The price of fuel in rural Alaska is going up... again. As the summer approaches, communities throughout our region are anticipating huge - and sudden - bumps in per-gallon costs. Rumors of drastic increases in fuel rates have been going around Nome for a few weeks now.
In the meantime, we've received the latest gas prices from Bethel. (It's a city in southwestern Alaska - the Kuskokwim Delta - just on the fringes of our radio station's AM range.) Here are the figures:
Regular gas: $5.64 per gallon (up $1)
Heating oil: $5.91 per gallon (up $1.86)
Diesel: $6.45 per gallon (up $1.81)
Yikes.
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I hear it is over $7 for gasoline in Kotzebue.
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It is over $7. $7.15 at KIC/NAPA and I'm sure its even more at the other two locations in town.
Nome Nugget reports Shishmaref went from $5.25 gal to $7.39. Diesel is $7.75! Overheard that Noatak is paying over $10 for gas and diesel!
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