Chadron gas prices continue to be lowest in the state

Gas prices in Chadron continue to hold the slot of lowest in the state.

According to AAA Nebraska, the state average price for regular unleaded fuel is $2.01, with Chadron holding the lowest of the averaged prices.

According to GasBuddy.com Wednesday morning, the Chadron Common Cents station set the price for a unleaded regular gallon of fuel at $1.60, lower than most of the country.

Beginning in early December 2014, Chadron has been home to a very active “gas war.”

The opening of the new Maverik station on Dec. 10, 2014, correlates directly with the start of the falling prices.

Prices on Dec. 10, 2014, were at $2.35 and have since declined to $1.62, a 73 cent drop in just over a month.

AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report states that the reason for the plummeting prices of gasoline is due to the falling crude oil prices.

Prices for a barrel of crude oil have dropped from a high of $107 to $47, reports AAA.

Chadron is not the only city feeling the welcomed effects of the recent drop in crude oil prices.

The nation’s least expensive gas is found in the mid-continent states, but the national average has dropped more than 40 percent to $2.13 a gallon.

The falling price for gasoline has created a far more college-student-friendly traveling experience, especially over the holiday season when most students return to their hometowns.

Jenna McBride, 19, junior of Victorville, California, thought that the lowered gas prices affected her trip back home in terms of making traveling on the road much cheaper.

“It was very helpful, once we got into Utah, we really noticed the prices dropping,” McBride said.