People traveling by car for Thanksgiving will be filling up
with gas at its lowest price across the nation in 2 years. The national average for regular gas is
$3.268 per gallon while Wisconsin’s average is $3.150 per gallon.
Dan Ketelsleger is traveling over 400 miles from Chicago,
Illinois, to Apple Valley, MN, to see his parents this Thanksgiving. He says, “it’s been a while since they’ve
(gas prices) been this low.” In past years, Ketelsleger has found it cheaper to
fly, but this year he will be driving.
He said the change in gas prices “makes it easier to make the decision
to drive 400 miles than deal with the stress of flying. It's nice to be on your own schedule.”
Anybody traveling this Thanksgiving can figure out the cheapest
stations on the route to fill up on gas, by visiting AAA Fuel Price Finder at http://aaa.opisnet.com/index.aspx. This website shows the most affordable gas
prices in any given city or state.
There are many factors being credited to the low prices of
gas, including people buying more energy efficient cars, a quiet season for
natural disasters, and easing tensions between the US and Iran. Gas prices
typically drop around the holiday season and bottom out in December.
