Gas Prices In Lyme, East Lyme And Old Lyme: How Local Pumps Compare To CT, U.S.

OLD LYME, CT — Gas prices at stations in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme are running below the state average this week as the Connecticut average slipped slightly from a week ago, according to AAA and the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Connecticut was $4.45 on Tuesday, according to AAA. That is down about 4 cents from $4.49 a week ago but up about 13 cents from $4.32 a month ago. Compared with a year ago, when the state average was $3.12, drivers are paying about $1.33 more per gallon.

The Connecticut average is about 9 cents higher than the national average of $4.35 a gallon for regular gasoline, according to the latest weekly data from the EIA, released Tuesday and reflecting prices as of Monday. The national average fell about 11 cents from $4.47 the previous week.

The EIA does not track Connecticut prices individually. It reports them as part of its New England region, where regular gasoline averaged $4.34 a gallon as of Monday, down about 3 cents from the week before.

No current regular gas price reports were found for stations in Lyme. In East Lyme, the six stations with current price reports averaged $4.35 a gallon for regular. That is about 10 cents below the Connecticut average from AAA, about even with the New England average from the EIA and about 1 cent below the national average. In Old Lyme, the one station with a current price report listed $4.35 a gallon for regular. That is about 10 cents below the Connecticut average from AAA, about 1 cent above the New England average from the EIA and about even with the national average.

Here are the most recent regular gas prices reported at stations in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme. Stations without a current price report are not listed.

• Costco (East Lyme), 284 Flanders Road: $4.20
• CITGO (East Lyme), 202 Flanders Road: $4.25
• Noble (East Lyme), 51 Boston Post Road: $4.27
• Shell (East Lyme), 168 West Main Street: $4.37
• Sunoco (East Lyme), 188 Pennsylvania Avenue: $4.49
• Shell (East Lyme), 113 Boston Post Road: $4.49
• CITGO (Old Lyme), 281 Shore Road: $4.35

Gas prices can change several times a week and may vary between stations in the same town. The figures above reflect the most recent reports available at the time of publication.