P.E.I. gas, diesel, furnace oil prices increase Oct. 5, 2022

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — As P.E.I. residents proceed to get better from post-tropical storm Fiona, they’re additionally going through greater fuel costs.

In an unscheduled adjustment, which went into impact at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 5, the Island Regulatory and Appeals Fee (IRAC) stated the minimal worth of fuel elevated by 5.8 cents per litre (cpl).

That change means common self-serve gasoline now ranges from 169.9 to 171.0 cpl.

IRAC additionally introduced the utmost worth of furnace oil elevated by 5.2 cpl whereas the minimal worth of diesel went up 5.8 cpl.

With the modifications, the utmost worth of furnace oil is 152.0 cpl and diesel ranges from 200.1 to 201.3 cpl.

In saying the modifications, IRAC stated the costs of fuel, diesel and furnace oil elevated by 5.0 cpl.

These quantities referred to costs earlier than further prices like margins, taxes and the carbon levy.

IRAC’s subsequent scheduled pricing adjustment is Oct. 7.