How much energy does a USDT transfer need?

Two numbers, and how to tell which one is yours.

65,000 if the recipient address already holds USDT. 131,000 if it does not. In doubt, take 131,000: the overpayment is smaller than one failed transfer.

How to check the recipient

1. Copy the recipient address and open it in a TRON explorer.
2. Find the token list. USDT there with a non-zero balance — 65,000 is enough.
3. No list, or no USDT in it — take 131,000.
4. Address not found at all — it has to be activated first by any incoming transaction.

Several transfers in a row

Energy is delegated to the address as a pool, not to a transaction: the leftover lives until the hour ends. We sell two sizes, so three transfers means three orders in a row rather than one larger amount. The calculator does the sums.

Why other sites quote other numbers

64,285, 64,300, 29,650 — all correct at some point. Consumption follows the contract version, storage state and network parameters, and all three have changed. 65,000 and 131,000 are today’s standard with headroom.