Tribune/Debra Reid - Washoe Valley resident Genny White fills up her tank at a Sparks Arco AM-PM gas station on Tuesday. The station at Rock Boulevard and Victorian Ave. stays busy by offering some of the lowest gas prices in town.
Nevada’s average gas price is up 13 cents to $2.96 a gallon since last month’s survey on March 9, according to AAA Nevada, which tracks fuel costs as a service to consumers.
The national average for unleaded is now $2.86, a 10-cent increase since last month’s AAA survey.
“Spring is traditionally when gas prices rise in Nevada due to the scheduled maintenance of refineries in California which are reformulating blends for the warmer summer months ahead,” said Michael Geeser, a spokesperson for AAA Nevada. “That’s the case once again this year. What’s made this past month feel worse at the pump is that Nevada didn’t see the same large price hikes the rest of the country has over the last month. Those price hikes are hitting us now and it doesn’t feel good.”
Gas prices throughout the rest of country continue to rise. Nevada is normally among the top six states with the highest average gas price, but is now tied with three other states for the 11th highest average gas price average, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska and Hawaii are tied for the highest average price in the country at $3.53. California’s average of $3.11 per gallon is the highest price in the lower 48 states.
The average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline in Las Vegas is $2.89, up 14 cents from last month’s survey. Reno is at $3.03, up 10 cents since last month.
Among the lower 48 states, the least expensive gasoline in the country is found in Kansas City, Mo. where the average price of gas is $2.62 per gallon. The highest average price in the nation is in Wailuku, Hawaii, where the average price per gallon is $3.90. Among the lower 48 states, the highest price is in South Lake Tahoe, where the average price is $3.30.
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