Gas prices are 6 cents lower in Pennsylvania this week at $3.305 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Gas prices nationally have fallen 2.9 cents over the past week to $3.149 as the price of crude oil remains stable. Even though demand rose as 61.6 million travelers hit the road over the Independence holiday, crude prices are helping to alleviate potential increases at the pump.

Gas prices are almost 36 cents cheaper than this time last year.

Also, 21 states now boast average gas prices below $3, spanning from New Mexico to Missouri to South Carolina. Mississippi, the state with the nation’s lowest gas prices, is seeing averages around $2.70 per gallon.

Meanwhile, over the weekend, eight members of the OPEC Plus oil producers group said they would pump an additional 548,000 barrels a day starting in August, an increase that was higher than some analysts expected.

The increase, which is equivalent to roughly half a percent of global production, is a step up from recent months when the group announced increases of 411,000 barrels a day.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 36 cents.

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.55), Hawaii ($4.47), Washington ($4.41), Oregon ($4.02), Nevada ($3.78), Alaska ($3.74), Idaho ($3.45), Illinois ($3.40), District of Columbia ($3.34), and Utah ($3.32).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.70), Oklahoma ($2.71), Louisiana ($2.76), Alabama ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.77), Texas ($2.77), South Carolina ($2.80), Tennessee ($2.80), Kentucky ($2.81), and Missouri ($2.83).

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (51 cents), Hawaii (47 cents), Tennessee (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Wisconsin (43 cents), Arkansas (43 cents), and North Dakota (43 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Utah (29 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Colorado (33 cents), North Carolina (34 cents), District of Columbia (34 cents), and Iowa (34 cents).

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.