It’s that time again when gas mixtures change from Winter to Summer for America….
Gasoline prices are expected to rise over the next few days — but not necessarily because of turmoil in the Middle East.
Over the next day or so, states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are expected to switch to more expensive gasoline blends for the summer, leading to higher prices at the pump.
“This week happens to be a transitional week where a bunch of very populous states: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England, and some others, all switch to the summer gasoline blend, which is about 30 cents more expensive,” said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at the Oil Price Information Service.
“You’ll see some places in the Northeast that’ll approach $4 a gallon, and the national average … probably goes up to about $3.75 or a little bit more and then it recedes,” Kloza said.
In the summer, higher temperatures increase the risk that some gasoline components could evaporate and create smog, so states switch to a more expensive and less volatile blend of gasoline.
Gasoline demand also tends to be higher in the summer, which can raise prices further….