Chocolates, flowers and helium-filled metallic balloons are popular Valentine’s Day gifts. Hold tight to those balloons on Feb. 14, though, as they can be a headache for energy companies. Electric ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Carnival season is in full swing, but with it comes a reminder from local officials and utility providers about the dangers of Mylar or foil balloons and confetti cannons. Both ...

The outage began at 5:20 p.m. Saturday and affected more than 5,000 customers as the temperature dipped into the mid-40s.

Nearly 2,200 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in the Sawtelle and Westwood areas in West Los Angeles were without power Saturday due to metallic balloons that floated into power ...

Thinking of ringing in Valentine's Day with some festive balloons? Be sure to hold on tight. FirstEnergy reported that 109 power outages in its service area were caused by foil balloons last year. "As ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --For Valentine's Day, electric companies would love for everyone to heed a warning: Helium-filled foil balloons can cause power outages. Brightly colored helium balloons are sold as an ...

FirstEnergy reminds customers to be careful with helium-filled balloons AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is reminding customers to ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s graduation season, which means PNM is warning graduates and their families about the potential danger of mylar balloons. Mylar balloons are coated in metal, which means they ...

FirstEnergy reported more than 100 power outages caused by metallic balloons on Valentine's Day 2024. FirstEnergy urges the public to avoid using metallic balloons near power lines and to deflate them ...