Gas prices are four cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.451 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular remained the same over the past week at $3.17, welcome news for the record number of drivers that headed out of town for the long holiday weekend. Gas prices haven’t been this low over Memorial Day since 2021 when the national average was $3.04. Supply and demand are playing a role in this year’s lower pump prices as crude oil supply is currently surpassing demand. Today’s national average is two cents more than a month ago but 42 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.79 million barrels per day last week to 8.64. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 224.7 million barrels to 225.5. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 46 cents to settle at $61.57 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 1.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 443.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% 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 |
| $3.451 | $3.495 | $3.856 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.476 Altoona
$3.581 Beaver
$3.610 Bradford
$3.313 Brookville
$3.415 Butler
$3.387 Clarion
$3.306 DuBois
$3.314 Erie
$3.346 Greensburg
$3.461 Indiana
$3.338 Jeannette
$3.654 Kittanning
$3.290 Latrobe
$3.548 Meadville
$3.503 Mercer
$3.394 New Castle
$3.374 New Kensington
$3.559 Oil City
$3.494 Pittsburgh
$3.329 Sharon
$3.553 Uniontown
$3.699 Warren
$3.430 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.87), Hawaii ($4.49), Washington ($4.38), Oregon ($3.99), Nevada ($3.93), Alaska ($3.64), Illinois ($3.44), Arizona ($3.37), Idaho ($3.32), and Pennsylvania ($3.31).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Louisiana ($2.71), Alabama ($2.74), Tennessee ($2.77), Texas ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.81), Oklahoma ($2.81), Kentucky ($2.85), and Missouri ($2.87).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (49 cents), Tennessee (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), and Kentucky (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), Delaware (29 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (30 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Massachusetts (32 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and District of Columbia (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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