Gas prices are a penny lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.332 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is one cent lower than last week at $4.08, but there’s been little movement on the crude oil front. Due to continued volatility in the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices remain in the $85 per barrel range. For the first time ever, the national average in August has been above $4 per gallon every day. This month is poised to set a new record as the most expensive August at the pump, surpassing the previous August record set in 2022.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.68 million barrels per day to 9.04 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 209.4 million barrels to 206.8 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 13 cents to settle at $82.23 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 0.1 million barrels from the previous week. At 428.9 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are 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 stayed the same this past week at 42 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.332 | $4.349 | $3.439 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.321 Altoona
$4.399 Beaver
$4.317 Bradford
$4.132 Brookville
$4.394 Butler
$4.110 Clarion
$4.359 DuBois
$4.317 Erie
$4.368 Greensburg
$4.392 Indiana
$4.419 Jeannette
$4.379 Kittanning
$4.395 Latrobe
$4.275 Meadville
$4.374 Mercer
$4.290 New Castle
$4.345 New Kensington
$4.399 Oil City
$4.365 Pittsburgh
$4.128 Sharon
$4.415 Uniontown
$4.399 Warren
$4.344 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.69), Hawaii ($5.42), Washington ($5.32), Alaska ($4.89, Nevada ($4.84), Oregon ($4.84), Idaho ($4.57), Arizona ($4.54), Montana ($4.38), and Utah ($4.37).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Indiana ($3.39), Texas ($3.61), South Carolina ($3.63), Mississippi ($3.63), Tennessee ($3.67), Louisiana ($3.67), Alabama ($3.70), Kentucky ($3.70), Oklahoma ($3.70), and Arkansas ($3.70).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), California (47 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), Illinois (45 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and North Dakota (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (31 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Utah (34 cents), Maryland (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Nebraska (36 cents), Vermont (36 cents), Minnesota (37 cents), and New Mexico (38 cents).
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