Solano, California gas prices up slightly from last week

FAIRFIELD – While much of the nation experienced no changes to the cost of gasoline over the past week, drivers in Solano County and around California saw the average price go up ever so slightly. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Solano on Thursday was $4.99, up from $4.

97 a week ago. However, that price was lower than Wednesday's average of just under $5.01 per gallon, AAA Northern California reported.



Moreover, the price a month ago was just below $4.78, while a year ago motorists in Solano County were paying, on average, $5.46 per gallon.

California's average price on Thursday, AAA reported, was $4.926 compared to $4.938 a week ago; $4.

71 a month ago; and at this time in 2024, the average price at the pump was $5.38, AAA reported. Nationally, the average price on Thursday was $3.

22 “The main reason why gas prices are trending lower is supply and demand,” AAA Northern California spokesman Doug Johnson said. “Demand for fuel remains relatively weak, and gas prices across the country are cheaper than last spring as a result.” The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 34 cents.

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.92), Hawaii ($4.52), Washington ($4.

38), Oregon ($4.00), Nevada ($3.97), Alaska ($3.

65), Illinois ($3.46), Arizona ($3.39), Pennsylvania ($3.

38), and Idaho ($3.35). The nation's top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.

73), Tennessee ($2.75), Oklahoma ($2.77), Louisiana ($2.

81), South Carolina ($2.81), Texas ($2.82), Kentucky ($2.

84), Alabama ($2.84), Arkansas ($2.84), and Kansas ($2.

87). Electric The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (47 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Idaho (41 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), Alaska (40 cents), Louisiana (40 cents), and New Hampshire (40 cents). The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Iowa (26 cents), North Dakota (26 cents), Nebraska (27 cents), Delaware (27 cents), South Dakota (28 cents), Utah (29 cents), Texas (29 cents), and Maryland (30 cents).

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