AAA: Gas Prices Soar in PA

CLARION COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — Gas prices are 49 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.654 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
After ticking down for nearly two weeks, gas prices are going back up again with the national average seeing a 34-cent hike in one week. The national average is $1.29 higher than it was this time last year, as oil prices surge above $100/barrel with no indication of when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years, since late July 2022.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 9.05 million barrels per day to 9.10 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 228.4 million barrels to 222.3 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.8 million barrels per day.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose $6.95 to settle at $106.88 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 6.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 459.5 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 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 went up by one cent this past week to 41 cents.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

Today: $4.654

One Week Ago: $4.160

One Year Ago: $3.581

Record Price Date: 6/13/2022

Record Price: $5.029

Jefferson County drivers are paying an average of $4.683 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. In Clarion County, the standard price is $4.715. The average in Clearfield County is $4.645

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

$4.483 Altoona
$4.685 Beaver
$4.435 Bradford
$4.670 Brookville
$4.695 Butler
$4.679 Clarion
$4.653 DuBois
$4.627 Erie
$4.695 Greensburg
$4.664 Indiana
$4.706 Jeannette
$4.667 Kittanning
$4.694 Latrobe
$4.689 Meadville
$4.673 Mercer
$4.671 New Castle
$4.663 New Kensington
$4.682 Oil City
$4.687 Pittsburgh
$4.583 Sharon
$4.671 Uniontown
$4.694 Warren
$4.684 Washington

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.01), Hawaii ($5.64), Washington ($5.57), Oregon ($5.15), Nevada ($5.12), Alaska ($4.92), Arizona ($4.67), Illinois ($4.66), Michigan ($4.58), and Ohio ($4.46).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.70), Kansas ($3.75), Georgia ($3.75), Mississippi ($3.77), Arkansas ($3.79), Louisiana ($3.80), Missouri ($3.83), North Dakota ($3.84), Texas ($3.85), and Alabama ($3.86).

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), New Hampshire (47 cents), California (46 cents), South Carolina (46 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and Illinois (44 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (31 cents), Utah (32 cents), Maryland (33 cents), Nebraska (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), South Dakota (35 cents), Vermont (35 cents), New Mexico (36 cents), and Delaware (37 cents).

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