AAA: Gas Prices Continue to Fall in PA

Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.095 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
Lower gas prices continue as the new year begins with the national average falling a penny over the past week to $2.81. This is the lowest national average in the past five years. Cheaper crude oil prices and supply increases are contributing to the decrease in gasoline prices. Today’s national average is 16 cents less than a month ago and 25 cents less than a year ago.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell by nine cents to settle at $57.32 a barrel. 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 38 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:      

$3.084      Altoona
$3.142      Beaver
$3.405      Bradford
$2.931      Brookville
$3.079      Butler
$3.070      Clarion
$2.970      DuBois
$3.021      Erie
$2.981      Greensburg
$3.087      Indiana
$3.101      Jeannette
$3.256      Kittanning
$3.004      Latrobe
$3.036      Meadville
$3.166      Mercer
$3.006      New Castle
$3.078      New Kensington
$3.056      Oil City
$3.099      Pittsburgh
$2.955      Sharon
$3.062      Uniontown
$3.547      Warren
$3.057      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.41), California ($4.26), Nevada ($3.87), Washington ($3.84), Alaska ($3.54), Oregon ($3.40), District of Columbia ($3.16), Vermont ($3.04), New York ($3.03), and Arizona ($3.02).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.23), Iowa ($2.34), Colorado ($2.35), Arkansas ($2.40), Texas ($2.41), Kansas ($2.42), Wisconsin ($2.42), Mississippi ($2.45), Missouri ($2.46), and Louisiana ($2.46).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), New Jersey (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), and California (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Wyoming (27 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Utah (32 cents), Maryland (32 cents), Iowa (32 cents), and New Mexico (34 cents).

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. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. AAA East Central provides services to its members including Automotive, Insurance, Discounts & Rewards, Financial, and Travel. Find out more about AAA Membership and current savings here.

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