Gasoline prices rose during the past week, according to a report from AAA.
The price at the pump was seven cents higher than a week ago at $2.26 for regular. The national average price was $2.21 a gallon.
AAA earlier reported that the gas price average over Thanksgiving was poised to be the lowest since 2015.
“Typically, cheaper gas prices are an incentive for people to travel during a holiday weekend, but that is just not the case this year,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “AAA forecasted a decrease in Thanksgiving travel year-over-year due to increasing Covid-19 positive case numbers, renewed quarantine guidelines, and the latest CDC guidance. All of this has prompted Americans, who had plans to travel, to reconsider spending the holiday at home.”
Gasoline demand remains sluggish, with refineries in the region running well below capacity.
To check out gas prices in your neighborhood, log on to AAA’s Fuel Price Finder (http://www.AAA.com/fuelfinder).
Gas prices can vary widely. For example, in the Bear-Christiana area, prices ranged from $2 a gallon at Costco and BJ’s membership clubs to $2.40 at a Wawa location on Route 40.
Another resource is GasBuddy, which reported a $1.85 a gallon price at Hartly, DE.
