Photo of New Brighton Speedway sign by Frank Sparks
Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.339 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
The summer driving season is underway, and while gas prices normally peak this time of year, drivers are getting a reprieve. The national average for a gallon of regular is $3.12, down two cents from last week. Pump prices are 32 cents cheaper than last June, due to this year’s consistently low crude oil prices. Currently, oil supply in the market is outweighing demand. June gas prices haven’t been this low since 2021.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.45 million barrels per day last week to 8.26. Total domestic gasoline supply increased from 223.1 million barrels to 228.3. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell 56 cents to settle at $62.85 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories decreased by 4.3 million barrels from the previous week. At 436.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 7% 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 36 cents.
Western Pennsylvania Averages
|
Today |
One Week Ago |
One Year Ago |
Record Price Date |
Record Price |
|
$3.339 |
$3.392 |
$3.817 |
6/13/2022 |
$5.029 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.387 Altoona
$3.473 Beaver
$3.598 Bradford
$3.201 Brookville
$3.273 Butler
$3.351 Clarion
$3.227 DuBois
$3.109 Erie
$3.043 Greensburg
$3.417 Indiana
$3.121 Jeannette
$3.636 Kittanning
$2.933 Latrobe
$3.484 Meadville
$3.410 Mercer
$3.277 New Castle
$3.294 New Kensington
$3.429 Oil City
$3.416 Pittsburgh
$3.288 Sharon
$3.407 Uniontown
$3.696 Warren
$3.325 Washington
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.73), Hawaii ($4.47), Washington ($4.38), Oregon ($3.98), Nevada ($3.84), Alaska ($3.65), Illinois ($3.36), Idaho ($3.31), Utah ($3.30), and Arizona ($3.30).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.64), Louisiana ($2.72), Tennessee ($2.72), Alabama ($2.73), Oklahoma ($2.75), Texas ($2.75), Arkansas ($2.76), South Carolina ($2.77), Kentucky ($2.82), and North Carolina ($2.83).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (50 cents), West Virginia (50 cents), Tennessee (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), and Arkansas (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Delaware (30 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (30 cents), Iowa (32 cents), New Mexico (32 cents), Massachusetts (33 cents), and Colorado (33 cents).
Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.