Gas prices are eight cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.318 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped more than five cents over the past week to $3.03. Several factors are behind the drop, including falling crude oil prices, lower gasoline demand, and cheaper winter-blend gasoline at the pump. The tropics have been relatively quiet, and storm activity hasn’t had an impact on gas prices. Today’s national average is 16 cents less than a month ago and 15 cents less than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.91 million barrels per day last week to 8.45 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 219.1 million barrels to 218.8 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.4 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 43 cents to settle at $58.27 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 3.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 423.8 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 |
| $3.318 | $3.396 | $3.468 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.181 Altoona
$3.440 Beaver
$3.542 Bradford
$3.002 Brookville
$3.314 Butler
$2.990 Clarion
$3.044 DuBois
$3.201 Erie
$3.330 Greensburg
$3.320 Indiana
$3.422 Jeannette
$3.497 Kittanning
$3.356 Latrobe
$3.213 Meadville
$3.515 Mercer
$3.260 New Castle
$3.403 New Kensington
$3.336 Oil City
$3.411 Pittsburgh
$3.151 Sharon
$3.420 Uniontown
$3.598 Warren
$3.359 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.64), Hawaii ($4.48), Washington ($4.44), Oregon ($4.05), Nevada ($3.87), Alaska ($3.86), Idaho ($3.45), Arizona ($3.43), Utah ($3.37), and Pennsylvania ($3.23).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.56), Arkansas ($2.63), Texas ($2.64), Mississippi ($2.64), Wisconsin ($2.65), Louisiana ($2.67), Ohio ($2.67), Kentucky ($2.68), Missouri ($2.70), and Tennessee ($2.72).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (50 cents), Hawaii (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Alabama (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Arkansas (43 cents), Louisiana (42 cents), Montana (42 cents), and Tennessee (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Delaware (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Iowa (33 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.
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