Public Service Electric and Gas, the state's largest utility, reported that power had been restored to all but 5,000 homes by 2 p.m.
It was proposed in the 1970s by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company.
The repair project undertaken by Public Service Electric and Gas is a case in point.
Public Service Electric & Gas Company said it had not yet determined why the power line fell.
Public Service Electric & Gas, the state's largest utility company, has said its customers will be able to choose among energy suppliers by 1998.
There it will be burned to produce power that is sold to Public Service Electric and Gas.
Public Service Electric and Gas, which operates the reactor, is still investigating the accident.
Public Service Electric & Gas Company wants to shed at least 1,000 middle managers and maybe other employees.
Public Service Electric and Gas, for example, pays employees $600 to drop their medical coverage.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company was also called to the scene.