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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 1000 N West Street , Suite 1200 , Wilmington , Delaware ( Address of principal executive offices ) ACORN ENERGY , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in charter ) Title of each class None Commission file number : 001-33886 410-654-3315 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Large accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ X ] 22-2786081 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Common Stock , par value $ .01 per ( Title of class ) share 19801 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes [ ] No [ X ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes [ ] No [ X ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes [ X ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes [ X ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer [ ] Emerging growth company [ ] Non - accelerated filer [ X ] If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes [ ] No [ X ]