AAA: Gas Prices Jump in PA

Gas prices are 10 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.469 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
Gas prices have been falling over the last few weeks, but as summer winds down, the national average has gone up three cents over the past week to $3.16. Crude prices are still comparatively low, so that factor is stalling any major increases at the pump. Today’s national average is the same as a month ago and 19 cents less than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9 million barrels per day last week to 8.84 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 226.3 million barrels to 223.6. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 86 cents to settle at $63.21 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 6 million barrels from the previous week. At 420.7 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 36 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.391      Altoona
$3.535      Beaver
$3.576      Bradford
$3.119      Brookville
$3.509      Butler
$3.077      Clarion
$3.275      DuBois
$3.521      Erie
$3.499      Greensburg
$3.565      Indiana
$3.517      Jeannette
$3.492      Kittanning
$3.361      Latrobe
$3.577      Meadville
$3.550      Mercer
$3.505      New Castle
$3.557      New Kensington
$3.559      Oil City
$3.508      Pittsburgh
$3.426      Sharon
$3.505      Uniontown
$3.596      Warren
$3.563      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.49), Hawaii ($4.46), Washington ($4.39), Oregon ($3.97), Alaska ($3.76), Nevada ($3.73), Idaho ($3.50), Illinois ($3.39), Utah ($3.32), and Arizona ($3.30).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Oklahoma ($2.70), Louisiana ($2.72), Texas ($2.74), Alabama ($2.75), Tennessee ($2.77), Arkansas ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.81), Kansas ($2.83), and Missouri ($2.83).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Montana (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), North Dakota (42 cents), and Alabama (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (27 cents), Utah (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (33 cents), Washington, DC (33 cents), and Colorado (33 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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