Gas prices are steady in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.958 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
Today’s national average of $3.99 is up four cents over the past week and more than one dollar since last month. Crude oil prices remain high as the Iran conflict hits the four-week mark. The national average could reach $4/gallon in the coming days for the first time since August 2022. Gasoline demand is also on the rise as spring break season continues, another factor in surging pump prices.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.72 million barrels per day to 8.92 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 244 million barrels to 241.4 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $2.03 to settle at $90.32 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 6.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 456.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 0.1% 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 41 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.958 | $3.957 | $3.462 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.986 Altoona
$3.975 Beaver
$3.994 Bradford
$3.734 Brookville
$3.987 Butler
$3.951 Clarion
$3.854 DuBois
$3.971 Erie
$3.956 Greensburg
$3.992 Indiana
$3.992 Jeannette
$3.996 Kittanning
$3.958 Latrobe
$3.978 Meadville
$3.996 Mercer
$3.948 New Castle
$3.970 New Kensington
$3.994 Oil City
$3.974 Pittsburgh
$3.877 Sharon
$3.956 Uniontown
$3.999 Warren
$3.985 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.84), Hawaii ($5.33), Washington ($5.30), Nevada ($4.86), Oregon ($4.86), Arizona ($4.63), Alaska ($4.57), Idaho ($4.25), Illinois ($4.23), and Utah ($4.16).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.25), Kansas ($3.27), Iowa ($3.31), Nebraska ($3.38), Arkansas ($3.39), South Dakota ($3.41), Missouri ($3.42), Minnesota ($3.43), North Dakota ($3.43), and Mississippi ($3.56).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (50 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (46 cents), California (46 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and Idaho (43 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Utah (32 cents), Nebraska (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), Maryland (34 cents), Vermont (34 cents), South Dakota (34 cents), Delaware (36 cents), and New Mexico (36 cents).
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