AAA: Gas Prices Climb in PA as Market Uncertainty Looms

Gas prices are 10 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.591 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
Gas prices have increased nationally by eight cents over the past week to $3.22 as crude oil prices remain above $70 per barrel and tensions in the Middle East continue. U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend initially sent oil futures higher Sunday evening to $78 per barrel. However, markets have cooled since then and crude is back down to the mid-70’s, as of Monday afternoon.

Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s Parliament voted to block the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for ships carrying about 20% of global oil supplies. The latest reports indicate that a final decision lies with the country’s Supreme National Security Council. Most of the cost of a gallon of gas is in direct correlation to the price of crude oil. As it currently stands, these are the highest oil prices since mid-February. Pump prices are still 22 cents cheaper than last June as oil supply in the market is outweighing demand.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.591      Altoona
$3.633      Beaver
$3.644      Bradford
$3.506      Brookville
$3.650      Butler
$3.554      Clarion
$3.584      DuBois
$3.598      Erie
$3.569      Greensburg
$3.628      Indiana
$3.550      Jeannette
$3.650      Kittanning
$3.326      Latrobe
$3.647      Meadville
$3.665      Mercer
$3.581      New Castle
$3.629      New Kensington
$3.656      Oil City
$3.595      Pittsburgh
$3.430      Sharon
$3.641      Uniontown
$3.662      Warren
$3.611      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.66), Hawaii ($4.48), Washington ($4.44), Oregon ($4.07), Nevada ($3.82), Alaska ($3.73), Illinois ($3.43), Pennsylvania ($3.38), Idaho ($3.38), and Utah ($3.29).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.73), Oklahoma ($2.82), Louisiana ($2.83), Tennessee ($2.85), Texas ($2.85), Arkansas ($2.85), Alabama ($2.86), Missouri ($2.86), Kentucky ($2.87) and South Carolina ($2.89).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (51 cents), Tennessee (47 cents), Hawaii (45 cents), Montana (46 cents), Louisiana (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), and Arkansas (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Delaware (30 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (30 cents), Colorado (32 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Massachusetts (33 cents), and New Mexico (34 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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