Gas prices rise three cents in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.440 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
October is bringing a slight drop in pump prices as the national average for a gallon of regular is two cents lower than a week ago at $3.13. This is the time of year when prices usually fall at the pump as demand drops and gas stations make the switch to winter-blend gasoline which is cheaper to produce. Crude oil supply remains robust as OPEC+ – a group of oil-producing countries – is likely to announce in the coming days another production increase in November. That surplus coupled with weaker demand is keeping pump prices down, even as some U.S. refineries are expected to go offline this month for seasonal maintenance.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.95 million barrels per day last week to 8.51 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 216.6 million barrels to 220.7 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 59 cents to settle at $61.78 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 1.8 million barrels from the previous week. At 416.5 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 |
| $3.440 | $3.378 | $3.489 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.315 Altoona
$3.569 Beaver
$3.580 Bradford
$3.028 Brookville
$3.535 Butler
$3.050 Clarion
$3.225 DuBois
$3.292 Erie
$3.478 Greensburg
$3.388 Indiana
$3.557 Jeannette
$3.558 Kittanning
$3.475 Latrobe
$3.257 Meadville
$3.556 Mercer
$3.482 New Castle
$3.571 New Kensington
$3.599 Oil City
$3.538 Pittsburgh
$3.410 Sharon
$3.565 Uniontown
$3.597 Warren
$3.517 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.65), Washington ($4.51), Hawaii ($4.48), Oregon ($4.13), Nevada ($3.90), Alaska ($3.85), Arizona ($3.52), Idaho ($3.46), Utah ($3.35), and Illinois ($3.30).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.58), Mississippi ($2.67), Louisiana ($2.72), Texas ($2.74), Arkansas ($2.71), Tennessee ($2.75), Alabama ($2.76), Missouri ($2.78), Wisconsin ($2.77), and South Carolina ($2.79).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Arkansas (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), Montana (42 cents), and Louisiana (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 (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Iowa (34 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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