How gas prices have changed in Kentucky in the last week

The Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily allowing the sale of a higher-polluting gasoline blend in four Midwestern states in an effort to alleviate rising prices.

Prices at the pump have neared $4 per gallon in Illinois due to the shutdown of a refinery caused by a storm-related power outage weeks ago. Refineries can take weeks to bring back online once any problems have been resolved. The outage has also affected surrounding states including Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

In other parts of the country lower demand, supply, and oil prices have pushed the average cost per gallon of gas lower over the previous week. But that trend could change very quickly under the right conditions, according to AAA spokesperson Andrew Gross.

“The oil market is volatile, and the threat of a hurricane impacting production and refining will certainly grab its attention,” Gross said in a statement Thursday. “Add in the rising tensions in the Middle East, and oil prices are poised to push higher.”

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Kentucky. Gas prices are as of August 2.

Kentucky by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.27
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.8%)
– Year change: -$0.19 (-5.5%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.80 (6/11/22)

– Diesel current price: $3.58
– Week change: -$0.02 (-0.6%)
– Year change: -$0.33 (-8.6%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.85 (6/20/22)

Metros with most expensive gas in Kentucky
#1. Louisville (KY only): $3.56
#2. Covington: $3.37
#3. Huntington-Ashland (KY only): $3.34
#4. Lexington: $3.29
#5. Elizabethtown-Fort Knox: $3.18
#6. Bowling Green: $3.17
#7. Hopkinsville: $3.15
#8. Henderson: $3.05
#9. Owensboro: $3.01

States with the most expensive gas
#1. Hawaii: $4.68
#2. California: $4.64
#3. Washington: $4.24

States with the least expensive gas
#1. Mississippi: $2.97
#2. Louisiana: $3.05
#3. Texas: $3.08

This story features writing by Dom DiFurio and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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