Bolstered by pump prices in South Florida and the Big Bend region, the average gallon of gas in the state remained just under $4 over the past week.
The average gallon of gas in Florida stood at $3.95 on Monday, $1.06 more than on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel began attacks intended to target the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and senior leadership. However, the state average has increased only 2 cents over the past week.
In Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, the price of unleaded regular ranged between a low of $3.82 at BJ’s Wholesale on State Road 100 to $4.29 at RaceTrac at two stations on State Road 100. Elsewhere prices ranged between those two poles, with many stations at $3.99, and many well into the $4 range, including $4.29 at Wawa. Diesel prices were approaching $6 a gallon at most Palm Coast and Flagler County stations, with several stations between $5.69 and $5.89 a gallon.
GasBuddy noted that global oil market prices lowered after President Donald Trump said he would pause potential strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure following reported talks with Tehran. But the drop was short-lived. The per-barrel price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, had settled at $114.85 at the closing bell before the weekend. Monday in late afternoon it was trading at just under $115, after spiking to just under $117 during the day.
The auto club AAA had averages on Monday in Florida at $4.23 in Monroe County, $4.12 in Palm Beach County and $4.02 in Alachua County. The lowest averages are in the Panhandle, with Escambia County at $3.62 a gallon.
Nationally, the average was $3.99 on Sunday, 3 cents higher than a week earlier and $1.01 more than a month earlier.
AAA still predicts the national average could top $4 for the first time since August 2022 as demand has increased with warm spring weather.
For electric vehicles, the cost per kilowatt-hour at Florida charging stations has held around 41 cents this past week. The price was 39 cents on Feb. 28. Nationally, the average was 42 cents. The average was 39 cents on Feb. 28.
–News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive
Jay Tomm says
You want your no property tax? Prepare to pay for it elsewhere!
Lorie Robinson says
That is not the reason for the increase. Gas was $2.89 five (5) weeks ago.
Jim says
Trump says “short term pain for long term gain”.
Trump also says “when oil prices go up, America makes more money”.
Trump says wind turbines (he calls them windmills) “kills birds and cause cancer”.
Trump says solar power “takes up too much farm land”.
Since Trump has a well-documented record of being right on everything, how can any of us be concerned over a little uptick in gas prices? It’s good for us? We’re getting rich!
As MAGA likes to say: 71 million voted for Trump in 2024. And we’re all getting the benefit of these genius’s actions. If we’re all really lucky, gas will get to $10/gallon as predicted if this “special military operation” in Iran lasts a little longer…..
Laurel says
We all know who is not feeling any pain: the wealthy who got major tax cuts they did not need to survive.
My husband is always perplexed that the southern magas, who generally didn’t like the coastal elite, and Yankees, voted for the epitome of both!
Jim H says
Laurel – If you are really in on this game, ‘they’ are all laughing with their golf buddies about Florida’s financial, dystopian society. Watch next time as ‘they’ smile, shake their heads in disbelief, slow-walking to the bank.
Yep! We are all making money at the gas pump – just ask one of them.