Why is gas so cheap in Wyoming?
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drinkmorejava
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lol, not that I know anything, but I bet they have a significant enough local supply that national prices don't affect them as much, but I could just be an idiot.
And to promote agriculture and such, they probably have a lower tax
And to promote agriculture and such, they probably have a lower tax
Because Cheney's from there. It's a hell of a lot easier to transport gasoline to Philly than Wyoming, trust me.
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http://api-ec.api.org/filelibrary/Gasoline-taxes.pdf
is the cheapest next to Alaska, but seems to be a minor factor--only one-half cent from NJ
XMan
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Combination of low gas tax and lack of "boutique blends" being required by environmental regulations, thus ensuring plentiful supply from multiple refineries. When I lived in Colorado, Wyoming was always way cheaper. Make a nice drive over the border and tank up. 
IronWing
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Low gas tax + local supplies + local refineries in Cheyenne and Casper. The refinery in Cheyenne is the oldest operating refinery in the U.S. and is grandfathered/exempt from lots of Clean AIr Act regulations that add to the cost of refining (and you can smell the difference on calm Summer days [all three of them]).
Dear moronite, please see list of taxes by state--they do not explain the price of gas.
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You know what. Screw the prices of gas. What about the prices of shaving razors, and the following investigation????
BoomerD
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"Mountain West states Wyoming, Idaho and Montana followed Utah in having the nation's lowest gas prices. All four states have two things in common: close access to fuel from Wyoming and Canada that reduces transportation costs and high elevations that make it possible to use lower-grade gas. Regular gas is typically rated 87 octane in much of the country, but in Utah it's typically sold as 85 octane"
State taxes have very little to do with it...the lower octane sold as regular makes most of the difference, coupled with shorter transportation for both the crude, as well as the finished product.
State taxes have very little to do with it...the lower octane sold as regular makes most of the difference, coupled with shorter transportation for both the crude, as well as the finished product.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/gasoline/statistics/gas_taxes_by_state_2002.html
Wyoming 2nd lowest tax in the lower 48.
Got any other dumbass comments?
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