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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-048349
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120828
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120828
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20120828

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33886
		FILM NUMBER:		121059233

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3903 CENTERVILLE ROAD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19807
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3026561708

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3903 CENTERVILLE ROAD
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19807

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(RULE 14a-101)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)
of the Securities</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Definitive Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Definitive Additional Materials</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ACORN ENERGY, INC.</P>

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In Its Charter)</P>

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if other than the Registrant)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</TD></TR>
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    <TD>No fee required.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 91%">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ACORN ENERGY, INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Amendments to 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>2006 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">August 28, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective August 27,
2012, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors amended the Acorn Energy, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and Acorn Energy,
Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (collectively, the &ldquo;Plans&rdquo;) to more expressly prohibit repricing
without stockholder approval of, and similar actions with respect to, stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under
the Plans, except in connection with certain corporate transactions. The amendment was effected by adding the following language
to the end of Section 17.3 of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (which also governs awards under the 2006 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B>Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including without
limitation, any stock dividend, distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), stock split,
extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, change in control, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities, or similar transaction(s)), the Company may not, without obtaining shareholder
approval: (a) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the exercise price of such outstanding Options or SARs;
(b) cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price
of the original Options or SARs; or (c) cancel outstanding Options or SARs with an exercise price above the current stock price
in exchange for cash or other securities.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposals to increase
the shares available for issuance are on the agenda for the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders which is scheduled to be held
on September 11, 2012. Copies of the Plans, as proposed to be amended to increase the available shares, are attached as an appendix
to the Proxy Statement for the meeting as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;), which may be accessed
and viewed from the SEC&rsquo;s website (<U>www.sec.gov</U>); the Plans as so filed should be read together with the amendment
described in and set forth in this notice. Copies of the Plans may also be obtained upon written request from the Secretary of
our company, 3903 Centerville Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19807.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Stockholders and other interested persons
may read, print and download this notice, the Proxy Statement and the accompanying Annual Report at <U>https://materials.proxyvote.com/004848</U>.</P>



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