Gas prices remained stable during the Labor Day holiday weekend, widespread damage from Hurricane Ida.
While the nation’s price at the pump went up three cents during the past week, no change took place in Delaware and neighboring Maryland, AAA Mid-Atlantic reported.
Over the past months, Delaware gas prices have dropped by five cents a gallon
| Today’s Average | One Week Ago | One Month Ago | One Year Ago | |
| National | $3.18 | $3.15 | $3.18 | $2.21 |
| Delaware | $2.98 | $2.98 | $3.02 | $2.27 |
| Dover | $2.98 | $2.98 | $3.01 | $2.25 |
| Milford/Seaford | $2.97 | $2.98 | $3.00 | $2.25 |
| Wilmington/Newark | $2.98 | $2.98 | $3.03 | $2.28 |
| Maryland | $3.02 | $3.02 | $3.07 | $2.27 |
Gas prices could rise due to widespread power outages in the area where Ida made landfall. The NYMEX price for crude oil rose above $70 on Friday morning.
A little more than month ago, the price at the pump in Delawre was $3.08 a gallon. The jump in price appeared to come from the Royal Farms and Wawa convenience store chains that dot many key intersections and roadways in the state.
The price hike did not stick with some independent stations reluctant to go along with the majors.
Prices dropped back to around $3 a gallon, a figure that has been around during most of the summer.
To check out prices in your neighborhood, log on to AAA’s Fuel Price Finder (http://www.AAA.com/fuelfinder)
The Fuel Price finder showed discounted gas was available in Newark, Middletown, and Dover. For example, two independent stations in Middletown were offering gas at around $2.85 a gallon.
Also putting downward pressure on gas prices was neighboring Maryland, despite having higher gas taxes.
Prices in Elkton and Salisbury, MD were on par with those across the state line as of Friday morning. The two areas in Maryland have independent stations that often offer lower prices.
