New Balloon Safety Law to Make Celebrating with Metallic Balloons Safer, Reduce Balloon-Caused Power Outages for Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) expressed support for a new metallic balloon law that will enhance the safety of PG&E employees, customers and hometowns.
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) expressed support for a new metallic balloon law that will enhance the safety of PG&E employees, customers and hometowns.
- Metallic balloons conduct electricity and can pose a significant threat to public safety if released into the air.
- Specifically, the new law requires balloons sold in the state after 2027 to meet Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer standards.
- Of the 47 fires caused by metallic balloons in 2020-2021, 44 (90%) occurred on powerlines with voltage below 35 kV.