A Valentine's Day danger: How balloons can cause power outages
On Valentine's Day in 2024, helium-filled metallic balloons caused more than 100 power outages in FirstEnergy's service areas ...
Don't let spark of love turn into power-grid meltdown, utilities warn before Valentine's Day
Electric companies have a warning for those celebrating Valentine's Day on Friday: helium-filled foil balloons can cause ...
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PG&E: On Valentine’s Day, let hearts soar, not metallic balloons
More metallic balloons are sold for Valentine’s Day than any other holiday and, not surprisingly, it’s also around this time ...
Don't Let Balloons Float Up and Take Down Power This Valentine's Day
As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is reminding customers to handle helium-filled foil balloons ...
Valentine's Day makes hearts soar, but make sure balloons don't. They can cause outages 🎈
FirstEnergy is warning people not to release their Valentine's Day balloons in the air. Why? They could cause power outages.
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Don't Let Balloons Float Up and Take Down Power This Valentine's Day
February typically marks the onset of an increase in outages caused by metallic balloons, as they float off from Valentine's Day gifts. Last year, foil balloons were to blame for 109 power outages ...