Delegated energy check
Read whether a TRON account’s energy comes from its own stake or from delegated energy, and what expiry or undelegate will do to EnergyLimit.
Delegation is how energy moves without moving TRX
Under Stake 2.0, an account that staked TRX for energy can delegate that resource to another T-address. The receiver’s EnergyLimit rises. The TRX stays locked on the delegator. That is the mechanism behind rentals, family top-ups, and a lot of support scams that pretend something more magical is happening.
This screen is for noticing the split: own stake versus inbound delegated energy. If almost all of your Limit is delegated, your next USDT send depends on someone else’s lock remaining in place.
What you should see after a real delegate
After a successful DelegateResource, the receiver’s getaccountresource energy ceiling increases. The delegator’s available energy to spend on their own calls decreases by the same idea. If neither side’s numbers move, the transaction you were shown was not a delegation — or it targeted bandwidth instead of energy.
Always confirm the resource type. Delegating bandwidth will not save a USDT TRC20 send. Delegating energy will not fix a native TRX transfer that is short on bandwidth.
Locks, undelegate, and “I cannot take it back”
Delegations carry a lock period. During that lock the delegator cannot undelegate. That is by design, not a wallet bug. After the lock, undelegate returns the resource to the owner and the receiver’s EnergyLimit drops — which can strand a USDT send they thought was funded.
If you are the receiver, treat delegated energy as borrowed. If you are the delegator, do not promise energy past the lock you actually set. Details of stuck undelegate belong on the problem page; this check is to see the live state.
Scams borrow the word delegate
Thieves send a small TRX amount, then tell you to “approve delegated energy” in a DApp that is actually an account-permission or token-approval drain. Real delegation does not need your seed and does not need you to sign a token allowance.
This site will never ask you to sign a DelegateResource to a stranger as a condition of seeing your own numbers. Paste the address. Optional deep scan is read-only, about 2–3 TRX.
Cross-check TronLink before you rely on a rental
TronLink’s resource tab often lists energy from freeze/stake and energy from others in a way you can reconcile with this checker. If TronLink still shows a rental and this screen does not, wait for confirmation, then compare the exact address.
For a public mismatch after a rental or a family delegate, ask @wholetron with both addresses if you have them. No mnemonics, no keystores.
FAQ
What is delegated energy?
Energy produced by one account’s staked TRX and pointed at another address via Stake 2.0 DelegateResource.
Does the receiver’s frozen TRX increase?
Usually no. EnergyLimit increases; the TRX stays staked on the delegator.
Can I undelegate whenever I want?
Only after the lock period on that delegation. During the lock, undelegate is rejected by the chain.
Is rental the same as delegation?
A legitimate rental is a paid delegation. If nothing is delegated on-chain, it was not a rental.
Why did my EnergyLimit fall after a friend helped me?
They undelegated, the lock expired, or they unstaked. Borrowed energy is temporary.
Do I sign anything to receive delegated energy?
Typically no. The delegator signs DelegateResource. Be suspicious of DApps that ask you to sign to “receive energy.”
Will this checker delegate energy to me?
No. It only reads public resource state. We never ask for a seed phrase.