AAA releases weekly gas prices as fall closes in on NNY

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Gas prices took a favorable turn from last week in the City of Watertown.

AAA of Western and Central New York released its weekly look at average gas prices from across the region and Watertown’s average price dropped seven cents to $3.39. Last week, the average cost of a gallon of gas was $3.46.

The average cost is calculated from the gas stations in and around the Watertown area. The drop is the steepest in the region with Rome seeing the next-highest decline at five cents.

Here’s a breakdown of the average gas prices from around the region:

• Batavia – $3.49 (down 4 cents from last Monday)
• Buffalo – $3.48 (down 3 cents from last Monday)
• Elmira – $3.22 (down 2 cents from last Monday)
• Ithaca – $3.56 (down 1 cent from last Monday)
• Rochester – $3.51 (down 4 cents from last Monday)
• Rome – $3.52 (down 5 cents from last Monday)
• Syracuse – $3.41 (down 4 cents from last Monday)
• Watertown – $3.39 (down 7 cents from last Monday)

Today’s national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $3.27, down six cents from last week. One year ago, the price was $3.82. The state average is $3.42, down five cents from last Monday. A year ago, the NYS average was $3.87.

For drivers who use diesel fuel, the national average price for diesel is $3.65, down four cents from last Monday. The state average is $4.08, down four cents from last Monday.

When it comes to EV charging, the national and state averages for L2 commercial electricity remain steady. The national average for a kilowatt of electricity at an L2 commercial charging station remains at 34 cents. An estimated 1.2 million AAA members live in households with one or more electric vehicles.

After idling over the Labor Day weekend, the national average for a gallon of gasoline resumed its pace of daily declines by falling six cents since last week to $3.27. Key contributors are low gas demand and the plunging cost of oil, trading in the high $60s per barrel this morning. The arrival of September means cheaper winter-blend gasoline is almost here, which will help to further take pressure off of pump prices and allow this falling trend to continue.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand fell last week while domestic supply rose slightly. Falling gasoline demand and oil costs will likely keep pump prices sliding down as autumn approaches

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