Gas prices are three cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.160 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is back on the rise after a week of falling prices. Today’s national average of $4.06 is five cents more than last week. Crude oil prices are once again in the $80 per barrel range amid continued uncertainty along the Strait of Hormuz. While gasoline demand is down, crude oil prices are keeping pump prices higher than normal for this time of year. So far, this is the highest August on record when it comes to the national gasoline average.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 9.03 million barrels per day to 8.96 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 209.7 million barrels to 208.7 million. Gasoline production also decreased, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 7 cents to settle at $83.27 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 17.4 million barrels from the previous week. At 424.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 2% 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 42 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $4.160 | $4.191 | $3.365 | 6/13/2022 | $5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$4.143 Altoona
$4.293 Beaver
$4.213 Bradford
$3.888 Brookville
$4.300 Butler
$3.957 Clarion
$4.077 DuBois
$4.173 Erie
$4.197 Greensburg
$4.108 Indiana
$4.224 Jeannette
$4.202 Kittanning
$4.236 Latrobe
$4.172 Meadville
$4.305 Mercer
$4.164 New Castle
$4.255 New Kensington
$4.239 Oil City
$4.228 Pittsburgh
$3.772 Sharon
$4.130 Uniontown
$4.271 Warren
$4.141 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.58), Hawaii ($5.43), Washington ($5.19), Alaska ($4.84), Nevada ($4.77), Oregon ($4.71), Idaho ($4.42), Arizona ($4.41), Montana ($4.33), and Illinois ($4.31).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Louisiana ($3.57), Indiana ($3.59), Alabama ($3.60), South Carolina ($3.61), Mississippi ($3.61), Texas ($3.64), Tennessee ($3.65), North Carolina ($3.69), Kentucky ($3.70), and Arkansas ($3.71).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (48 cents), California (47 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), Illinois (45 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (45 cents), and North Dakota (44 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (31 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Iowa (33 cents), Maryland (34 cents), Utah (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Nebraska (36 cents), Vermont (36 cents), Minnesota (38 cents), and New Mexico (38 cents).
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