Gas nears $5 per gallon average
The price of a gallon of gas rose above $5 in several Butler County locations Tuesday, as the average price for fuel once again set records.
At the Marathon fueling stations on South Main and East Jefferson streets in Butler, gas cost $5.09 per gallon Tuesday, according to GasBuddy, a platform which tracks fuel prices via user input. In Cranberry Township, the Sunoco on Freedom Road also reached $5.09 per gallon, while most other gas stations hovered around $4.99.
The countywide average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Tuesday was $4.90, according to AAA, lower than both the national average of $4.91 and the Pennsylvania average of $4.98.
Drivers whose vehicles require a higher octane face even higher prices, with a statewide mid-grade average cost of $5.29 per gallon and a premium gallon price at an average of $5.57. Diesel cost $6.17 per gallon on average across the state, AAA reported.
While some Americans may be altering their vacation plans, the cost of gas hasn’t reached a point where the average person’s daily lifestyle will be heavily changed, according to a AAA spokesman.
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