AAA: National Average Hits $3 for First Time Since 2021

Gas prices are eight cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.300 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
As the holiday season begins, the national average has fallen to $3.00 per gallon for the first time since May of 2021. Prior to May of 2021, the last time the national average was $3.00 was October of 2014. Gas prices have been fairly stable over the last couple of months due to lower crude oil prices and sluggish demand. Today’s national average is three cents less than a month ago and five cents less than a year ago.  

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $.60 to settle at $58.65 a barrel.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 38 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.255      Altoona
$3.343      Beaver
$3.505      Bradford
$3.125      Brookville
$3.250      Butler
$3.134      Clarion
$3.165      DuBois
$3.274      Erie
$3.227      Greensburg
$3.360      Indiana
$3.350      Jeannette
$3.453      Kittanning
$3.259      Latrobe
$3.286      Meadville
$3.417      Mercer
$3.188      New Castle
$3.304      New Kensington
$3.363      Oil City
$3.340      Pittsburgh
$3.192      Sharon
$3.289      Uniontown
$3.549      Warren
$3.263      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.56), Hawaii ($4.45), Washington ($4.17), Oregon ($3.79), Nevada ($3.73), Alaska ($3.69), Arizona ($3.30), Idaho ($3.23), Pennsylvania ($3.22), and Illinois ($3.16).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.42), Colorado ($2.57), Mississippi ($2.57), Texas ($2.58), Arkansas ($2.58), Louisiana ($2.60), Tennessee ($2.62), Kentucky ($2.63), Ohio ($2.66), and Alabama ($2.66).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Alaska (49 cents), Hawaii (48 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), New Hampshire (44 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), Alabama (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), New Jersey (43 cents) and California (42 cents)..

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Wyoming (26 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (31 cents), Vermont (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Maryland (32 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and Delaware (33 cents).

Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA TripTik Travel planner.

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. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. AAA East Central provides services to its members including Automotive, Insurance, Discounts & Rewards, Financial, and Travel. Find out more about AAA Membership and current savings here.

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