Update 2 - 3/09 Sutter Hill Gas Prices

An article by Liz MacLeod in the Ledger-Dispatch prompted me to provide the latest follow-up on gas prices in Amador County. For the past week, gas prices have increased on a near daily basis. As of today, 3/09, Safeway has bubbled their price for regular unleaded gasoline to an all-time Safeway high of $2.94, while the Chevron and Shell nearby are priced at $3.21 and $3.09, respectively. Without further adieu, the latest chart:


The Chevron is 23 cents higher than the average in Folsom, located in the Sacramento Valley. A 23 cent difference equates to a 7.2% higher pump price at the Chevron compared to the Folsom average. Amador County residents usually mention the pump prices have been historically 10% higher than the Valley. If the highest priced dealer in Amador is pricing only 7.2% higher rather than the mythical 10% difference, then Safeway is starting to make a dent in the prices in Amador, but there is still a ways to go.