Tri-Cities Gas Guide: Aug. 8, 2013

National average gasoline prices dropped 4.1 centers per gallon over the past week but remain 10.6 cents a gallon more than they were a month ago.

Meantime, Tri-Cities' gas prices generally were lower than the statewide average price of a gallon of regular gasoline, which was $3.747 Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013.

Gas stations in Batavia had a near monopoly on the Tri-Cities’ lowest gas prices, with even Costco* in St. Charles only tying the highest price in Batavia. Illinois Gas Prices listed the lowest price in the Tri-Cities on Thurtsday at $3.55 per gallon of regular.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline on Wednesday was $3.589 a gallon, down from $3.600 a day earlier and lower than $3.630 a week ago. The national average of a gallon of regular gas a month ago was $3.483, and was $3.647 a year ago. The highest recorded national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.114 on July 17, 2008.

Regular, price per gallon | Community

St. Charles

$3.61 Costco*, 221 S. Randall Road near Oak

$3.72 Mobil, 1023 W. Main St. and 11th Street

$3.73 7-Eleven, 51 S. Randall Road at West Main Street

BP, 1505 Lincoln Highway at Bricher Road

Meijer, 855 S. Randall Road at Lincoln Highway

Geneva

$3.69 Mobil, 1122 E. State St., near South Glengarry

$3.75 Marathon, 1501 E. State St. and Kirk Road

Shell, 1491 E. State St. and Kirk Road

$3.79 CITGO, 618 S. 1st St. near South 3rd Street

Batavia

$3.55 BP, 200 N. Randall Road and McKee Street

Mobil, 2074 Main St. and Randall Road

Sam’s Club*, 501 N. Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway

Shell, 164 S. Randall Road and Main Street

$3.56 Marathon, 1700 Hubbard Ave. and Paramount Parkway

$3.61 7-Eleven, 710 E. Fabyan Parkway and Nagel Boulevard

Marathon, 206 E. Wilson St. and South Washington Avenue

Mobil, 27 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

Phillips 66, 200 E Fabyan Parkway and North Washington Ave.

Shell, 108 N. Batavia Ave. and Houston Street

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