{"id":55104,"date":"2023-04-17T08:17:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T12:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=55104"},"modified":"2023-09-24T15:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T19:28:50","slug":"gas-prices-inch-up-for-georgia-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=55104","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices inch up for Georgia drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Gist:<\/strong> Georgia drivers are continuing to face higher gas prices, with the state average at $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Happened?: <\/strong>Georgia&#8217;s gas price average has risen 2 cents from a week ago, 15 cents from a month ago, but is 31 cents lower than this time last year. The cost to fill a 15-gallon tank is now $50.85, almost $5 less than a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Matters: <\/strong>AAA spokeswoman Montrae Waiters notes that oil prices have risen, leading to higher prices at the pump. As long as oil prices remain steady, Georgians can expect incremental price increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Details: <\/strong>The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has gone up 6 cents to $3.66 since last Monday. If oil prices continue to rise, pump prices will follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By The Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atlanta: $3.37<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most expensive metro markets: Savannah ($3.50), Augusta-Aiken ($3.45), Brunswick ($3.44)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Least expensive metro markets: Warner Robins ($3.35), <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Athens\"   title=\"Athens\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Athens<\/a> ($3.34), Gainesville ($3.31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Money-Saving Tips for Drivers: <\/strong>Shop around for gas prices using the Fuel Price Finder, pay in cash instead of credit to avoid extra charges, and enroll in fuel savings programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fuel-Saving Tips for Drivers: <\/strong>Maintain your vehicle for optimal fuel economy, combine errands to limit driving time, and slow down while driving to conserve fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=3]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist: Georgia drivers are continuing to face higher gas prices, with the state average at $3.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. What Happened?: Georgia&#8217;s gas price average has risen 2 cents from a week ago, 15 cents from a month ago, but is 31 cents lower than this time last year. The cost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36397,"comment_status":"closed","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":[9636,12168],"class_list":["post-55104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family","tag-gas-prices","tag-state","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55104","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55104\/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=55104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}