Gasoline prices at pumps in the Gainesville area have fallen slightly

Gasoline prices at the pump continue to drop slightly each week, with a four-cent drop in the Gainesville area since last week.

According to AAA's weekly gasoline report released Thursday, the price per gallon fell to $3.42 from $3.46 last week. In Florida, prices fell on average from $3.40 to $3.37, and nationally the average price fell one cent from $3.45 to $3.44.

“Summer is coming to an end, and so far, gas prices have barely budged,” AAA spokesman Andrew Gross said in the press release. “But hurricane season still has a long way to go, so it's too early to say pump prices have begun their usual fall slump.”

With an estimated 1.2 million AAA members living in households with one or more electric vehicles, AAA now lists the kilowatt-hour cost of commercial Level 2 (L2) charging by state. As of Thursday, the national average for a kilowatt-hour of electricity at a commercial Level 2 charging station is 34 cents.

Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday showed that gas demand rose from 8.96 million barrels per day (b/d) to 9.04 last week. Total domestic gasoline inventories fell from 225.1 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 222.2 million barrels. Stable oil prices and low gas demand could lead to further price declines at the pump.

The national average price of $3.44 on Thursday is eight cents lower than the previous month's price of $3.52. Last year, the price was $3.86.

Florida is the 25th.^th most expensive state with a price of $3.37 per gallon. Last month, gas cost $3.50 per gallon and last year the price was $3.79 nationwide.

In the Gainesville area, the price was $3.57 per gallon last month, compared to $3.86 last year.

According to gasbuddy.com, these are the cheapest gas stations in Alachua County:

• $3.19 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $3.19 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $3.25 at Love's Travel Stop, 5615 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $3.28 at Pure, 405 NE 1^stHigh sources
• $3.29 at Murphy Express, 6323 NW 23^rd St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Marathon, 3936 W. Newberry Rd., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Wawa, 2305 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Sunoco, 5310 NW 13^th St., Gainesville
• $3.29 at Sunoco, 610 NE 1^st Avenue, High Springs
• $3.29 at Circle K, 15089 NW US 441, Alachua

Fast gas and electricity statistics

gas

The Nation Top 10 most expensive petrol markets are Hawaii ($4.67), California ($4.69), Washington ($4.22), Nevada ($3.95), Oregon ($3.86), Illinois ($3.84), Alaska ($3.76), Washington, DC ($3.67), Utah ($3.65) and Idaho ($3.60).

The 10 cheapest petrol markets in the country are Mississippi ($2.96), Texas ($3.04), Louisiana ($3.05), Oklahoma ($3.06), Tennessee ($3.07), Alabama ($3.10), South Carolina ($3.11), Arkansas ($3.12), Kansas ($3.14) and Missouri ($3.16).

Electric

The Nation Top 10 states with the lowest Level 2 commercial charging costs 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), Vermont (29 cents), Michigan (29 cents) and North Dakota (30 cents).

The Nation Top 10 Most Expensive States for Level 2 Commercial Charging Per Kilowatt Hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (45 cents), South Dakota (43 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), Montana (41 cents), New Hampshire (41 cents ), Tennessee (41 cents) and Alaska (40 cents).