Gas still in short supply
Gas stations throughout North and South Carolina continue to register some supply shortages, but gas prices in both states are slowly coming down, a spokeswoman for AAA Carolinas said Monday.
Posted — Updated"Retailers are getting much smaller deliveries than they expected," Carol Gifford said from the AAA Carolinas office in Charlotte, N.C. Gifford said that some stations may be totally out of gas, while others may have trouble getting certain grades of gasoline.
"So what motorists see, is a gas station that once had an outage now has gas. They only have it for a day or so, and then they are out again. That will probably continue until more refineries are back up and operating," Gifford said.
She said such spot disruptions probably will continue for some time.
"We hope that within a week or so, things will get better," she added.
But Gifford said the good news is that gas prices in both states are slowly decreasing, at about a penny or so a day.
The spokeswoman said the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in South Carolina is now $3.87. The average in North Carolina for the same grade is $3.93, down two cents from Sunday's level.
Nationally, gas prices have fallen five days in a row, Gifford said.
"We appreciate consumers' help in keeping an eye out for gas gougers," Cooper said. "We're also asking consumers to do their part by conserving gas."
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