California gas station charging $10 for a gallon of gas

BIG SUR, Calif. (KABC) -- Gas prices are topping $6 a gallon successful Los Angeles County, but drivers on the California's cardinal seashore are paying much than that to capable up their tanks.

A state presumption successful Big Sur is charging astir $10. The proprietor of Gorda By The Sea says the lone crushed his premium state costs $9.99 is due to the fact that he's constricted by the fig of digits connected his pump.

"The precocious prices are due to the fact that we tally the spot connected generators. When we don't person power, we make our ain powerfulness here," said state presumption proprietor Leo Flores.

Customers usually capable up conscionable capable to get them to the adjacent state station.

"They astir apt could complaint $20 and if you person to get gas, you person to get gas," said operator Debbie Carignan.

The nationalist mean for the terms of state climbed to $4 this week. The mean successful California is $5.89, according to AAA.