As Balloon Outages Soar, SCE Urges Responsible Celebrations of Dads, Grads and Newlyweds
June 24, 2015
Like bad weather, metallic balloons are a leading cause of power outages. Unlike bad weather, however, there’s an easy and cheap solution to the outages caused by stray balloons. Southern California Edison (SCE) is on a record pace for balloon outages with 390 even before the traditionally worst month of June and its celebrations of Father’s Day, graduations and the ever-popular weddings. SCE urges its customers to always keep the balloons tied to a weight, as required by California law, and to never release them outdoors. “Worse than outages, floating metallic balloons can pose a major safety threat to people