Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 14 cents lower this week at $3.626 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
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.
West Central Kentucky Averages
| Today | One Week Ago | One Year Ago | Record Price Date | Record Price |
| $3.626 | $3.767 | $2.626 | 6/13/2022 | $4.742 |
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:
$3.435 Bowling Green
$3.712 Elizabethtown
$3.780 Louisville
$3.421 Owensboro
$3.782 Paducah
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).
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