Gas prices reverse course after recent rise

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One week after gas prices jumped nine cents to $3.25 in the Gainesville area, the average cost per gallon dropped to $3.20.

According to Thursday’s weekly AAA gas report, the average price per gallon in Florida went down from $3.22 to $.12. , the price went from $3.10 to $3.22. The national price increased slightly from $3.10 to $3.13.

“The culprit for the pop in prices [nationwide] is likely old man Winter,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, in a press release. “It’s a little harder to distribute gasoline in bad weather, and refineries don’t operate well in freezing temperatures either.”

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The latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows gasoline demand fell from 8.32 million barrels per day (b/d) last week to 8.08. The total domestic gasoline stocks increased from 243.6 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 245.9, while gasoline production went down last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels per day.

Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.13 is nine cents more than last month’s $3.04. Last year, the price was $3.08.

Florida is the 15th-most expensive state in price per gallon at $3.12. Last month, gas was $2.99 per gallon and last year it was $3.08 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.10 per gallon, and last year it was $3.13.

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

  • $2.77 at Circle K, 16070 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Alachua 
  • $2.87 at Raceway, 16171 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Alachua
  • $2.89 at BP, 15295 NE US 301, Waldo
  • $2.89 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
  • $2.89 at Marathon, 14495 Cole St., Waldo
  • $2.90 at Shell, 13820 NW 140th St., Alachua
  • $2.99 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
  • $2.99 at Mobil, 16091 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Alachua

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.54), California ($4.44), Washington ($3.93), Nevada ($3.66), Oregon ($3.54), Pennsylvania ($3.38), Maryland ($3.35), Alaska ($3.32), Illinois ($3.29), and Washington, DC ($3.28).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Oklahoma ($2.71), Texas ($2.74), Louisiana ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.77), Tennessee ($2.78), Kentucky ($2.78), Alabama ($2.81), Kansas ($2.81), and Missouri ($2.83).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Nebraska (25 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Maryland (26 cents), Delaware (27 cents), Texas (28 cents), Utah (29 cents), Michigan (29 cents), North Dakota (30 cents), and Iowa (31 cents).

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (53 cents), Montana (45 cents), West Virginia (45 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), South Carolina (41 cents) and Alaska (41 cents).

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T J

I believe that it would interesting to have GRU’s cost per kilowatt hour.