If you’ve been to a gas pump lately in the Phoenix area, you may have noticed a ballooning price tag. In the last month costs, have jumped more than 50 cents a gallon.
Gas is up in the Valley, topping both the state and national averages at nearly $3.90 a gallon for regular unleaded, according to AAA.
Patrick De Haan with GasBuddy says there are many reasons for the cost spike, including the need for different gasoline blends. The Valley is supplied by California refineries…