diff --git a/custom_components/powercalc/sensors/group.py b/custom_components/powercalc/sensors/group.py
index 4f24b545f..1ea1a06b1 100644
--- a/custom_components/powercalc/sensors/group.py
+++ b/custom_components/powercalc/sensors/group.py
@@ -170,8 +170,13 @@ async def create_group_sensors_from_config_entry(
     if CONF_UNIQUE_ID not in sensor_config:
         sensor_config[CONF_UNIQUE_ID] = entry.entry_id
 
+    area_entities: list[Entity] = []
+    if CONF_AREA in entry.data:
+        area_entities = resolve_include_entities(hass, {CONF_AREA: entry.data[CONF_AREA]})
+
     power_sensor_ids: set[str] = set(
-        resolve_entity_ids_recursively(hass, entry, SensorDeviceClass.POWER),
+        resolve_entity_ids_recursively(hass, entry, SensorDeviceClass.POWER) +
+        [entity.entity_id for entity in area_entities if isinstance(entity, PowerSensor)],
     )
     if power_sensor_ids:
         power_sensor = create_grouped_power_sensor(
@@ -183,7 +188,8 @@ async def create_group_sensors_from_config_entry(
         group_sensors.append(power_sensor)
 
     energy_sensor_ids: set[str] = set(
-        resolve_entity_ids_recursively(hass, entry, SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY),
+        resolve_entity_ids_recursively(hass, entry, SensorDeviceClass.ENERGY) +
+        [entity.entity_id for entity in area_entities if isinstance(entity, EnergySensor)],
     )
     if energy_sensor_ids:
         energy_sensor = create_grouped_energy_sensor(
@@ -341,10 +347,6 @@ def resolve_entity_ids_recursively(
     )
     resolved_ids.extend(entry.data.get(conf_key) or [])
 
-    if CONF_AREA in entry.data:
-        include_entities = resolve_include_entities(hass, {CONF_AREA: entry.data[CONF_AREA]})
-        resolved_ids.extend([entity.entity_id for entity in include_entities])
-
     # Include the entities from sub groups
     subgroups = entry.data.get(CONF_SUB_GROUPS)
     if not subgroups:
diff --git a/tests/test_config_flow.py b/tests/test_config_flow.py
index 7c6e35a36..3e39eac5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_flow.py
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ async def test_group_include_area(hass: HomeAssistant, entity_reg: EntityRegistr
     user_input = {
         CONF_NAME: "My group sensor",
         CONF_AREA: area.id,
+        CONF_CREATE_UTILITY_METERS: True,
     }
     result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
         result["flow_id"],
@@ -744,13 +745,19 @@ async def test_group_include_area(hass: HomeAssistant, entity_reg: EntityRegistr
         CONF_HIDE_MEMBERS: False,
         CONF_AREA: area.id,
         CONF_UNIQUE_ID: "My group sensor",
-        CONF_CREATE_UTILITY_METERS: False,
+        CONF_CREATE_UTILITY_METERS: True,
     }
-
     await hass.async_block_till_done()
-    group_state = hass.states.get("sensor.my_group_sensor_power")
-    assert group_state
-    assert group_state.attributes.get(CONF_ENTITIES) == {"sensor.test_energy", "sensor.test_power"}
+
+    power_state = hass.states.get("sensor.my_group_sensor_power")
+    assert power_state
+    assert power_state.attributes.get(CONF_ENTITIES) == {"sensor.test_power"}
+
+    energy_state = hass.states.get("sensor.my_group_sensor_energy")
+    assert energy_state
+    assert energy_state.attributes.get(CONF_ENTITIES) == {"sensor.test_energy"}
+
+    assert hass.states.get("sensor.my_group_sensor_energy_daily")
 
 
 async def test_can_select_existing_powercalc_entry_as_group_member(