at OP.....well I have bought energy and largly why I am at 90K (actually low for my account)
But saying that my energy grows everyday in raid with out purchasing anything
I do my dailys . I play content that does not require energy (and their is alot of it)
and I buy energy in TTA and clan shop when available...
I never WASTE energy as well. I do not run dungeons because I can. I only do energy content when it gets me something valuable in return
If you're out of energy, you're probably playing the game well. You'll learn techniques to avoid burning refills and stuff in your mailbox.
A great example is the Daily Quest Refill from the 5x Arena Battles. Don't burn that as soon as you get it, do the Tag Arena and then Faction Wars, as well as Doom Tower and Clan Boss keys first. There's usually another 50 waiting for you in the Advanced Quests plus ANOTHER Refill for doing all the advanced quests.
Only pop refills when you're about to run a dungeon a bunch and learn which ones get sent to your mailbox and which ones immediately pop when you collect them.
Over time you'll get a decent routine of when you are and aren't using energy.
Lastly, you'll personally need to decide when buying pots with gems is worth it. Some folk never do and spend them all on Scrolls and Ancient Shards. BUT for Scrolls, the energy cost to run Minotaur via gems is less than the purchase of Scrolls with Gems. However the TIME you save is important too. If you can run Minotaur overnight while you're sleeping, that would be best