AAA: Gas Prices Fall in Western Pennsylvania

Gas prices are five cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.441 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of gas has dropped a penny since last week to $3.08, thanks in part to softer oil prices. Today’s national average is four cents less than a month ago and 31 cents less than a year ago. The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remained at 34 cents.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased from 8.45 barrels per day last week to 8.87. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 248.3 million barrels to 246.8. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.95 to settle at $66.31 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 3.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 433.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:      

$3.240      Altoona
$3.569      Beaver
$3.569      Bradford
$3.260      Brookville
$3.424      Butler
$3.340      Clarion
$3.242      DuBois
$3.439      Erie
$3.466      Greensburg
$3.553      Indiana
$3.483      Jeannette
$3.547      Kittanning
$3.506      Latrobe
$3.537      Meadville
$3.443      Mercer
$3.264      New Castle
$3.368      New Kensington
$3.522      Oil City
$3.515      Pittsburgh
$3.224      Sharon
$3.590      Uniontown
$3.562      Warren
$3.478      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.74), Hawaii ($4.54), Washington ($4.11), Nevada ($3.79), Oregon ($3.73), Alaska ($3.43), Arizona ($3.38), Pennsylvania ($3.28), Illinois ($3.21), and Washington, DC ($3.21).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.64), Kentucky ($2.69), South Carolina ($2.70), Tennessee ($2.71), Louisiana ($2.71), Texas ($2.73), Alabama ($2.74), Oklahoma ($2.76), North Carolina ($2.76), and Arkansas ($2.77).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (45 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), and Alaska (41 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Maryland (25 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Nebraska (26 cents), Delaware (29 cents), Iowa (29 cents), Michigan (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Texas (30 cents), and North Dakota (31 cents).

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members. News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
 

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