Posted on 06/22/2023 9:33:34 AM PDT by lowbridge
Drivers in the state of Washington are celebrating the official start of summer with an unwelcome sight: America’s most expensive gas prices.
The average cost of regular gasoline in Washington state has jumped by 32 cents over the past month to $4.93 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s 7 cents ahead of California, which is notorious for its high prices for everything, especially fuel.
It’s an unusual trend. California had held the unwanted title of America’s most expensive state for gas for roughly 95% of the time over the last few years, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
Prior to the past few days, Washington has never been the most expensive state for gas in data going back to 2005, GasBuddy told CNN. It’s also the first time over that span that the Pacific Northwest state topped both California and Hawaii.
Even though Washington has the highest average price, gas stations near major California cities are still charging heavily for gas. Eight of the top 10 metro areas in America with the highest price at the pump are located in California, according to AAA.
Still, some drivers in Washington are paying well over $5 a gallon. In King County, where Seattle is located, the average for regular gas is $5.09 a gallon, according to AAA. Washington’s Skamania County averages $5.32 a gallon.
Washington state’s average gas price is nearly $2 a gallon above that of America’s cheapest state for fuel: Mississippi, where gas prices average $3.01 a gallon.
The good news is that Americans are paying a lot less for gas than the first day of summer last year — even in Washington, where the average was $5.54 a gallon a year ago.
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Virtually castrated by the rat face attorney general.
Surprisingly, no one is stepping up to take his place.
Let’s see what I just paid in my red state for my hot rods
$3.57 gal for Super
$2.40 gal for E85
Have fun suckers
We are paying for the governor’s pagan climate change religion and the associated carbon credit get-rich-quick scene for certain involved entities. Pissed as hell.
Paid $2.96 in Spartanburg this morning at Costco.
At the 76 station closest to my house in SE WA, 87 octane is 4.79 and ethanol-free 91 octane is $5.79.
Inslee? We should fill gas cans and march onto the Capitol lawn and pour it out in the pattern of F INSLEE... and allow the grass to slowly reveal the message over time.
Eyman was dragged through the ringer by Lawfare.
mebbe, but probly too mild.
Our Communists have so far overcome.
“I’ve got the blue state blues..”
Hey, maybe some black musician can make a blues song out of that!😀
I live near Eureka so gas is usually the highest in the state.
Haven’t seen it dip below $5.00 a gallon since early 2021. Highest was around $7.50 around November 2022.
Yeah, Sad thing is prices are reasonable once you get to Smith’s River/Klamath. Anything past ukiah on 101 up to Klamath has ridiculous prices.
Yep, drops about a dollar.
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