Gas prices are two cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.374 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
With one month remaining in the summer driving season, the national average for a gallon of regular is up a penny over the past week to $3.15. July ended with a monthly average of $3.15, the same as it was in July 2021, the last time summer gas prices were this low. Crude oil prices have gone up slightly, as gas demand has also risen, but not enough to drive up prices at the pump. Today’s national average is 32 cents lower than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.96 million barrels per day last week to 9.15. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 231.1 million barrels to 228.4. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 79 cents to settle at $70 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 7.7 million barrels from the previous week. At 426.7 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 |
| $3.374 | $3.351 | $3.713 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.376 Altoona
$3.424 Beaver
$3.597 Bradford
$3.077 Brookville
$3.385 Butler
$3.112 Clarion
$3.316 DuBois
$3.356 Erie
$3.212 Greensburg
$3.403 Indiana
$3.378 Jeannette
$3.520 Kittanning
$3.148 Latrobe
$3.384 Meadville
$3.621 Mercer
$3.357 New Castle
$3.368 New Kensington
$3.399 Oil City
$3.390 Pittsburgh
$3.350 Sharon
$3.423 Uniontown
$3.619 Warren
$3.376 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.48), Hawaii ($4.47), Washington ($4.38), Oregon ($3.97), Alaska ($3.75), Nevada ($3.73), Idaho ($3.48), Illinois ($3.44), Utah ($3.38), and Washington, DC ($3.32).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.71), Tennessee ($2.76), Louisiana ($2.77), Oklahoma ($2.77), Texas ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.78), Alabama ($2.78), South Carolina ($2.83), Missouri ($2.84), and Kansas ($2.85).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Alaska (51 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Tennessee (46 cents), Montana (44 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Alabama (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Wisconsin (42 cents), and Arkansas (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), Utah (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (32 cents), Vermont (33 cents), North Carolina (33 cents), Washington, DC (33 cents), and Colorado (33 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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