diff --git a/homeassistant/components/essent/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/essent/sensor.py
index 1f8c59784b6..1ef3d5706e8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/essent/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/essent/sensor.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ SENSORS: tuple[EssentSensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
         key="average_today",
         translation_key="average_today",
         value_fn=lambda energy_data: energy_data.avg_price,
+        energy_types=(EnergyType.ELECTRICITY,),
     ),
     EssentSensorEntityDescription(
         key="lowest_price_today",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/essent/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/essent/strings.json
index b9b2fae5ee7..1b6f692a697 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/essent/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/essent/strings.json
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
       "electricity_next_price": {
         "name": "Next electricity price"
       },
-      "gas_average_today": {
-        "name": "Average gas price today"
-      },
       "gas_current_price": {
         "name": "Current gas price"
       },
diff --git a/tests/components/essent/snapshots/test_sensor.ambr b/tests/components/essent/snapshots/test_sensor.ambr
index 1a52af7810a..31c02998f44 100644
--- a/tests/components/essent/snapshots/test_sensor.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/essent/snapshots/test_sensor.ambr
@@ -55,62 +55,6 @@
     'state': '0.29591',
   })
 # ---
-# name: test_entities[sensor.essent_average_gas_price_today-entry]
-  EntityRegistryEntrySnapshot({
-    'aliases': set({
-    }),
-    'area_id': None,
-    'capabilities': dict({
-      'state_class': <SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT: 'measurement'>,
-    }),
-    'config_entry_id': <ANY>,
-    'config_subentry_id': <ANY>,
-    'device_class': None,
-    'device_id': <ANY>,
-    'disabled_by': None,
-    'domain': 'sensor',
-    'entity_category': None,
-    'entity_id': 'sensor.essent_average_gas_price_today',
-    'has_entity_name': True,
-    'hidden_by': None,
-    'icon': None,
-    'id': <ANY>,
-    'labels': set({
-    }),
-    'name': None,
-    'options': dict({
-      'sensor': dict({
-        'suggested_display_precision': 3,
-      }),
-    }),
-    'original_device_class': None,
-    'original_icon': None,
-    'original_name': 'Average gas price today',
-    'platform': 'essent',
-    'previous_unique_id': None,
-    'suggested_object_id': None,
-    'supported_features': 0,
-    'translation_key': 'gas_average_today',
-    'unique_id': 'gas-average_today',
-    'unit_of_measurement': '€/m³',
-  })
-# ---
-# name: test_entities[sensor.essent_average_gas_price_today-state]
-  StateSnapshot({
-    'attributes': ReadOnlyDict({
-      'attribution': 'Data provided by Essent',
-      'friendly_name': 'Essent Average gas price today',
-      'state_class': <SensorStateClass.MEASUREMENT: 'measurement'>,
-      'unit_of_measurement': '€/m³',
-    }),
-    'context': <ANY>,
-    'entity_id': 'sensor.essent_average_gas_price_today',
-    'last_changed': <ANY>,
-    'last_reported': <ANY>,
-    'last_updated': <ANY>,
-    'state': '1.13959',
-  })
-# ---
 # name: test_entities[sensor.essent_current_electricity_market_price-entry]
   EntityRegistryEntrySnapshot({
     'aliases': set({