US EditionPain of Soaring Gas Prices Compounded by Electricity Rate Increases Across Pa. and Other States
Gasoline prices rose 23.2 cents last week and electricity rates increased over 6% in 2025, driven by Middle East conflict and higher utility costs, report says.
- On Monday, national gasoline prices averaged just under $3.72 per gallon, up from $2.93 a month earlier, while a congressional report found American households paid roughly $110 more for electricity in 2025 versus 2024.
- Fighting in the Middle East has choked off roughly 20 million barrels per day through the Strait of Hormuz, while seasonal switches to summer gasoline blends intensify upward pressure on fuel costs, analysts say.
- Seattle drivers paid $5.06 per gallon this week, a 28.3-cent jump based on GasBuddy's survey of 775 stations, while Washington state averaged $4.86 and diesel reached $4.951 nationally.
- Affordability has become a central election issue ahead of the 2026 midterms; President Donald Trump recently signed a symbolic 'ratepayer protection pledge' with tech CEOs, a move Democrats contrasted with his campaign promises on energy costs.
- Energy services overall rose 6.3% year-over-year as piped gas utility costs spiked 10.3% since February 2025; Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, warned upward pressure on fuel prices will persist until oil flows through the Strait resume.
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Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
WASHINGTON — Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10 percent jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday.
Skyrocketing Gas Prices Threaten Political Order Across the Globe
While energy prices stayed steady in February, the numbers show that they were already on the rise even before the United States waged war on Iran. As the Strait of Hormuz begins its third week of closure to its myriad political adversaries, extending what was already the single largest disruption to global oil trade in history, we can expect to see skyrocketing energy prices over the coming weeks and months. And that means that we can expect po…
The rise in fuel prices continues, driven by a price of the oil barrel that does not stop increasing. The bill at the petrol station is expected to continue to grow in the next few days and...
Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states • Oklahoma Voice
State-by-state figures from monthly utility bill data show, on average, American households paid roughly $110, or 6.4%, more for electricity in 2025, compared to 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) WASHINGTON — Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday. Minority me…
Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across Pa. and other states
State-by-state figures from monthly utility bill data show, on average, American households paid roughly $110, or 6.4%, more for electricity in 2025, compared to 2024. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) WASHINGTON — Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday. Minority me…
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