The average cost per gallon of gas went down two cents from last week in the Gainesville area.

According to Thursday’s weekly AAA gas report, prices fell from $3.20 last week to $3.18, while the average price per gallon in Florida increased from $3.12 to $3.13. The national price decreased slightly from $3.13 to $3.11.

“We are about halfway through winter, so there may be fewer seasonal spikes at the pump,” Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson, said in a press release.  “And on a personal note, this is my final gas update, as I am retiring. But fear not, the AAA Fuel Report will remain in capable hands.”

The latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows gasoline demand increased from 8.08 million barrels per day (b/d) last week to 8.30. The total domestic gasoline stocks also rose from 245.9 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 248.9, while gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.2 million barrels daily.

Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.11 is nine cents more than last month’s $3.02. Last year, the price was $3.12.

Florida is the 14^th-most expensive state in price per gallon at $3.13. Last month, gas was $3.06 per gallon and last year it was $3.20 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.13 per gallon, and last year it was $3.22.

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

• $2.83 at Circle K, 16070 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Alachua 
• $2.89 at BP, 15295 NE US 301, Waldo
• $2.89 at Marathon, 14495 Cole St., Waldo
• $2.89 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $2.89 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $2.90 at Shell, 13820 NW 140^th St., Alachua
• $2.91 at Circle K, 15089 NW 441, Alachua
• $2.98 at Sam’s Club, 4001 SW 30^th Pl, Gainesville
• $2.99 at BP, 15980 NW US 441, Alachua

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.55), California ($4.45), Washington ($3.95), Nevada ($3.67), Oregon ($3.55), Pennsylvania ($3.36), Alaska ($3.31), Washington, DC ($3.28), Illinois ($3.27), and Maryland ($3.25).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Oklahoma ($2.72), Texas ($2.73), Arkansas ($2.76), Louisiana ($2.79), Kentucky ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.81), Alabama ($2.82), Kansas ($2.82), and Tennessee ($2.82).

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 (29 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 (55 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (44 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), Idaho (42 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), South Carolina (41 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), and Alaska (41 cents).