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    <periodOfReport>2026-08-11</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001409375</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OESX</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001983131</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Wishart-Smith Heather L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2210 WOODLAND DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MANITOWOC</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>WI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>54220</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-08-11</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2532</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10351</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1602</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Trust</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Restricted stock granted to the reporting person under the Orion Energy Systems, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The restricted stock vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the restricted stock on each of August 11, 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On August 22, 2025, the issuer effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of its common stock. Upon effectiveness of the reverse stock split, every 10 shares of common stock was automatically converted into one share of common stock, resulting in the reporting person's beneficial ownership of 70,379 less shares of common stock held directly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On August 22, 2025, the issuer effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of its common stock. Upon effectiveness of the reverse stock split, every 10 shares of common stock was automatically converted into one share of common stock, resulting in the reporting person's beneficial ownership of 14,423 less shares of common stock held indirectly by the Heather Lyn Trust Wishart-Smith Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">By the Heather Lyn Wishart-Smith Trust</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Garrett F. Bishop, Attorney-in-Fact for Heather L. Wishart-Smith</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-08-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
