Gas prices are 20 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.851 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
Even though the national average has been decreasing over the past few days, this week’s average is still seven cents more than a week ago at $4.52. Pump prices are 39 cents more than a month ago and $1.39 higher than they were a year ago. Prices have not been this high since summer of 2022. While crude oil prices dipped below $100 per barrel amid ongoing negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, gasoline prices continue to face pressure from global supply concerns.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 9.10 million barrels per day to 8.81 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 222.3 million barrels to 219.8 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $ 7.19 to settle at $95.08 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 2.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 457.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 1% above the five-year average for this time of year.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remained the same at 41 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.851 | $4.654 | $3.513 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.677 Altoona
$4.958 Beaver
$4.745 Bradford
$4.552 Brookville
$4.900 Butler
$4.728 Clarion
$4.689 DuBois
$4.859 Erie
$4.893 Greensburg
$4.907 Indiana
$4.930 Jeannette
$4.929 Kittanning
$4.892 Latrobe
$4.852 Meadville
$4.863 Mercer
$4.903 New Castle
$4.916 New Kensington
$4.896 Oil City
$4.944 Pittsburgh
$4.774 Sharon
$4.927 Uniontown
$4.903 Warren
$4.940 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.15), Washington ($5.76), Hawaii ($5.65), Oregon ($5.32), Alaska ($5.26), Nevada ($5.24), Illinois ($4.97), Arizona ($4.81), Michigan ($4.72), and Ohio ($4.70).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.94), Mississippi ($3.98), Arkansas ($3.99), Louisiana ($4.00), Texas ($4.03), Georgia ($4.03), Nebraska ($4.04), Alabama ($4.06), Kansas ($4.08), and New Mexico ($4.13).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (50 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), California (46 cents), South Carolina (46 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and Illinois (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (31 cents), Utah (33 cents), Maryland (33 cents), Nebraska (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), South Dakota (34 cents), Vermont (35 cents), New Mexico (37 cents), and Delaware (37 cents).
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