Gas prices are eight cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.219 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The winter storm that wreaked havoc on most of the nation has led to supply disruptions and pushed up the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline to $2.87. Below-freezing temperatures and lingering snow have disrupted some crude production and refinery operations, while gasoline demand increased pre-storm as drivers filled up their tanks ahead of the severe winter weather. Those factors have led to a rise at the pump over the last week but not enough to match last year’s national average at this time of $3.12.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 7.83 million barrels per day to 8.75 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 257 million barrels to 257.2 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 82 cents to settle at $63.21 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 2.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 423.8 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 |
| $3.219 | $3.122 | $3.503 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.231 Altoona
$3.243 Beaver
$3.292 Bradford
$2.076 Brookville
$3.234 Butler
$3.175 Clarion
$3.245 DuBois
$3.229 Erie
$3.261 Greensburg
$3.180 Indiana
$3.240 Jeannette
$3.251 Kittanning
$3.089 Latrobe
$3.280 Meadville
$3.238 Mercer
$3.085 New Castle
$3.233 New Kensington
$3.299 Oil City
$3.198 Pittsburgh
$3.053 Sharon
$3.263 Uniontown
$3.425 Warren
$3.211 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.39), California ($4.35), Washington ($3.94), Alaska ($3.45), Nevada ($3.44), Oregon ($3.46), Washington, DC ($3.12), Pennsylvania ($3.07), Maryland ($2.99), and Vermont ($2.98).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.36), Arkansas ($2.43), Mississippi ($2.44), Louisiana ($2.46), Kansas ($2.46), Missouri ($2.48), Texas ($2.46), Tennessee ($2.51), Iowa ($2.50), and North Dakota ($2.52).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (51 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Louisiana (45 cents), Hawaii (44 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), California (42 cents), New Jersey (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Alabama (41 cents), and Tennessee (41 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Wyoming (26 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Utah (31 cents), Maryland (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), and New Mexico (33 cents).
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