How TRON energy works

Energy explained

Energy is a resource that is used to execute smart contracts on the TRON network. When a user executes a smart contract, aside from bandwidth they consume Energy, which is used to pay for computational costs.

Note

Energy, like bandwidth, regenerates progressively over a period of 24h.

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Obtaining energy

Wallets start with no Energy and to obtain Energy, users must:

• Stake TRX to obtain Energy, which will be frozen until unstaked, in which case it will take 14 days to be available again for use.

• Use a third-party service: Services like Tron Energy Market allow users to rent Energy for their transactions without having to stake TRX and allowing them to save up to 90% on costs.

Most commonly, Energy cost is not proportional to the amount of funds being transferred, but rather to the complexity of the smart contract being executed.

Burning TRX is also a way to pay for the fees of transactions.

Note

In Tron Energy Market you can choose to rent Energy for a specific amount of time, or for a specific amount of Energy, depending on your needs.

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