The Brief<\/p>\n
The price of gas in a coastal California community has hit almost $10 a gallon.<\/p>\n
The soaring cost comes as many Bay Area counties are seeing the average for regular unleaded top $6 a gallon.<\/p>\n
BIG SUR, Calif. – Gas prices have been soaring, leading to a lot of pain at the pump, but a station in a scenic community along California\u2019s coast just might take the cake, with premium gas going for $9.99 a gallon.<\/p>\n
The small remote hamlet of Gorda in the Big Sur region of Monterey County has only one gas station. A rustic-looking AmeriCo petrol station, also known as Gorda by the Sea, sits next to a general store, along Highway 1.<\/p>\n
The gas station is no stranger to the attention it receives for its unusually high costs. With a history of high prices, it\u2019s made headlines in the past on this issue.<\/p>\n
Running on diesel<\/p>\n
Dig deeper<\/p>\n
Beyond its remote location, making fuel transport delivery harder and more costly, the community operates on an off-grid, localized power system. <\/p>\n
Gorda does not rely on PG&E for its electricity. Instead, the community runs on diesel-powered generators, according to residents. <\/p>\n
A gas station employee explained that the constant demand for diesel drives up the prices for all fuel, including gas.<\/p>\n
Big picture view<\/p>\n
Fuel prices around the world have been surging as the war in Iran continues.<\/p>\n
Nationally, for the first time since 2022, the average for regular unleaded topped $4 a gallon this week.<\/p>\n
“Crude oil prices have been surging, surpassing $100\/barrel, as the conflict in the Middle East continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed,” AAA experts said in a new release<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n