When pondering what to gift your love for Valentine's Day, FirstEnergy suggests avoiding foil balloons, blaming the helium-filled hearts for nearly 100 power outages last year.

As Valentine's Day approaches, FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is reminding customers to handle helium-filled foil balloons safely to keep the energy alive. The metallic coating on foil balloons conducts ...

While there has been a decrease of outages caused by these balloons in recent years, February is usually the time of the year ...

Every year, thousands of Public Service Company of New Mexico customers are left without power because a driver gazing at balloons crashes into a power pole. PNM on Wednesday gave its annual safety ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Every year, thousands are left in the dark on Valentine’s Day – because of heart-shaped balloons getting caught on power lines. According to PG&E, last year, nearly 33,000 ...

Oct. 6—Two balloons hit power lines during the third day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Public Service Company of New Mexico said on Monday. More than 60 customers were impacted ...

PG&E urges you to keep Valentine's Day safe and outage-free by securing metallic balloons with a weight and never releasing ...

On Valentine's Day in 2024, helium-filled metallic balloons caused more than 100 power outages in FirstEnergy's service areas ...