Gas prices are three cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.439 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
A recent refinery issue caused a brief surge in gas prices last week ahead of Labor Day weekend. However, the national average for a gallon of regular is stable today at $3.18, the same as it was one week ago. Today’s national average is three cents more than a month ago, but 15 cents less than a year ago.
The largest refinery in the Midwest, BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana, shut down operations for several days due to flooding following a severe thunderstorm. As a result, states in the Great Lakes region saw an increase in gas prices, but the refinery is back online.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.84 million barrels per day last week to 9.24 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 223.6 million barrels to 222.3. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 90 cents to settle at $64.15 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 2.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 418.3 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 |
| $3.439 | $3.469 | $3.621 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.413 Altoona
$3.434 Beaver
$3.564 Bradford
$3.119 Brookville
$3.509 Butler
$3.103 Clarion
$3.441 DuBois
$3.432 Erie
$3.320 Greensburg
$3.503 Indiana
$3.439 Jeannette
$3.475 Kittanning
$3.242 Latrobe
$3.581 Meadville
$3.543 Mercer
$3.475 New Castle
$3.483 New Kensington
$3.599 Oil City
$3.462 Pittsburgh
$3.399 Sharon
$3.538 Uniontown
$3.599 Warren
$3.498 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.59), Hawaii ($4.47), Washington ($4.39), Oregon ($3.97), Nevada ($3.81), Alaska ($3.75), Illinois ($3.54), Idaho ($3.48), Arizona ($3.42), and Michigan ($3.37).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.73), Arkansas ($2.78), Louisiana ($2.78), Oklahoma ($2.78), Tennessee ($2.79), Texas ($2.80), Alabama ($2.83), South Carolina ($2.84), Missouri ($2.87), and Kansas ($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), Hawaii (47 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Montana (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Louisiana (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 (30 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Washington (33 cents), and Virginia (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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