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El Paso Electric: Mylar balloons can cause power outages
El Paso Electric wants to remind people that mylar ballons can cause power outages and other electric hazards. “While ...
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Valentine’s Day inflates street vendors’ balloon business
The bulging bunches of red heart-shaped foil balloons beckoned all loving hearts to the Khayaban-i-Jami intersection.
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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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 ...
Valentine's Day isn't all smiles for the folks at CPS Energy
Those shiny, heart-shaped Mylar balloons are a constant worry for the city-owned utility. They don't play well with power ...
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FirstEnergy warns of potential electrical hazards of foil balloons as Valentine's Day approaches
These types of balloons can cause power outages when released outdoors because their metallic coating conducts electricity, ...
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 ...
PNM reminds people to safely use Mylar balloons
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, PNM is once again warning people about the dangers of Mylar balloons. The electric utility says Mylar balloons contain ...
CT has a helium balloon problem, lawmakers and advocates say. What’s being done to solve it.
Current law allows the release of up to 10 helium-filled balloons in a 24-hour period. But critics say that the law is not ...
Love is in the air, but keep your balloons grounded
As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy Corp. is urging everyone to celebrate safely by keeping helium-filled foil ...