AAA: National Average Falls 16 Cents in One Week

VENANGO CO., Pa. (EYT) — Gas prices are nine cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.532 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

Today: $4.532 One Week Ago: $4.624 One Year Ago: $3.378 Record Price Date: 6/13/2022 Record Price: $5.029 Venango County drivers are paying an average of $4.529 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. In Clarion County, the standard price is $4.354. Forest County drivers are paying an average of $4.464 a gallon.

Nationwide Trends

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is down 16 cents from last week to $4.00. Gas prices have been going down for nearly two weeks, as crude oil has dipped back into the high $80 — low $90 per barrel range. But pump prices remain the highest they’ve ever been during this time of year. Before 2026, the national average had never gone above $4 per gallon during the month of November. Currently, the national average is more than one dollar higher than it was a year ago.

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand increased last week from 8.35 million barrels per day to 8.80 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased slightly from 209.2 million barrels to 209 million. Gasoline production increased from 9.24 million barrels per day to 9.70 million barrels.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell $7.97 to settle at $88.12 per barrel. The EIA reports that U.S. crude oil inventories decreased 0.9 million barrels to 409.8 million barrels, 4% below the five-year average.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station went up by one cent this past week to 42 cents.

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

$4.434 Altoona

$4.643 Beaver

$4.599 Bradford

$4.284 Brookville

$4.667 Butler

$4.256 Clarion

$4.390 DuBois

$4.521 Erie

$4.513 Greensburg

$4.505 Indiana

$4.551 Jeannette

$4.620 Kittanning

$4.584 Latrobe

$4.589 Meadville

$4.528 Mercer

$4.521 New Castle

$4.617 New Kensington

$4.611 Oil City

$4.620 Pittsburgh

$4.416 Sharon

$4.634 Uniontown

$4.575 Warren

$4.559 Washington

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.74), Hawaii ($5.63), Nevada ($5.06), Washington ($5.02), Oregon ($4.64), Alaska ($4.59), Illinois ($4.47), Pennsylvania ($4.35), Utah ($4.34), and Idaho ($4.32).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are North Carolina ($3.25), Texas ($3.46), Georgia ($3.46), South Carolina ($3.49), Louisiana ($3.57), Oklahoma ($3.59), Tennessee ($3.59), Indiana ($3.60), Alabama ($3.61), and Arkansas ($3.63).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (55 cents), West Virginia (52 cents), Louisiana (50 cents), New Hampshire (47 cents), California (47 cents), Alaska (45 cents), Arkansas (45 cents), North Dakota (44 cents), Arizona (44 cents), and Nevada (44 cents).

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

AAA: National Average Falls 16 Cents in One Week

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