;s revenues substantially in the coming years.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>2012 Outlook - DSIT:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Record revenues</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>AquaShield<FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&auml;</FONT> product line extensions</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Collaboration with US Seismic for harbor- and land-based security offerings</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>2012 Outlook - GridSense:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>Expansion of Transformer IQ<FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&auml;</FONT> major deployments</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>New field applications of the Transformer IQ<FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&auml;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>New software and hardware product platform introductions<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&ndash; Overview and 2012 Outlook - OmniMetrix:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>$3.0 million in revenues in 2011, up from $1.7 million in 2010 based on unaudited financial statements</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>$0.8 million pre-tax Income in 2011</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>$8.5 million purchase price. Net of cash, receivables and payables (expected to be approximately $1.0 million) this represents
a 2.5 multiple of sales</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>2012 Outlook - US Seismic Systems:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>First commercial trial results and product feedback expected by the third quarter of 2012</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&ldquo;Our corporate cash balance remains very strong and
our ability to continue funding our businesses and pay our regular dividend remains intact. We are confident we have a unique investment
thesis in digital energy infrastructure and expect to continue to provide attractive returns to our stockholders,&rdquo; stated
Moore.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>About Acorn Energy, Inc.<BR>
</B>Acorn Energy, Inc. is a holding company focused on making energy better by providing digital solutions for energy infrastructure
asset management.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thefour businesses in which we have controlling interests, improve the world's energy infrastructure
by making it: more secure - providing security solutions for underwater energy infrastructure (DSIT); more reliable - providing
condition-based monitoring to critical assets on the electric grid (GridSense, OmniMetrix) and;more productive and efficient -
increasing oil and gas production while lowering costs through use of permanent ultra-high sensitive seismic tools that allowfor
a more precise picture of reservoirs (US Seismic). For more information visit:&nbsp;<U>http://www.acornenergy.com</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>SafeHarbor Statement<BR>
</B>This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. There is no assurance
that the Company and its operating companies will be able to achieve the expected growth in revenue or meet the other expectations
described or referred to above.&nbsp; A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties which may affect Acorn Energy's business
generally and the businesses of its subsidiaries is included in &quot;Risk Factors&quot; in the Company's most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Investor Contact:<BR>
</B>Paul G. Henning<BR>
Cameron Associates<BR>
(212) 554-5462<BR>
<U>Paul@cameronassoc.com</U></P>

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