Exhibit 99.2


ESCO Technologies

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Patricia K. Moore                                         David P. Garino
Director, Investor Relations                              (314) 982-0551
ESCO Technologies Inc.
(314) 213-7277

                  ESCO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL AMI ORDERS AT PG&E

     ST. LOUIS, May 6, 2008 - ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced
that  subsequent to the quarter  ended March 31, 2008,  Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) has placed follow-on  orders for an additional  100,000 Aclara RF
electric  and  an   additional   119,000   Aclara  RF  gas   advanced   metering
infrastructure (AMI) products for PG&E's SmartMeter Program. The total value of
these April 2008 orders was $11.1 million.

     Earlier  in the  year,  PG&E  indicated  its  intent  to  order  additional
quantities  of  Aclara  RF  electric  AMI  devices  throughout  2008,  and these
additional 100,000 RF electric units are a step toward this intended goal.

     The $11.1  million of new orders are in  addition  to the $32.3  million of
orders  received  during the 2008 second  quarter as disclosed in the  Company's
earnings  release dated May 6, 2008,  which brings the fiscal 2008  year-to-date
total PG&E orders to $57.6 million.

     Since the inception of its SmartMeter Program,  PG&E has placed firm orders
with  Aclara  for 1.7  million  total AMI units with a total  contract  value of
$112.4 million through today, with the expectation of additional orders over the
remainder of fiscal 2008.

     The 1.7 million Aclara units ordered to date include  approximately 390,000
TWACS power-line system units;  approximately  190,000 STAR RF electric units;
and  approximately  1.1 million  STAR RF gas units,  along with related  network
infrastructure and software.

     The RF electric units will operate under PG&E's  installed STAR Network AMI
system  which  currently  manages  data from nearly  300,000 gas meters  already
installed in the region.

     Gary Moore, President of Aclara RF Systems, commented, "We are enthusiastic
about the  performance of our suite of new product  offerings,  and excited that
PG&E will expand its  deployment of Aclara's AMI  technology for its electric as
well as gas  requirements  in theCentral  Valley.  We believe that this decision
will allow PG&E to  cost-effectively  expand its industry leading AMI system and
leverage its present fixed-network infrastructure while meeting the requirements
of its customers for energy-efficient utility solutions today, and well into the
future."

     Vic Richey, ESCO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  commented,  "I am
very pleased to be partnered  with PG&E on this AMI  deployment and I'm proud to
announce  that we have nearly 1.7 million  AMI units  under  contract  with this
valued  customer.  We remain  committed to supporting  PG&E in their  SmartMeter
program, and we will not waver in our support of helping PG&E achieve its stated
AMI goals.  We will  continue to invest time and  resources  in new products and
innovative  ideas which  continue to show  results that allow PG&E to expand its
Aclara  product  deployment.  Although PG&E has not concluded its  evaluation of
competing  electric  AMI  technologies,  we  believe  this  decision  to  deploy
additional Aclara products during 2008 is a promising development and will allow
us to  demonstrate  on a large scale the features  and benefits  that our hybrid
electric solution offers."

Forward-Looking Statements

     Statements in this press release regarding the amounts and timing of fiscal
2008 and beyond electric or gas product deliveries to PG&E, the ultimate outcome
of PG&E's ongoing  assessment of electric AMI technologies,  benefits derived by
PG&E, future investments, and any other written or oral statements which are not
strictly historical are  "forward-looking"  statements within the meaning of the
safe harbor provisions of the federal  securities laws.  Investors are cautioned
that such statements are only  predictions and speak only as of the date of this
release,  and the Company  undertakes no duty to update.  The  Company's  actual
results  in the  future  may  differ  materially  from  those  projected  in the
forward-looking  statements  due to risks and  uncertainties  that  exist in the
Company's operations and business environment including, but not limited to: the
risk factors  described in Item 1A of the  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended  September  30,  2007,  and in Part II, Item 1A of the
Company's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31,
2007;  actions by the  California  Public  Utility  Commission;  PG&E's Board of
Directors or PG&E's Management impacting PG&E's AMI projects;  PG&E's evaluation
of other technologies to meet their requirements for the electric portion of its
service territory;  the success of the Company's competitors;  changes in or the
effect of the Federal  Energy  Bill;  the timing and  content of purchase  order
releases underthe PG&E contracts;  the Company's  successful  performance of the
PG&E contracts;  weakening of economic conditions in served markets;  changes in
customer demands or customer  insolvencies;  competition;  intellectual property
rights;  technical  difficulties;  delivery  delays or  defaults  by  customers;
termination  for  convenience  of customer  contracts;  timing and  magnitude of
future contract  awards;  performance  issues with key customers,  suppliers and
subcontractors; labor disputes; and changes in laws and regulations.

About Aclara

     The Aclara brand represents the industry's  leading  fixed-network  AMI/AMR
technologies  and MDM  software  serving  water,  gas,  and  electric  utilities
worldwide.  While Aclara is the singular brand and identity, the Company retains
the known technology  brands of DCSI (TWACS),  Hexagram,  Inc. (STAR Network),
and Nexus Energy Software (Energy Vision and ENERGYprism). These three companies
operate as Aclara  Power-Line  Systems Inc.,  Aclara RF Systems Inc., and Aclara
Software Inc.,  respectively.  Further information regarding Aclara is available
on the Company's web site at www.AclaraTech.com.

About ESCO

     ESCO,  headquartered  in St. Louis, is a proven supplier of special purpose
utility solutions for electric, gas, and water utilities, including hardware and
software  to  support  advanced   metering   applications  and  fully  automated
intelligent  instrumentation.  In  addition,  the  Company  provides  engineered
filtration products to the aviation,  space and process markets worldwide and is
the industry leader in RF shielding and EMC test products.  Further  information
regarding  ESCO and its  subsidiaries  is available on the Company's web site at
www.escotechnologies.com.
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