Record high gas prices reached in Kentucky, the US

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – AAA says each the USA and Kentucky hit document excessive fuel costs Wednesday. Don’t count on them to drop anytime quickly, both.

“It actually seems to be like we could also be seeing larger costs for some time,” Lynda Lambert with AAA East Central mentioned.

Right here’s the place costs sit proper now.

Wednesday’s nationwide common was $4.40 a gallon. That’s a document.

Kentucky’s common was $4.16 a gallon. That’s one other document.

Louisville Metro is averaging $4.20 a gallon, simply 6 cents shy of a document.

Lambert mentioned it’s nothing surprising that’s driving up the worth, simply a variety of issues hitting directly.

“We’re heading into the next demand season,” Lambert mentioned. “Summer time trip, summer time journey, youngsters are out of college, individuals drive extra. Then that summer-blend gasoline, which is dearer. And who can predict what’s going to occur between Russia and Ukraine?”

The Biden Administration is making an attempt to assist. A brand new rule will let fuel stations promote cheaper Ethanol 15, often banned between June and September, alongside the summer time mix.

Louisville has some fairly particular restrictions on fuel due to the Clear Air Act. The realm has to make use of reformulated fuel to assist reduce down on environmental impacts.

So will we even have the ability to use that cheaper fuel?

Matthew Mudd with the Louisville Metro Air Air pollution Management District mentioned sure.

“Our function could be to make it possible for that’s nonetheless assembly the reformulated fuel requirement,” Mudd mentioned. “It’s able to it.”

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