WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Fall is officially here, bringing lower gas prices and winter-blend gasoline which is cheaper to produce. The Atlantic hurricane season is halfway over, but the tropics remain a concern for the next two months if there’s storm activity in the Gulf that affects refineries in the area. The national average for a gallon of regular dropped five cents since last week to $3.15. Today California drivers will find an average of $4.64, a penny drop from last week.
Fuel Prices Around the State:
- San Francisco: $4.72
- Oakland: $4.63
- San Jose: $4.56
- Sacramento: $4.56
- Fresno: $4.60
- Stockton: $4.48
Contra Costa County
- Sept. 26: $4.63
- Sept. 19: $4.64
- Sept. 12 – $4.66
- Aug 28 – $4.62
- Aug 22 – $4.58
- Aug 15 – $4.57
- Aug 8 – $4.58
- Aug 1 – $4.56
- July 25 – $4.53
- July 19: $4.55
- July 11: $4.58
- June 27: $4.73
- June 6: $4.83
- May 30: $4.94
- May 23: $5.02
- May 2 – $4.88
- April 3 – $5.08
- March 28 – $4.83
- March 6 – $4.91
- Feb 20 – $5.06
- Feb 7 – $4.59
Oil Market Dynamics
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI rose $1.58 to settle at $64.99 a barrel. The EIA reports crude oil inventories decreased by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 414.8 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Quick Gas and Electricity Stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.64), Washington ($4.57), Hawaii ($4.48), Oregon ($4.21), Nevada ($3.90), Alaska ($3.88), Arizona ($3.57), Idaho ($3.50), Utah ($3.39), and Illinois ($3.37).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.66), Mississippi ($2.68), Louisiana ($2.72), Texas ($2.73), Tennessee ($2.75), Arkansas ($2.76), Alabama ($2.78), Kentucky ($2.81), Missouri ($2.84), and South Carolina ($2.85).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), South Carolina (45 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Montana (42 cents), and Louisiana (42 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), North Carolina (32 cents), Colorado (33 cents), and Iowa (34 cents).
Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA Mobile App, now available on CarPlay
Find current fuel prices at GasPrices.AAA.com. Find local news releases at mwg.aaa.com/news/press-release.
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