WA gas prices consistently higher most of U.S., CCA causes jump
Fuel prices in Moses Lake are higher than the state average of $4.25 per gallon, depending on how one pays at this particular Shell station. Paying with credit, consumers will pay 50 cents more, while paying with cash will have them handing over 34 cents more than the state average per gallon. The difference in price is not indicative of price gouging, but rather of the cost to provide fuel to rural communities.
R. HANS MILLER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
MOSES LAKE — According to an analysis by Gas Buddy, an organization that monitors fuel prices, Washington has consistently had higher average gas prices for July 1 of each year since 2014, even before increases resulting from the Climate Commitment Act’s carbon fees came into play.
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