Out of energy check
See whether a TRON account is out of energy, what OUT_OF_ENERGY means, and how TRX burn or a failed USDT send follows an empty meter.
Out of energy is a meter, not a locked account
When remaining energy hits zero or sits below what a contract call needs, the node cannot finish the smart-contract execution from prepaid energy. Wallets surface this as OUT_OF_ENERGY, “insufficient energy,” or a TRX fee that appeared because the chain burned TRX to buy the missing compute.
The account is not frozen by Tether and not seized. You can still receive TRX or tokens. You cannot cheaply send USDT TRC20 until EnergyLimit minus EnergyUsed covers the call again.
Confirm the empty tank on the sending address
Paste the address that signed — or failed to sign — the transfer. A receiver with zero energy is a distraction; they do not pay for your USDT send. If the sender still shows a large remainder, the failure was something else: bandwidth, a revert, a wrong contract, or a freeze on USDT.
This checker reads getaccountresource. Compare EnergyLimit and EnergyUsed with the ~65k planning estimate only if the failed action was a typical USDT TRC20 transfer. Other contracts have other costs.
Burning TRX is the expensive escape hatch
TRON can burn TRX to supply energy when the prepaid meter is short. That is why an “empty” account sometimes still completes a send and you notice a TRX balance drop instead of a hard fail. The burn path is usually worse economics than staking or a short rental.
If you want to stop burns, add energy first, then retry. Repeating the same USDT send while empty is how burns stack. Details live on the energy-versus-burning guide; this page is for confirming the tank is actually empty.
Recovery is stake, rent, or wait — not a seed form
Stake TRX for energy, accept a delegation, or wait if a rental you already paid has not landed yet. Then re-check this address. There is no official “energy recovery portal” that needs your mnemonic. Sites that offer to restore energy after a failed USDT send in exchange for a seed are theft.
Optional deep scan stays read-only at about 2–3 TRX. It will not refill EnergyLimit. Help: @wholetron with the public address or failed tx hash.
Do not mix this up with bandwidth exhaustion
Native TRX transfers fail or burn NetFee when bandwidth is short. USDT fails or burns energy when energy is short. If your failed tx never called a contract, this out-of-energy screen is the wrong tool — use the bandwidth checker.
TronLink’s resource tab shows both rows. Match the error text to the row that is empty, then fix that resource only. Fixing the wrong meter wastes a freeze lock.
FAQ
What does OUT_OF_ENERGY mean?
The sending account did not have enough remaining energy (EnergyLimit minus EnergyUsed) for the contract call.
Can I still receive USDT if I am out of energy?
Yes. Receiving a TRC20 credit does not require the receiver to spend energy. Sending that USDT later will.
Why did TRX disappear instead of a hard fail?
The chain may burn TRX to purchase energy when the prepaid meter is short. That burn is the expensive fallback.
Is out of energy the same as a frozen USDT address?
No. A Tether blacklist freeze blocks USDT at the token contract. Out of energy is a resource shortfall on the sender.
How do I refill energy?
Stake TRX for energy under Stake 2.0, or obtain delegated/rented energy. Then re-check remaining energy before retrying USDT.
Should I enter my seed on an energy recovery site?
Never. This independent desk will never ask for a seed phrase. Recovery sites that do are stealing wallets.
Can deep scan fix out of energy?
No. Deep scan is a read-only confirmation (~2–3 TRX). It does not stake, rent, or gift energy.