(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s gas price rose more than 29 cents per gallon to $4.09 in the last week, behind just Michigan and Utah for the highest week-over-week price change.
The price is $1.19 more than a year ago and 18 cents more than a month ago and remains below the national average of $4.31, according to the American Automobile Association.
Diesel fuel prices also set a new all-time high of $6.05 per gallon on Monday.
GasBuddy reported the national average for a gallon of gasoline to be $4.25 per gallon on Monday morning with the average for diesel at $6.18.
“Average gasoline and diesel prices rose in every state over the last week as geopolitical tensions escalated on multiple fronts, with friction between the U.S. and Iran, new hostilities in the Red Sea, and the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline all combining to jolt prices sharply higher,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a statement. “New weekend attacks also knocked two additional Russian refineries offline, further straining global refined product supplies and likely offsetting any seasonal relief.
“Diesel prices could climb even faster in the wake of the new refinery attacks. While most of the country transitions to cheaper winter-blend gasoline this week, the scale of ongoing geopolitical escalations makes meaningful price relief unlikely in the near term. Motorists should brace for continued volatility ahead.”
The lowest reported prices in Wisconsin include Costco gas stations in Pleasant Prairie ($3.49), Pewaukee ($3.52), Oconomowoc ($3.52), Menomonee Falls ($3.52) and New Berlin ($3.69) along with Sam’s Club in Kenosha ($3.49) and N 124th Street in Milwaukee ($3.52). It also includes Hometown in Racine ($3.64), Amoco in Kenosha ($3.69) and a Speedway in Racine ($3.69) as of Monday morning data from GasBuddy.