{"id":217312,"date":"2025-02-17T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=217312"},"modified":"2025-02-17T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:30:17","slug":"gas-prices-climb-across-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=217312","title":{"rendered":"Gas Prices Climb Across Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Georgia drivers face higher costs at the pump this week as gas prices continue their upward climb, reaching $3 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26fd <strong>What We Know:<\/strong> The statewide average jumped 6 cents over the past week, matching last month&#8217;s increase. However, today&#8217;s prices still remain 17 cents below last year&#8217;s levels. A 15-gallon tank now costs Georgia drivers $45 to fill &#8211; about $3 less than the same time last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2753 <strong>What Changed?<\/strong>: Montrae Waiters, spokeswoman for AAA, points to two key factors driving the increase. First, refineries have begun their annual transition to summer fuel blends. Second, a February first explosion at a Northern California refinery disrupted operations, affecting supplies nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcca <strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> The price increases impact nearly every Georgia resident who drives. <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Atlanta\"   title=\"Atlanta\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1284\">Atlanta<\/a> leads metro areas with prices at $3.06 per gallon, while Dalton offers the lowest average at $2.91.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd2e <strong>What&#8217;s Next:<\/strong> Experts warn prices could continue climbing as spring approaches. The switch to summer fuel blends typically brings higher costs, and ongoing refinery maintenance could further strain supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Take Action:<\/strong> Drivers can fight back against rising prices by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shopping around for the best gas prices in their area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paying cash instead of credit when possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintaining vehicles for optimal fuel efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combining errands to reduce total driving time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=26]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia drivers face higher costs at the pump this week as gas prices continue their upward climb, reaching $3 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel. \u26fd What We Know: The statewide average jumped 6 cents over the past week, matching last month&#8217;s increase. However, today&#8217;s prices still remain 17 cents below last year&#8217;s levels. A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":36397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[9540,9844,9636],"class_list":["post-217312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","tag-aaa","tag-gas","tag-gas-prices","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=217312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=217312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=217312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=217312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}