Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.244 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
Gas prices have risen slightly over the past week as winter continues. The national average for a gallon of regular is up two cents from last week to $2.92. Current prices remain below what they were this time last year when the national average was $3.16.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.15 million barrels per day to 8.30 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 257.9 million barrels to 259.1 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 67 cents to settle at $64.63 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil increased by 8.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 428.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 3% 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
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.244 | $3.305 | $3.543 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.291 Altoona
$3.242 Beaver
$3.379 Bradford
$2.951 Brookville
$3.224 Butler
$3.276 Clarion
$3.105 DuBois
$3.336 Erie
$3.232 Greensburg
$3.304 Indiana
$3.279 Jeannette
$3.333 Kittanning
$3.256 Latrobe
$3.326 Meadville
$3.388 Mercer
$3.089 New Castle
$3.156 New Kensington
$3.344 Oil City
$3.217 Pittsburgh
$3.050 Sharon
$3.288 Uniontown
$3.294 Warren
$3.250 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.54), Hawaii ($4.39), Washington ($4.08), Oregon ($3.62), Nevada ($3.61), Alaska ($3.49), Arizona ($3.14), Pennsylvania ($3.13), Washington, DC ($3.10), and Illinois ($3.05).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.34), Arkansas ($2.48), Kansas ($2.48), Mississippi ($2.49), Louisiana ($2.51), Iowa ($2.52), Missouri ($2.52), Tennessee ($2.53), North Dakota ($2.55) and Texas ($2.55).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (50 cents), Alaska (49 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (44 cents), New Jersey (42 cents), California (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Alabama (41 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Wyoming (27 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Maryland (33 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and Michigan (33 cents).
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