Gas prices are 10 cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.598 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down 18 cents from last week at $4.32. Crude oil prices were lower last week amid reports of peace talks with Iran. But today, there are reports Iran may suspend those talks, leaving the potential for higher oil and gas prices again. Gas prices remain the highest they’ve been in four years and will likely remain elevated as the busy summer driving season gets underway. Today’s national average is seven cents less than a month ago but $1.18 more than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.76 million barrels per day to 9.25 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 214.2 million barrels to 211.6 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.9 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $5.21 to settle at $88.68 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 3.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 441.7 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 remained the same this past week at 41 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.598 | $4.694 | $3.392 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.464 Altoona
$4.799 Beaver
$4.530 Bradford
$4.418 Brookville
$4.700 Butler
$4.556 Clarion
$4.524 DuBois
$4.553 Erie
$4.382 Greensburg
$4.665 Indiana
$4.414 Jeannette
$4.798 Kittanning
$4.459 Latrobe
$4.577 Meadville
$4.640 Mercer
$4.638 New Castle
$4.751 New Kensington
$4.896 Oil City
$4.754 Pittsburgh
$4.306 Sharon
$4.696 Uniontown
$4.557 Warren
$4.680 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.03), Washington ($5.71), Hawaii ($5.63), Alaska ($5.23), Oregon ($5.23), Nevada ($5.14), Illinois ($4.76), Arizona ($4.68), Idaho ($4.61), and Washington, DC ($4.60).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Indiana ($3.66), Oklahoma ($3.80), Texas ($3.80), Georgia ($3.83), Louisiana ($3.85), Mississippi ($3.85), South Carolina ($3.90), Kansas ($3.90), Arkansas ($3.93), and Tennessee ($3.93).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (47 cents), Louisiana (46 cents), New Hampshire (46 cents), California (46 cents), Illinois (45 cents), New Jersey (44 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and Arizona (43 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Maryland (33 cents), Utah (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), Nebraska (34 cents), South Dakota (34 cents), Vermont (35 cents), New Mexico (36 cents), and Minnesota (37 cents).
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