Gas prices are two cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.160 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
Drivers are seeing increased gas prices this week as the national average has increased by seven cents since last week to $4.11. As of this morning, crude oil prices have seen an increase to around $96 per barrel, as the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues. Currently, pump prices are almost a dollar higher than this time last year, when a gallon of regular sat at $3.14
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 9.08 million barrels per day to 9.05 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 232.9 million barrels to 228.4 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 10.1 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $3.29 to settle at $92.96 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories increased by 1.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 465.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 3% above the five-year average for this time of year.
The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station went down by one cent this past week to 40 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.160 | $4.140 | $3.620 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.326 Altoona
$4.175 Beaver
$4.135 Bradford
$4.101 Brookville
$4.081 Butler
$4.184 Clarion
$4.234 DuBois
$4.198 Erie
$4.105 Greensburg
$4.162 Indiana
$4.163 Jeannette
$4.180 Kittanning
$4.138 Latrobe
$4.184 Meadville
$4.145 Mercer
$4.125 New Castle
$4.132 New Kensington
$4.199 Oil City
$4.177 Pittsburgh
$3.963 Sharon
$4.138 Uniontown
$4.298 Warren
$4.158 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.94), Hawaii ($5.65), Washington ($5.47), Oregon ($5.07), Nevada ($5.03), Alaska ($4.80), Arizona ($4.63), Idaho ($4.33), Washington, DC ($4.30), and Illinois ($4.33).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.50), Kansas ($3.52), Iowa ($3.70), Georgia ($3.62), Arkansas ($3.60), North Dakota ($3.64), Texas ($3.68), Missouri ($3.65), Nebraska ($3.70), and Louisiana ($3.68).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (50 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Idaho (43 cents), California (43 cents), and Alabama (43 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Maryland (30 cents), Missouri (30 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (32 cents), Iowa (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Vermont (35 cents), Delaware (36 cents), and Colorado (36 cents).
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