diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
index c30ff4c05..c63798936 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ public class DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider implements ChannelTypeProvider {
             "electric-current");
     public static final ChannelTypeUID SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_VOLTAGE = new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID,
             "electric-voltage");
-    public static final ChannelTypeUID SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY = new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID,
-            "electrical-energy");
+    public static final ChannelTypeUID SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_ENERGY = new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID,
+            "electric-energy");
 
     /**
      * Signal strength default system wide {@link ChannelType}. Represents signal strength of a device as a number
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ public class DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider implements ChannelTypeProvider {
      * Electrical-energy: system wide {@link ChannelType} which shows the electrical energy
      */
     public static final ChannelType SYSTEM_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY = ChannelTypeBuilder
-            .state(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY, "Electrical Energy", "Number:Energy")
-            .withDescription("Current electrical energy").withCategory("Energy")
+            .state(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_ENERGY, "Electric Energy", "Number:Energy")
+            .withDescription("Current electric energy").withCategory("Energy")
             .withStateDescriptionFragment(
                     StateDescriptionFragmentBuilder.create().withReadOnly(true).withPattern("%.1f %unit%").build())
             .withTags(List.of("Measurement", "Energy")).build();
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
index af721fbd6..378e8b7bb 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class SystemWideChannelTypesTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_POWER, null));
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_CURRENT, null));
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_VOLTAGE, null));
-        assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY, null));
+        assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_ENERGY, null));
     }
 
     @Test