Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.207 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 11 cents from last week to $4.11. Twenty-eight states are now averaging $4 per gallon or higher. Rising crude oil prices are behind the spike at the pump. Volatility along the Strait of Hormuz and instability in the region have pushed crude oil prices above $80 per barrel. Today’s national average is 24 cents more than a month ago and 97 cents more than a year ago.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.84 million to 8.94 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 210.5 million barrels to 211.3 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $2.49 to settle at $86.83 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 2 million barrels from the previous week. At 411.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 6% below the five-year average for this time of year.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 42 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.207 | $4.260 | $3.351 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.088 Altoona
$4.212 Beaver
$4.161 Bradford
$3.899 Brookville
$4.301 Butler
$4.045 Clarion
$4.154 DuBois
$4.209 Erie
$4.220 Greensburg
$4.142 Indiana
$4.247 Jeannette
$4.287 Kittanning
$4.274 Latrobe
$4.162 Meadville
$4.310 Mercer
$4.264 New Castle
$4.233 New Kensington
$4.221 Oil City
$4.286 Pittsburgh
$4.148 Sharon
$4.427 Uniontown
$4.246 Warren
$4.224 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.65), Hawaii ($5.43), Washington ($5.10), Nevada ($4.79), Alaska ($4.74), Oregon ($4.63), Arizona ($4.41), Montana ($4.30), Illinois ($4.26), and Idaho ($4.24).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Indiana ($3.49), Mississippi ($3.67), Texas ($3.69), Louisiana ($3.70), Tennessee ($3.71), Kentucky ($3.74), Kansas ($3.75), Iowa ($3.77), South Carolina ($3.77), and Oklahoma ($3.77).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (48 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), California (46 cents), Louisiana (46 cents), Illinois (45 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (45 cents), and Arizona (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (30 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Maryland (34 cents), Utah (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Nebraska (35 cents), Vermont (35 cents), New Mexico (37 cents), and Minnesota (37 cents).
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