Gas prices in the Gainesville area have gone down 27 cents per gallon over the past two months.

According to the weekly AAA gas report released Thursday, the Gainesville market dipped seven cents per gallon from $3.39 last week to $3.32. The price has decreased from $3.58 in early July.

In Florida, the average price dropped from $3.35 to $3.23, and nationwide the price fell six cents from $3.36 last week to $3.30.

The key contributors to the price drop are low gas demand and the plunging cost of oil, which is right around $70 a barrel.

“There are now ten states with gasoline averages below $3 a gallon, which means thousands of retail outlets east of the Rockies are selling gas at similarly low prices,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, in the press release. “With hurricane season remaining weak and disorganized, this trend of falling pump prices will likely continue.”  

Thursday’s national average for a kilowatt of electricity at an L2 commercial charging station is 34 cents.

The latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows gas demand fell last week from 9.30 million barrels per day (b/d) to 8.93. Domestically, gasoline stocks increased from 218.4 to 219.2 million barrels of crude oil (bbl), while gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.7 million daily.

Thursday’s national average of $3.30 is 17 cents less than last month’s $3.47. Last year, the price was at $3.81.

Florida is the 25^th most expensive state in price per gallon at $3.23. Last month, gas was $3.46 per gallon and last year it was $3.65 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.49 per gallon, and last year it was $3.77.

According to gasbuddy.com, here are the cheapest stations to fill up at in Alachua County: 

• $2.99 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $2.99 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $3.05 at Love’s Travel Stop, 5615 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $3.05 at Texaco, 6850 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $3.08 at Murphy Express, 6823 NW 23^rd St., Gainesville
• $3.09 at BP, 15295 NE US 301, Waldo
• $3.09 at Sunoco, 4207 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.09 at Sunoco, 5310 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.09 at Circle K, 15089 NW US 441, Alachua
• $3.09 at Circle K, 16070 Martin Luther King Blvd., Alachua

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.66), California ($4.65), Washington ($4.16), Nevada ($3.99), Oregon ($3.76), Alaska ($3.72), Illinois ($3.61), Utah ($3.59), Idaho ($3.58), and Washington, D.C. ($3.55)

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.83), Tennessee ($2.94), Oklahoma ($2.88), Alabama ($2.90), Texas ($2.90), Louisiana ($2.90), South Carolina ($2.93), Arkansas ($2.95), Missouri ($2.98), and Kentucky ($2.99).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for L2 commercial charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (24 cents), Delaware (25 cents), Texas (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Utah (29 cents), Wisconsin (29 cents,) Michigan (30 cents), Vermont (30 cents) and North Dakota (30 cents).

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for L2 commercial charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (45 cents), South Dakota (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Montana (41 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), New Hampshire (41 cents) and Alaska (40 cents).