AAA: TN Gas Price Average Holds Steady

The Tennessee gas price average held steady over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average remains $2.89 which is two cents more than one month ago and nearly 95 cents more than one year ago. Tennessee moves to the 7th least expensive market in the nation.  The national gas price average rose two cents on the week to $3.19, matching a seven-year-high last seen in early August. While the post-Labor Day period usually sees less demand and lower gas prices, this year, the impact of Hurricane Ida, followed two weeks later by Hurricane Nicholas, has slowed oil production and refinery recovery along the Gulf Coast.