PG&E To Customers: On Valentine's Day, Let Hearts Soar, Not Metallic Balloons

Roses are Red, Chocolate is Sweet. Don't Let Wayward Balloons Cause an Outage on Your StreetOAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More metallic balloons are sold for Valentine's Day than any other holiday and, not surprisingly, it's also around this time of year that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) sees an uptick in outages caused by metallic balloons drifting into overhead power lines. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, PG&E reminds its customers to make sure metallic balloons ar ...