AAA: Gas Prices Continue to Fall in PA

Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.359 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
As the summer travel season continues, the national average for a gallon of regular has dipped by a penny over the past week to $3.14. Pump prices are matching the summer of 2021, the last time seasonal gas prices were this low. One of the main factors – crude oil prices under $70 per barrel – is helping to keep gas price increases to a minimum. Today’s national average is 36 cents lower than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.15 million barrels per day last week to 8.48. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 229.5 million barrels to 232.9. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 14 cents to settle at $66.38 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 3.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 422.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 8% 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

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:      

$3.294      Altoona
$3.467      Beaver
$3.608      Bradford
$3.107      Brookville
$3.356      Butler
$3.338      Clarion
$3.304      DuBois
$3.290      Erie
$3.013      Greensburg
$3.402      Indiana
$3.142      Jeannette
$3.645      Kittanning
$3.163      Latrobe
$3.284      Meadville
$3.670      Mercer
$3.360      New Castle
$3.332      New Kensington
$3.427      Oil City
$3.415      Pittsburgh
$3.113      Sharon
$3.473      Uniontown
$3.659      Warren
$3.398      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.50), Hawaii ($4.48), Washington ($4.39), Oregon ($3.99), Nevada ($3.76), Alaska ($3.74), Idaho ($3.47), Illinois ($3.44), Utah ($3.37), and Washington, DC ($3.33).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.72), Oklahoma ($2.77), Tennessee ($2.77), Texas ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.79), Louisiana ($2.80), Alabama ($2.81), South Carolina ($2.84), Kentucky ($2.84), and New Mexico ($2.84).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (51 cents), Alaska (51 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Tennessee (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Alabama (42 cents), Wisconsin (42 cents), and Arkansas (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Colorado (33 cents), North Carolina (33 cents), Washington, DC (33 cents), and Iowa (33 cents).

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members. News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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