But again not comparing apples to apples. The lowest grade gasoline here is 85 octane while the standard in most of the rest of the country is 87, which is mid-grade in Utah. Therefore to get a true feeling of gas prices you have to compare mid-grade to everyone else. Add to the fact that Utah has a relatively low gas tax and you find we really are getting gouged.

There are areas of the U.S. that have the same "isolation" component as the Intermountain West such as the Dakota's and Eastern Wyoming, yet their prices are much lower. I have also looked at the trend lines, and while it is true that Utah lags behind national gas prices in the winter months and are above the national gas prices in the summer, there is an alarming new trend. The only time there is much difference between Utah prices and national prices is when there is significant movement (either direction) in the price of crude. What the trend lines are showing is that Utah is averaging about 15 cents lower per gallon when prices are rising, but are 30 cents higher per gallon when prices are falling. Also, I have seen reports of refined Utah crude being delivered to places as far away as New Mexico and is being sold for significantly lower than what it sells for in Utah. Some call it supply and demand, but wouldn't you rather sell your refined product to a Utah gas station for a higher price than what you could sell if for in New Mexico?

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Good for you!!! Thanks for having the courage to speak up.