Colorado has the second-lowest gas prices in the nation, and Denver has some of the lowest prices in the state.

Gas prices around the Denver metro averaged $2.41 per gallon on Thursday, compared to about $3 nationally, according to AAA.

Some stations are offering prices well below $2 this week, with a low of about $1.67 at one Shell station.

Gas prices are normally lower in the winter, with fewer people driving. But this year is unique in Denver because large national chains have been opening gas stations and driving down prices, said Grier Bailey, the executive director of the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers Association.

“The Denver market in particular has benefited from some of our national partners. Companies like QuikTrip and the Maverik/Kum & Go group and some folks who have

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