By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Gas prices are still lower than previous years and they appear to be finding their level.
"In the past week, we've seen a pretty stable situation with gas prices both nationally and here in Kansas," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "There's been fairly low volatility in the market. That's led to gas prices staying fairly stable. We're up one cent per gallon nationally at $2.18 a gallon. Here in Kansas, we were up two cents in the past week to $1.98 on average."
Kansas has the 10th cheapest gas in the United States.
"In Reno County, it's looking like $1.96 a gallon average, which is a little less than the state average," Steward said. "In Hutchinson, it's a pretty wide range. It really depends on the station that you visit, but we're looking at a range anywhere from $1.89 to $1.99."
Will we see $2 gas consistently? Even as close as we are in Kansas, Steward is still unsure if we'll stay there.
In the past week, we actually saw a slight drop in demand, despite the holiday weekend," Steward said. "As more states are reporting increases in COVID-19, that could potentially put a little bit of a damper on travel again as people reconsider summer outings, so we're just going to kind of have to take a look at that."
A year ago in Kansas, the average was $2.50 a gallon.