AAA: Some Relief at the Pump in Western Pennsylvania

Gas prices are seven cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.513 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
In the lull between spring travel and the start of summer, gas demand dropped over the past week, lowering the national average by three cents to $3.13. OPEC+ (the group of oil-producing countries) announced last Saturday that it will increase output again in June, potentially widening the supply surplus and causing crude prices to continue falling. Today’s national average is six cents lower than a month ago and 48 cents less than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.09 million barrels per day last week to 8.71. Total domestic gasoline supply slightly increased from 225.5 million barrels to 225.7. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $1.02 to settle at $58.07 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 2 million barrels from the previous week. At 438.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 7% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The national average per kilowatt-hour of electricity at a public EV charging station increased by two cents over last week to 36 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.389      Altoona
$3.652      Beaver
$3.594      Bradford
$3.400      Brookville
$3.571      Butler
$3.389      Clarion
$3.388      DuBois
$3.313      Erie
$3.452      Greensburg
$3.535      Indiana
$3.456      Jeannette
$3.662      Kittanning
$3.513      Latrobe
$3.580      Meadville
$3.582      Mercer
$3.481      New Castle
$3.461      New Kensington
$3.601      Oil City
$3.550      Pittsburgh
$3.418      Sharon
$3.607      Uniontown
$3.699      Warren
$3.506      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.82), Hawaii ($4.49), Washington ($4.26), Oregon ($3.90), Nevada ($3.89), Alaska ($3.60), Illinois ($3.43), Pennsylvania ($3.30), Idaho ($3.30), and Utah ($3.30).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.64), Louisiana ($2.70), Oklahoma ($2.73), Arkansas ($2.74), Alabama ($2.75), Tennessee ($2.75), Texas ($2.76), South Carolina ($2.77), Missouri ($2.82), and Kansas ($2.83).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (54 cents), Alaska (47 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (44 cents), Louisiana (43 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), South Carolina (41 cents), and New Hampshire (40 cents). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Delaware (26 cents), Iowa (27 cents),  Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Texas (30 cents), Maryland (30 cents), Vermont (30 cents), and North Carolina (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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