AAA: Gas Prices Lower in PA; National Average Higher

Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.122 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
As winter weather grips much of the nation, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded has gone up six cents over the past week to $2.88. Even though the national average is higher this week, prices are still 24 cents cheaper than they were a year ago. This is the time of year when gasoline demand is usually lower as fewer drivers hit the road.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 8.30 million barrels per day to 7.83 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 251 million barrels to 257 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 8.8 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 26 cents to settle at $60.62 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 3.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 426.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 2% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remains at 38 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.156      Altoona
$3.151      Beaver
$3.275      Bradford
$2.968      Brookville
$3.118      Butler
$3.095      Clarion
$3.159      DuBois
$3.066      Erie
$3.093      Greensburg
$3.096      Indiana
$3.099      Jeannette
$3.263      Kittanning
$3.095      Latrobe
$3.147      Meadville
$3.118      Mercer
$2.968      New Castle
$3.126      New Kensington
$3.159      Oil City
$3.102      Pittsburgh
$2.928      Sharon
$3.093      Uniontown
$3.422      Warren
$3.112      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.41), California ($4.20), Washington ($3.82), Alaska ($3.47), Nevada ($3.36), Oregon ($3.34), Washington, DC ($3.09), Pennsylvania ($3.02), Vermont ($2.98), and Illinois ($2.98).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.38), Arkansas ($2.42), Mississippi ($2.44), Kansas ($2.45), Texas ($2.45), Louisiana ($2.46), Tennessee ($2.48), Missouri ($2.48), Wisconsin ($2.51), and Alabama ($2.51).

Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (51 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Hawaii (45 cents), Louisiana (45 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), New Jersey (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), California (42 cents), Alabama (42 cents), and Tennessee (41 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Wyoming (25 cents), Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Utah (31 cents), Maryland (32 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), and Colorado (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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