diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83b9c994..b0386523 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ _site/
 storybook-static
 custom-elements.json
 # pnpm-lock.yaml
+
+# asdf
+.tool-versions
diff --git a/src/states/raw/individual/getIndividualObject.ts b/src/states/raw/individual/getIndividualObject.ts
index 7cce34e7..bac81e5a 100644
--- a/src/states/raw/individual/getIndividualObject.ts
+++ b/src/states/raw/individual/getIndividualObject.ts
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ export const getIndividualObject = (hass: HomeAssistant, field: IndividualDevice
   const userConfiguredInvertAnimation = field?.inverted_animation || false;
   const invertAnimation = isStateNegative ? !userConfiguredInvertAnimation : userConfiguredInvertAnimation;
   const color = field?.color && typeof field?.color === "string" ? field?.color : null;
+  const absState = state && state < 0 ? -state : state;
 
   return {
     field,
     entity,
     has,
-    state,
+    state: absState,
     displayZero,
     displayZeroTolerance,
     icon: computeFieldIcon(hass, field, "mdi:flash"),
diff --git a/src/states/raw/individual/index.ts b/src/states/raw/individual/index.ts
index 9c608f0c..9267a3d7 100644
--- a/src/states/raw/individual/index.ts
+++ b/src/states/raw/individual/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const getIndividualState = (hass: HomeAssistant, field: IndividualDeviceT
 
   const individualStateWatts = getEntityStateWatts(hass, entity);
 
-  return Math.abs(individualStateWatts);
+  return individualStateWatts;
 };
 
 export const getIndividualSecondaryState = (hass: HomeAssistant, field: IndividualDeviceType) => {