Western Pa. Gas Prices Cool Off a Little

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny cheaper this week at $2.975 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region saw a fluctuation in changes at the pump this week, with prices up or down by as much as five cents (Pennsylvania, -1 cent).

The latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) data reports regional refinery utilization at a steady 69 percent, and despite the low utilization, gasoline inventory grew by a little more than 250,000 barrels.

The last two weeks of gasoline stock builds, though sm...