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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-042205
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130725
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130731

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:		13999036

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported) <U>July 25, 2013</U></B></P>

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

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in its Charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">19807</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code <U>(302) 656-1707</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT> Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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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: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;<U>_____________________________________________________________________________________________</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</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">On July 25, 2013, Richard
Rimer, 48, was appointed Executive Vice President of the Registrant and signed a Consulting Agreement with the Registrant, which
is effective as of August 1, 2013 (the &ldquo;Rimer CA&rdquo;).<B> </B>Mr. Rimer has served on the Registrant's Board of Directors
since September 2006 and was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2012, a position he held until his appointment
as Executive Vice President. He became a consultant to the Registrant in January 2012 and continues in that role under the Rimer
CA. Mr. Rimer is a principal of Top Quartile Partners, an investment fund.&nbsp;&nbsp;From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Rimer was a Partner
at Index Ventures, a private investment company.&nbsp;&nbsp;He formerly served on the boards of Direct Medica, a provider of marketing
services to pharmaceutical companies, and Addex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical research and development company.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior
to joining Index Ventures, Mr. Rimer was the co-founder of MediService, the leading direct service pharmacy in Switzerland and
served as a consultant with McKinsey &amp; Co. In addition to his consulting services for the Registrant, Mr. Rimer also serves
as Chairman of the Registrant's GridSense and OmniMetrix subsidiaries and is on the Board of Directors of the Registrant's DSIT
and USSI subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Rimer CA,
Mr. Rimer will receive a payment of $215,040 for services rendered by him during 2013 prior to the effective date of that agreement.
He also was, or will be, reimbursed in the ordinary course of business for travel and other expenses he incurred on the Registrant's
behalf during that time. The Rimer CA provides that Mr. Rimer will serve as Executive Vice President for an annualized fee of $368,640,
payable in equal monthly installments of $30,720, and will continue to receive business-related expense reimbursements in accordance
with company policies. The term of the Rimer CA expires on March 31, 2014 unless earlier terminated as therein provided. If Mr.
Rimer&rsquo;s engagement is terminated without cause or by him for good reason as specified, he is entitled to be paid the fees
otherwise due him through the scheduled term end (i.e., $ 30,720 per month), plus a prorated bonus based on months worked , if
earned. The Registrant is obligated to inform Mr. Rimer by January 1, 2014 whether the Compensation Committee has elected not to
initiate negotiations with Mr. Rimer for continuation of consulting services or the terms of an employment relationship.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Rimer may earn
a bonus up to $272,000 for the accomplishment of agreed-upon goals by December 31, 2013 as set by the Compensation Committee. The
Compensation Committee will make its determination regarding any bonus award by January 31, 2014 and may make a prorated award
based on a partial percentage of accomplishment. If the engagement is still in effect at January 1, 2014, Mr. Rimer will receive
options to purchase shares of the Registrant's common stock with a Black-Scholes valuation of $200,000 and at an exercise price
equal to the closing price on the NASDAQ Global Market as of the last trading day of 2013.</P>

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

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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 31st day of July, 2013.</P>

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