Gas is $10 a gallon at a Big Sur station. The owner explains why his prices can't go higher

""The software only goes to $10," said Leo Flores, owner of the gas station and mini-market. "I know, sometimes someone wants to make a good story because of it, but we have to tell you why.""

""People think you make money, but I'm not," he said in an interview with The Times."

""We run this place on generators," he said. "The generators run on five to six gallons of gasoline every hour.""

Gorda by the Sea, a remote hamlet in Big Sur, has only one gas station charging $9.99 per gallon, the maximum allowed by its pump software. Owner Leo Flores explains that the high price is not due to price gouging but rather the operational costs of running the station on gasoline-powered generators. The generators consume five to six gallons of gas per hour, impacting the entire community's economy. Flores has owned the station for 30 years and is concerned about the sustainability of his business amid rising fuel prices.

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