Georgia gas near $3.80 per gallon

FOX 5 Atlanta reported on September 1 that Georgia drivers were paying about $3.80 a gallon for regular gasoline as Labor Day travel approached. The station said the higher pump price was adding to the cost of holiday driving for motorists leaving town for the long weekend. AAA’s Georgia page showed the statewide average at $3.8538 on September 2, broadly matching the station’s rounded figure. The price increase comes ahead of the Labor Day weekend that begins Friday, September 4. FOX 5 said regular gasoline in Georgia was roughly 90 cents per gallon higher than a year earlier, making road trips more expensive for households already facing higher holiday travel costs. ### How high is Georgia gas right now? (fox5atlanta.com) AAA said Georgia’s average price for regular gasoline was $3.8538 per gallon on September 2. The same AAA data showed county averages ranging from about $3.6850 to $4.0890, indicating that drivers in some parts of the state were already paying more than $4 a gallon. FOX 5 Atlanta used a rounded statewide figure of about $3.80 per gallon in its Labor Day travel report published September 1. (fox5atlanta.com) That aligns with AAA’s daily state average data, which the group updates each day. ### How much more are drivers paying than before? FOX 5 Atlanta said Georgia motorists were paying roughly 90 cents more per gallon than a year earlier. (gasprices.aaa.com) The station framed that increase as a direct hit to Labor Day travel budgets, alongside higher airfare and other trip costs. AAA’s archived state averages also show Georgia below current levels in late August. (fox5atlanta.com) A snapshot from August 23 listed Georgia at $3.8173 per gallon, compared with $3.8538 on September 2. ### Is this just a Georgia story? AAA said the national average for regular gasoline was $4.1203 on September 2, above Georgia’s statewide average. That means Georgia remained below the U.S. average even as prices rose ahead of the holiday weekend. (fox5atlanta.com) The U.S. Energy Information Administration said its latest gasoline update was released on September 1, with the next release scheduled for September 9. (gasprices.aaa.com) The federal data provides a weekly benchmark for retail fuel prices nationally and by region, while AAA publishes daily state averages. ### What is Georgia doing about fuel supply? FOX 5 Atlanta reported separately on August 28 that Georgia adopted a federal emergency fuel waiver intended to increase gasoline supplies and potentially lower prices. (gasprices.aaa.com) The station said the waiver was aimed at easing supply constraints as prices climbed. That step followed an earlier FOX 5 report in June saying Georgia’s gas tax suspension had expired, adding about 30 cents per gallon in some places and contributing to expectations that the statewide average could move toward $4.10. (eia.gov) ### What should drivers watch next? September 9 is the next date to watch for the Energy Information Administration’s weekly gasoline release. (fox5atlanta.com) AAA’s Georgia average will continue updating daily, and holiday-weekend travel demand from September 4 through September 7 is likely to keep attention on pump prices across the state. (gasprices.aaa.com) (fox5atlanta.com)