To draw a simple analogy, normal atomic interaction occurs much like a tuning fork and a crystal glass. The attuned fork resonates at the same frequency and when it vibrates the energy is absorbed by the crystal.

On earth the closer the object would be the greater the energy absorbed. And when two atoms are close together their quanta influence eachother.

In quantum entanglement the quantum wave forms of two atoms are linked or matched up. To transfer energy between the two by influencing one means that the transfer is not occurring via the conventional medium. (i.e. proximity quantum exchanges) This gives evidence towards the assumption that there exists another dimensional level which links these two atoms outside the conventional time-space dimension.

Imagine the two atoms as two cell-phones. Once the voice energy is converted into a digital signal and broadcast, a local relay reflects the signal to a satellite which bounces it back down to the other cell phone. The satellite acts as a signal relay. In quantum entanglement the messenger really is this 'fourth' dimension where space doesn't exist as we know it, but rather is the sum of energy and signals merged altogether (imagine the whole universe all entangled into the size of a single quantum wave form, which is sort of what Einstein conceived of when objects would exceed lightspeed)

This is where it gets interesting. Like the cell phones -- voice isn't carried through the air but rather the other cell phone manipulates the atoms around it to recreate the voice based upon a digital signal, the use of energy from the battery, etc. A quantum entangled atom will likely receive energy from this other dimension allowing it to recreate the energy expenditure -- apparently showing a net gain over the energy put in and defying the conservation of energy at least from our perspective. For the extra energy will really have come from this adjoining spectra.

For energy purposes, quantum manipulation of matter is the next big thing. It will allow us to apparently create "free energy." Of course it won't really be free, rather we will be tapping these other spectra for energy in much the same way lightning converts energy out of the atmosphere from apparently nowhere.

So yes net gain in energy on one spectra - but loss of energy at another so that the conservation of energy principle is not broken.