Energy staking is staking TRX to receive Energy for smart contract execution and TRON Power (TP), which gives your account voting weight. The key condition is that the TRX and TP stay tied to your account: delegating Energy does not transfer your votes, but unstaking TRX reclaims TP.
What do you receive when you stake TRX for Energy?
On TRON mainnet’s current resource model, staking 1 TRX for Energy gives you 1 TP as well. The TRON Developer Hub says this setting can change through a network proposal; if the resource model changes, Energy and TP may need separate stakes. When your wallet shows the staking choice, check which resource model it follows.
Energy pays for smart contract execution, including TRC-20 transfers. TRON Energy is the resource your account can use for that execution; the stake also gives you TP for voting. The TRON Developer Hub describes TP as voting weight for Super Representatives (SRs), the elected block producers.
Here is a step-through example using the current 1:1 TP ratio:
- Stake 1,000 TRX and select Energy. Your account receives 1,000 TP, plus an Energy allocation based on its share of TRX staked for Energy across the network.
- Vote for SRs from the same wallet. You can split the 1,000 votes, for example 600 for one SR and 400 for another.
- If you change your choices, submit the full allocation you want to keep. Each new vote replaces your previous vote, so omitting an SR removes your earlier votes for it.
- If you unstake 200 TRX, the network reclaims 200 TP. Unused TP is reclaimed first; if that is insufficient, votes are revoked proportionally from the SRs you backed.
What does staking take, and when should you unstake?
Staking does not spend your TRX, but it makes that TRX unavailable to trade while staked and through the unstaking period. As of 20 October 2026, the TRON Developer Hub lists a 14-day pending period for Stake 2.0 unstaking. It also says the delay is a network parameter that governance can change.
Resource delegation lets another account use your staked Energy, but TP is not delegatable: your voting rights stay with the account that staked. Check the Energy balance and TP in your own wallet before voting or unstaking. If you rely on votes for rewards or governance, leave enough TRX staked to cover them.
Does choosing Energy reduce my voting power?
Under the current mainnet setting, choosing Energy does not reduce TP: 1 TRX staked for Energy gives 1 TP. The Energy amount can vary as the network-wide Energy stake changes, while TP follows the TRX amount. Check your wallet’s displayed TP after staking, especially if protocol settings have changed.
Can I lend Energy and keep my votes?
Yes. You can delegate Energy to another account, and the staking account keeps its TP and voting rights. Delegation only lends use of the resource; it does not transfer the staked TRX or TP to the recipient. Check whether the delegation has a time lock before relying on being able to reclaim the Energy quickly.
What happens if I unstake more TRX than my unused TP?
The network first reclaims TP you have not voted with. If the unstake still requires more TP, it revokes votes proportionally across the SRs you voted for. For example, with 600 votes for one SR and 400 for another, a 500-vote reduction removes 300 and 200 respectively.
Can I change my votes without unstaking?
Yes. Submit a new vote transaction from your wallet with the full distribution you want; your TRX can remain staked. The latest transaction replaces your earlier distribution, so include every SR you still want to support. Use the wallet’s vote summary to confirm the new allocation was recorded.
Keep TRX staked for Energy when you need its execution resource and want the matching TP; unstake only when the released TRX is worth the lost voting weight and delay.
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