Gas prices are four cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.378 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular dropped two cents since last week to $3.13. Fall is officially here as of last Monday, bringing lower gas prices and winter-blend gasoline which is cheaper to produce. The Environmental Protection Agency requires that retailers can start selling winter-blend gasoline as of September 16th. Pacific Northwest drivers are getting some relief now that a pipeline issue has been resolved and pump prices are trending downward. The Atlantic hurricane season is halfway over, but the Gulf region remains a concern for the next two months if there is storm activity that affects refineries in the area.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.81 million barrels per day last week to 8.95 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 217.6 million barrels to 216.6 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $1.58 to settle at $64.99 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 414.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% 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 |
| $3.378 | $3.418 | $3.479 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.323 Altoona
$3.532 Beaver
$3.580 Bradford
$3.022 Brookville
$3.464 Butler
$3.058 Clarion
$3.269 DuBois
$3.317 Erie
$3.282 Greensburg
$3.4 Indiana
$3.421 Jeannette
$3.467 Kittanning
$3.272 Latrobe
$3.281 Meadville
$3.528 Mercer
$3.374 New Castle
$3.472 New Kensington
$3.459 Oil City
$3.421 Pittsburgh
$3.258 Sharon
$3.495 Uniontown
$3.599 Warren
$3.405 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.64), Washington ($4.57), Hawaii ($4.48), Oregon ($4.21), Nevada ($3.90), Alaska ($3.88), Arizona ($3.57), Idaho ($3.50), Utah ($3.39), and Illinois ($3.37).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.66), Mississippi ($2.68), Louisiana ($2.72), Texas ($2.73), Tennessee ($2.75), Arkansas ($2.76), Alabama ($2.78), Kentucky ($2.81), Missouri ($2.84), and South Carolina ($2.85).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Montana (42 cents), and Louisiana (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Iowa (34 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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