{"id":49565,"date":"2024-09-09T18:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49565"},"modified":"2024-09-09T18:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:37:14","slug":"gas-prices-in-florida-just-plunged-by-double-digits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/09\/09\/gas-prices-in-florida-just-plunged-by-double-digits\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices in Florida just plunged by double digits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices have dropped in Florida by 13 cents this week, according to AAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices in the Miami area went down 13 1\/2 cents a gallon \u2014 that\u2019s about 22 cents a gallon less than a month ago and 46 cents cheaper than a year ago, according to industry monitor GasBuddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And prices may drop even further.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"887d81\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #887d81;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas-prices-in-Florida-just-plunged-by-double-digits.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49566 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas-prices-in-Florida-just-plunged-by-double-digits.webp 660w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gas-prices-in-Florida-just-plunged-by-double-digits-300x200.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe fully expect gas prices will continue to drop as Americans drive less with the onset of fall,\u201d said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plunge at the pump is thanks to a big drop in the crude oil market, said AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several North Florida areas are averaging less than $3 a gallon as the region remains the cheapest to get gas in the state, in some places about 25 cents less per gallon than South Florida. Palm Beach County is among the most expensive areas for gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what to know if you\u2019re commuting or traveling in Florida:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices on a trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida price at the pump<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average:&nbsp;The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.15, a 13-cent decrease from last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices around Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday prices, according to AAA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bradenton\/Sarasota:\u00a0$3.07<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fort Myers:\u00a0$3.11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacksonville:\u00a0$3.10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Naples:\u00a0$3.32<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orlando:\u00a0$3.12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panama City:\u00a0$2.94<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pensacola:\u00a0$2.93<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Port St. Lucie:\u00a0$3.11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tallahassee:\u00a0$3.18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tampa\/St. Pete:\u00a0$3.18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lakeland: $3.18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. price at the pump<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Average:&nbsp;The average price for a gallon of gas across the country on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.27, a 5-cent drop from last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the experts are saying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy:&nbsp;\u201cImpressively, for the sixth straight week, gas prices have dropped to their lowest since winter. GasBuddy now counts 11 states and over 45,000 stations with gas prices below $3 per gallon. &#8230; With oil prices falling below $70 per barrel, their lowest since 2021, there\u2019s solid room for gas prices and diesel to continue falling for some time. We expect the national average could fall below $3 per gallon as early as October for the first time since 2021, which would be music to the ears of motorists and certainly to politicians who are angling to be elected this fall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Jenkins, AAA spokesman:&nbsp;\u201cDeclining oil prices lowers the cost of producing gasoline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to find cheap gas near you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s an app to help:&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GasBuddy&nbsp;<\/a>app was built to show motorists prices around them and a fuel tracker can update users on stations that have or don\u2019t have fuel based on supply changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices have dropped in Florida by 13 cents this week, according to AAA. 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