AAA: Gas Prices Decrease in PA

Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.244 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
Gas prices have risen slightly over the past week as winter continues. The national average for a gallon of regular is up two cents from last week to $2.92.  Current prices remain below what they were this time last year when the national average was $3.16. 

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.15 million barrels per day to 8.30 million. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 257.9 million barrels to 259.1 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 67 cents to settle at $64.63 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil increased by 8.5 million barrels from the previous week. At 428.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 3% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remains at 38 cents. 

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.291      Altoona
$3.242      Beaver
$3.379      Bradford
$2.951      Brookville
$3.224      Butler
$3.276      Clarion
$3.105      DuBois
$3.336      Erie
$3.232      Greensburg
$3.304      Indiana
$3.279      Jeannette
$3.333      Kittanning
$3.256      Latrobe
$3.326      Meadville
$3.388      Mercer
$3.089      New Castle
$3.156      New Kensington
$3.344      Oil City
$3.217      Pittsburgh
$3.050      Sharon
$3.288      Uniontown
$3.294      Warren
$3.250      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.54), Hawaii ($4.39), Washington ($4.08), Oregon ($3.62), Nevada ($3.61), Alaska ($3.49), Arizona ($3.14), Pennsylvania ($3.13), Washington, DC ($3.10), and Illinois ($3.05). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.34), Arkansas ($2.48), Kansas ($2.48), Mississippi ($2.49), Louisiana ($2.51), Iowa ($2.52), Missouri ($2.52), Tennessee ($2.53), North Dakota ($2.55) and Texas ($2.55). 

Electric 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (50 cents), Alaska (49 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (44 cents), New Jersey (42 cents), California (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Alabama (41 cents). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Wyoming (27 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (31 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Maryland (33 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and Michigan (33 cents). 

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. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. AAA East Central provides services to its members including Automotive, Insurance, Discounts & Rewards, Financial, and Travel. Find out more about AAA Membership and current savings here.

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