AAA: No Movement at the Pump in Western Pennsylvania

Gas prices are steady in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.581 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular has increased two cents over the past week to $3.16. Even though this is the time of year when there are seasonal increases and rising demand, crude oil prices have been plunging. A couple of factors are at play: economic concerns and the decision by OPEC+ (the group of oil-producing countries) to increase output and add more oil to the market. The lower the oil price, the less drivers pay at the pump. Today’s national average is 10 cents less than a month ago and 49 cents less than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.41 barrels per day last week to 9.09. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 229.5 million barrels to 225.5. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.5 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $2.21 to settle at $58.21 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 2.7 million barrels from the previous week. At 440.4 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 34 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.393      Altoona
$3.673      Beaver
$3.598      Bradford
$3.500      Brookville
$3.641      Butler
$3.453      Clarion
$3.469      DuBois
$3.434      Erie
$3.638      Greensburg
$3.649      Indiana
$3.650      Jeannette
$3.660      Kittanning
$3.621      Latrobe
$3.643      Meadville
$3.607      Mercer
$3.529      New Castle
$3.575      New Kensington
$3.684      Oil City
$3.608      Pittsburgh
$3.388      Sharon
$3.666      Uniontown
$3.691      Warren
$3.599      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.77), Hawaii ($4.50), Washington ($4.26), Oregon ($3.90), Nevada ($3.84), Alaska ($3.62), Illinois ($3.40), Pennsylvania ($3.35), Idaho ($3.31), and Utah ($3.31).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Louisiana ($2.73), Tennessee ($2.74), Alabama ($2.76), Texas ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.78), Oklahoma ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.82), Kansas ($2.85), and Missouri ($2.85).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (55 cents), Alaska (47 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (44 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Louisiana (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Georgia (40 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Iowa (27 cents), Delaware (27 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Texas (30 cents), Maryland (30 cents), Vermont (30 cents), and North Carolina (31 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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