Gas Prices In State Move Higher

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Georgia has risen 7 cents in the past week—now to a mark of $2.35. The AAA Fuel Gauge Report shows that price is a jump of 46-cents over the mark a month ago in the state. Georgia’s current average price is still 16-cents lower than the national mark.

Higher Prices At Pump For Summer Drivers

With the unofficial start of summer comes the general beginning of the summer driving season. A fresh check of gas prices at the pump shows a continued rise: Georgia’s average mark for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.29, about 13-cents lower than the national price according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. The current Georgia-average is 10-cents higher than a week ago, and a spike of 39-cents over the past month.

Gas Prices Continue Rise In State

Gas prices continue their rise in Georgia, as in the rest of the nation. Georgia’s average for a gallon of regular unleaded this morning stands at $2.18 according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. That price is up 6-cents from a week ago, and a spike of 27-cents in the last month. Georgia’s current average of $2.18 however, is still 13-cents lower than the national mark.

Gas Prices Spike 22 Cents In A Week

Gas prices in Georgia have spiked an average 22-cents over the past week. The AAA Fuel Gauge Report shows the average mark for a gallon of regular unleaded in the state is $2.12 currently, up from $1.90 a week ago. Georgia’s gallon price is still 10-cents lower than the current national average. But compare the current mark of $2.12 to that of a year ago, when gasoline was an average $3.67 a gallon at the pump in Georgia.

State Gas Prices Climb Over Week's Time

Georgia’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas stands at $1.82 this morning--13-cents lower than the national mark. The AAA Fuel Gauge Report shows Georgia’s current price is 4-cents higher than it was a week ago. The highest average mark for a gallon of regular unleaded is found in Savannah at $1.87. Augusta has the lowest average--a price of $1.75.

Gas Prices Drop Slightly

Georgia’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is down 3 cents from a week ago--to a mark of $1.78 average. The AAA Fuel Gauge Report reports the current state average is down 5 cents from a month ago. Compared to Georgia’s $1.78 for regular unleaded, the current national mark is 13-cents higher at $1.91.

Ga. Gas Prices Jump In Wake Of Rising Oil

Retail gasoline prices across Georgia jumped a penny overnight as OPEC production cutbacks sent oil prices rising.

A survey from AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express shows a gallon of regular is now averaging about $1.53 in Georgia.

AAA said Monday's national average for a gallon of regular was $1.67. Midgrade averaged $1.65 while premium fuel cost $1.75 a gallon in Georgia.

Savannah had the highest metro average for regular at $1.59. Atlanta recorded the cheapest average at $1.49 a gallon.

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AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Georgia

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Drivers get gas pump bonus on Jan. 1

Georgia drivers will get a New Year’s gift at the gas pump starting Thursday as the state fuel tax drops by about 4 cents. Every six months the state Department of Revenue resets the gas tax--the state portion of taxes will fall from 11 cents, to 7.1 cents per gallon. That will also result in a drop in local sales taxes on gasoline. Drivers in Georgia and across the nation have been enjoying tumbling prices at the pump for the past couple of months. According to the Triple-A Fuel Gauge Report, the average for a gallon of regular unleaded in Georgia stands at $1.51.

Georgia gas prices hold steady

Gas prices in Georgia are holding steady. The current average for a gallon of regular unleaded stands at a price of $1.59--that is 26 cents lower than the price of a month ago in Georgia. According to the AAA fuel Gauge Report, the national average is $1.66. Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg says the national average has fallen 9-cents the past two weeks to its lowest point in nearly five years.

Gas prices continue falling

Georgia’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has fallen to $1.72. According to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, that is 10-cents lower than the national average. The state’s average price is 60-cents lower than what it was a month ago.

Early holiday travel off to good start

The early start to Thanskgiving holiday travel looks good for Georgians. The state Department of Transportation says most construction involving lane closures will be suspended from now until midnight Sunday. Current gas prices are friendly to drivers--the average in Georgia for regular unleaded is in the $1.70 range. It's the lowest for the Thanksgiving holiday in four years. And for people using Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, security wait times early Wednesday morning were listed at 10 minutes.

Gas prices continue falling in Georgia

Gas prices in Georgia and the nation continue their fall. Georgia’s average for a gallon of regular unleaded this morning stands at $1.80,,about 11-cents lower than the national mark according to AAA's fuel gauge report. Georgia’s average price is a drop of about 81 cents over the past month.

Columbus driving highest gas prices statewide

Gasoline prices across Georgia have fallen below the $2 a gallon mark. But a new survey finds Columbus has the highest average price in the state.

AAA said prices at the pumps have tumbled more than a dollar in the past month. The statewide average price for regular-grade gas is $1.96 as of Monday morning. The national average is $2.08.

Augusta has the cheapest metro average for regular at $1.92 a gallon. Columbus had the highest average at $2.05, although several stations in the downtown area dropped to $1.99 over the weekend.

One year ago, Georgia motorists were paying $3.03 for regular fuel, on average.

