Georgia Gas Prices Up 30 Cents Since Last April; Savannah Among Highest

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Georgia drivers should expect to pay more at the gas pump this spring thn they did last year.

Georgia gas prices peaked  April 2 when drivers paid $2.58 at the pump, officials said.

While prices are down fractions of a penny from last week's average at $2.575 per gallon, motorists in the state are paying 16 cents more than in March and 30 cents more than this time last year, Georgia Public Affairs Director for AAA Garrett Townsend said Monday in a news release.

Regionally, prices are the highest they've been in four years and, during the first week of April, averaged 35 cents more than gas last April.

The most expensive gas price averages in Georgia are in Hinesville-Fort Stewart at $2.63, Brunswick at $2.63 and Savannah at $2.61, Townsend said.

Nationally, gas prices edged higher after the Energy Information Administration’s report showing gasoline stocks dropped by 1.1 million barrels last week.

Demand for gasoline, however, remains robust at 9.2 million barrels a day as the spring driving season kicks off, Townsend said. 

"More motorists on the roadways, tight supply and record crude exports have the potential for higher prices as we head into the spring," he said.

Drivers across the country should prepare to see higher prices at the pumps as gas stations switch to a "more expensive summer blend ahead of the busy driving season," Townsend said.