Gas prices are four cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.358 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular went up just two cents over the past week to $3.05. Gasoline demand usually goes down in the fall as fewer people take road trips. Even though the national average hasn’t fallen below the $3 mark, drivers are paying less than they were this time last year. Today’s national average is eight cents less than a month ago and eight cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand remained flat at 8.45 million b/d. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 218.8 million barrels to 216.7 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI rose $1.26 to settle at $58.50 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 1 million barrels from the previous week. At 422.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 36 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.358 | $3.318 | $3.495 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.328 Altoona
$3.440 Beaver
$3.548 Bradford
$3.240 Brookville
$3.384 Butler
$2.974 Clarion
$3.212 DuBois
$3.129 Erie
$3.323 Greensburg
$3.329 Indiana
$3.422 Jeannette
$3.490 Kittanning
$3.330 Latrobe
$3.186 Meadville
$3.512 Mercer
$3.326 New Castle
$3.468 New Kensington
$3.489 Oil City
$3.407 Pittsburgh
$3.324 Sharon
$3.397 Uniontown
$3.599 Warren
$3.375 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.60), Hawaii ($4.48), Washington ($4.37), Oregon ($3.97), Alaska ($3.84), Nevada ($3.80), Idaho ($3.42), Arizona ($3.36), Utah ($3.31), and Illinois ($3.25).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.61), Texas ($2.61), Louisiana ($2.62), Oklahoma ($2.63), Tennessee ($2.64), Arkansas ($2.66), Alabama ($2.68), Kentucky ($2.69), Missouri ($2.70), and Kansas ($2.73).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (50 cents), Hawaii (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Alabama (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Arkansas (43 cents), Wisconsin (42 cents), Louisiana (42 cents), and Oklahoma (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Delaware (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Iowa (33 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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