Price of gas goes up, goes down, goes up again and more to come tomorrow

    Thursday, 26 March 2026 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Pixabay photo credit: andreas160578

    The Board notes that while maximum prices for were changed Tuesday through an extraordinary adjustment based on an average of Monday’s market prices, on Tuesday, there was a significant increase in market prices.

    A bit of a reprieve at the pumps didn’t last for long. The price of gas went up Monday and the next day the Public Utilities Board intervened and brought petro back down by 10cpl. This morning, gas shot up by 7 cents, diesel is up 12.3 and heating oil jumped 10.33 cents. The Board notes that while maximum prices for were changed Tuesday through an extraordinary adjustment based on an average of Monday’s market prices, on Tuesday, there was a significant increase in market prices. The Board’s next price adjustment is tomorrow. 

     

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