Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 39 cents higher this week at $3.732 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Nationwide Trends:
Spring has begun, and prices at the pump have continued to climb. Today’s national average ($3.95) is 24 cents higher than last week and $1.02 higher than last month. The impact from the Iran situation, combined with seasonal increases are main contributor to the price increases.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased last week from 9.24 million b/d to 8.72 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 249.5 million barrels to 244.0 million. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.4 million barrels per day.
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate rose 11 cents to settle at $96.32 a barrel. The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 6.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 449.3 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 1% below the five-year average for this time of year. The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remained the same this past week at 41 cents.
West Central Kentucky Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.732 | $3.348 | $2.628 | 6/13/2022 | $4.742 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.794 Bowling Green
$3.795 Elizabethtown
$3.780 Louisville
$3.631 Owensboro
$3.661 Paducah
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($5.79), Washington ($5.27), Hawaii ($5.23), Oregon ($4.85), Nevada ($4.80), Arizona ($4.54), Alaska ($4.52), Illinois ($4.17), Idaho ($4.12), and District of Columbia ($4.07).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($3.25), Kansas ($3.24), Iowa ($3.31), Nebraska ($3.37), South Dakota ($3.38), Arkansas ($3.40), North Dakota ($3.41), Missouri ($3.43), Minnesota ($3.44), and Mississippi ($3.55).
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), New Hampshire (47 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), South Carolina (46 cents), California (45 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), and Idaho (43 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (31 cents), Utah (33 cents), Maryland (33 cents), Nebraska (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), Vermont (34 cents), South Dakota (34 cents), Delaware (36 cents), and Colorado (38 cents).
Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA TripTik Travel planner.
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