East Coast Gas Shortage: Gas prices in DC, Maryland and Virginia

A gas emergency is in effect on the East Coast – and it has hit D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

As of Friday morning, 53% of all the Commonwealth’s gas stations reporting outages. D.C. is reporting 86% outages, according to Gas Buddy.

In neighboring Maryland, 42% of all gas stations reported being without fuel.

READ MORE: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issues state of emergency to address gasoline supply disruptions

The outages were initially reported in North Carolina – which currently sits at 71%.

According to Fox Business, the fuel shortages have been prompted by panic buying after a cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline by the Russian hacking group Darkside.

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The shortages are expected to expand to the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.

Currently, gas prices in D.C.’s Northern Virginia counties are holding steady at:

- $2.933 (Regular)

- $3.288 (Mid)

- $3.606 (Premium)

- $3.017 (Diesel)

In D.C.’s Maryland suburbs:

- $3.040 (Regular)

- $3.440 (Mid)

-  $3.699 (Premium)

- $3.235 (Diesel)

In the District proper:

-$3.153 (Regular)

- $3.639 (Mid)

- $3.769 (Premium)

- $3.294 (Diesel)

- Prices are from AAA, and will be updated daily. The last update was May 12

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