Gas prices are five cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.429 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stayed the same this past week at $3.07. Gas prices have remained relatively quiet this month thanks to an abundance of crude oil. As motorists prepare to enter the busy Thanksgiving travel period, drivers are paying the same as this time last year, when the national average was also $3.07. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.87 million barrels per day last week to 9.02 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 206 million barrels to 205.1 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.9 million barrels per day. At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $2.55 to settle at $58.49 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 6.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 427.6 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 went up by 1 cent this past week to 38 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.429 | $3.377 | $3.374 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.439 Altoona
$3.449 Beaver
$3.526 Bradford
$3.286 Brookville
$3.400 Butler
$3.425 Clarion
$3.349 DuBois
$3.449 Erie
$3.412 Greensburg
$3.398 Indiana
$3.474 Jeannette
$3.452 Kittanning
$3.462 Latrobe
$3.484 Meadville
$3.428 Mercer
$3.358 New Castle
$3.464 New Kensington
$3.481 Oil City
$3.420 Pittsburgh
$3.308 Sharon
$3.394 Uniontown
$3.587 Warren
$3.429 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.67), Hawaii ($4.46), Washington ($4.19), Nevada ($3.89), Oregon ($3.78), Alaska ($3.78), Arizona ($3.36), Idaho ($3.31), Pennsylvania ($3.29), and Illinois ($3.24).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.49), Mississippi ($2.61), Arkansas ($2.62), Texas ($2.63), Louisiana ($2.64), Tennessee ($2.69), Missouri ($2.70), Alabama ($2.72), Kansas ($2.72), and Iowa ($2.69).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Hawaii (48 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), New Jersey (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Alabama (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), and California (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (30 cents), Vermont (31 cents), Wyoming (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Maryland (32 cents), Delaware (33 cents), and New Mexico (34 cents).
Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA TripTik Travel planner.
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