An errant balloon was the cause of strife instead ... The utility's online outage map showed as many as 2,069 customers without electricity at noon Saturday.

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

And it’s all because of static electricity. Static electricity is ... And like charges will repel. When I rub this balloon on a jumper, it becomes negatively charged. Holding it near this ...