Gas prices fall nearly 6 cents in Maine

That’s according to the latest weekly survey released on Monday by AAA Northeast, which found self-serve regular to be averaging $2.58 per gallon.

Nineteen other states are also most likely to see a decrease; this month is when those at-the-pump costs will start to drop.

Ringgold had the lowest price in Georgia at $2.10, while Albany was second at $2.18. That is when it will be possible to see “thousands of stations” in “dozens of states” with gas prices less than $2 per gallon.

The national average has steadily dropped, yet volatility continues to characterize several regional markets due to unexpected draw-downs in supply.

As mentioned by the gasoline price tracking website GasBuddy.com the average price of a gallon of gas in Lansing and Jackson is $2.58.

Gas prices are expected to fall quickly as the end of summer nears, reported by AAA’s most recent report. The average price of diesel a year ago was $3.84.

In related news, Oil refiners are manipulating California gas prices, consumer advocates say. As the longest streak of gas price decline since January keeps going on, there is much more to come.

“As motorists wrap up their summer vacation road trips, demand for gasoline slips in autumn and winter”, said Will Speer, a senior analyst with GasBuddy.

In Lawrence, for example, the average price per gallon of regular gas was $2.56; Topeka, $2.45; Columbia, $2.41; and Wichita and Springfield, $2.39. Steady refinery output and a dip in crude oil prices that reflect the supply and demand reality of having 459 million barrels of oil in storage, waiting to be processed into gasoline.

Gasoline prices around Arizona have fallen slightly at the pumps this week, but still are above the national average.