Oil and gas prices are in a downward spiral because of investors' fears that a global economic slowdown will hurt demand for fuel.

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Gas prices--on the fall

Georgia’s average price for a gallon of gasoline continues to fall, and is quickly catching up with the national average. A gallon of regular unleaded in the state is now $3.24--down 8 cents from yesterday and a drop of 17 cents in two days. According to the AAA fuel gauge report, the national average is now only 8 cents below Georgia’s mark.

The question to Gregg Laskoski of AAA--will drivers hit the roads more given falling prices? He doesn’t think so:

"The conservation that people have been practicing is with us to stay. People know they were burned when we saw those fuel prices as high as they were, and they also know once the springtime comes around we’re going to be looking at much higher gasoline prices".

...That’s because refineries early next year begin production of summer blend fuel, which costs more when it arrives in the market in May.

Laskoski says for now, prices below $3.00 could be seen by Halloween.

Gas prices continue falling

Perhaps one of the few bright spots for consumers in this economy--gas prices. They’re falling across the nation, and here in Georgia as well. According to the AAA fuel gauge report this morning, the average is $3.32 for a gallon of regular unleaded. It's a drop of 9 cents from only yesterday, and a 54-cent drop from a month ago. The mark of $3.32 is 12-cents higher than AAA’s national average. Around the state, the lowest average is found in the Augusta area--$3.17. The high end for the state in Athens--$3.44.

Georgia gas prices continue to fall

Away from the national economic crisis, there is some good news for Georgians--it comes from the gas pump. There is another drop in the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded this morning, down 8 cents to $3.58. The AAA fuel gauge report shows that is still 23 cents above the national average, which fell another 5 cents to $3.35.

Officials still investigate gas price gouging

State officials are investigating over 1,500 complaints of gas price gouging. From that, officials have so far subpoenaed sales records of more than 150 gas stations.

Bill Cloud with the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, says the range of prices has been all over the map:

"We did have some people that were above $6.00 a gallon, but then there were other people that were above the $4.50--$5.00 range".

Governor Sonny Perdue activated the state’s anti-gouging law September 12th soon after Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf Coast. But Cloud says complaint calls have still come in at a rate of about 25 a day.

He says it may be awhile before customers can get some money back.

"The stations have 30 days to respond to us. We have to review the responses, then we have to get them in here to negotiate a settlement. Certainly the first settlement we always try to negotiate is for restitution to the customers".

According to the AAA fuel gauge report, Georgia’s current average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.72. That’s 25 cents higher than the national average.

Gas shortages still widespread

Motorist fills up Hummer at a station in midtown Atlanta, Sept. 22, 2008. (Dave Bender)

Gas stations in much of the southeast are having a tough time getting enough fuel. Many have temporarily closed, and cars lined up at the pump are a not uncommon sight.

Atlanta, Nashville, and Tallahassee, are among other cities in the region, reporting closures or limited fuel supplies.

Motorist Tate Nichols, who lives in Atlanta suburb Stone Mountain, says he’s seen the biggest problems in town:

“Generally, out in my area, I haven’t had any problem finding gas - I have, in midtown today run across a couple of empty stations that do not have gas - but I found one within two minutes of looking that did have gas.”

State and industry officials say one factor behind the shortage are interrupted supplies from refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. Many closed for the duration of hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

And, an Atlanta law requiring stations to use cleaner-burning fuel means gas can't be easily diverted from better-supplied areas.

Governor Sonny Perdue and other officials here say they expect fuel supplies to return to normal later this week.

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State gasoline supply still uneven

Some Georgians are still dealing with spotty supply of gasoline at some stations across the state. Officials say refineries in the Gulf are still ramping-up production from disruptions caused by hurricanes over the past month. The current average for a gallon of regular unleaded this morning in Georgia stands at $3.97--that is down 2-cents from yesterday, but it still is 23-cents higher than the national average. The high price in Georgia is in the Columbus area, with an average of $4.04 a gallon.

Perdue may call in feds over gas gouging

The dramatic spike in gas prices from Hurricane Ike has prompted The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) to investigate hundreds of complaints of price gouging at the pump.

Officials have issued subpoenas for sales records of 25 gas stations statewide, and say more are on the way.

Bill Cloud, the director of administration and external affairs at the OCA says they've received over 700 complaints since Governor Sonny Perdue imposed an anti-gouging law last Friday.

But, Perdue says the skyrocketing numbers at the pump weren't only due to decisions by station owners :

"...[they] were the prices that some of the stations were having to pay up the line, and we're trying to investigate where that began and why, and what steps we should take – that probably would be outside of the purview of the State of Georgia, and while I’m a free-market guy, I certainly think it bears investigation by our federal government."

Perdue says Valdosta and Augusta were having the worst problems statewide in getting fuel from refineries knocked out by last week's hurricane.

Perdue and OCA officials, though, say the situation is improving and expect supply to be back to normal next week.

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