AAA: Increase at the Pump in PA

Gas prices are four cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.288 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up two cents over the past week to $2.94. Right now, gas prices are the lowest they’ve been for this time of year since 2021. Today’s national average is eight cents more than a month ago but nine less than a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.30 million barrels per day to 8.74 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 259.1 million barrels to 255.8 million. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.4 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $2.86 to settle at $65.19 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 9 million barrels from the previous week. At 419.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station rose to 39 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.347      Altoona
$3.278      Beaver
$3.390      Bradford
$3.095      Brookville
$3.321      Butler
$3.249      Clarion
$3.214      DuBois
$3.349      Erie
$3.361      Greensburg
$3.341      Indiana
$3.322      Jeannette
$3.327      Kittanning
$3.378      Latrobe
$3.381      Meadville
$3.286      Mercer
$3.184      New Castle
$3.311      New Kensington
$3.313      Oil City
$3.269      Pittsburgh
$2.999      Sharon
$3.349      Uniontown
$3.297      Warren
$3.264      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.59), Hawaii ($4.40), Washington ($4.18), Oregon ($3.71), Nevada ($3.64), Alaska ($3.51), Arizona ($3.19), Pennsylvania ($3.10), Washington, DC ($3.09), and Vermont ($3.00).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.28), Arkansas ($2.45), Kansas ($2.46), Mississippi ($2.49), Iowa ($2.50), Louisiana ($2.50), Missouri ($2.51), North Dakota ($2.53), Wisconsin ($2.53), 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 (48 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (44 cents), New Jersey (43 cents), California (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), and Tennessee (42 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 Delaware (34 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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