North country companies will get a discount on their power — which will help create and retain jobs, officials say — from Recharge New York grants.

The bill, long sought during the Paterson administration and championed by then-Sen. Darrel Aubertine of Cape Vincent, was passed in 2011, the dawn of the Cuomo years.

A full listing of power allocations in the north country can be found in this PDF.

The companies in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties that will receive power are:

Canton Potsdam Hospital

Clarkson University, Potsdam

Claxton Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg

Climax Manufacturing Co., Lowville

Climax Paperboard Inc., Carthage

Corning, Inc, Canton

Edward John Noble Hospital, Gouverneur

FiberMark North America, Inc., Brownville

Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc., Adams

Interface Solutions, Inc., Beaver Falls

Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Lowville

Omniafiltra, LLC, Beaver Falls

Qubica AMF Bowling, Lowville

Renzi Bros., Inc., Watertown

Reynolds Metals Company, Massena

Samaritan Keep Nursing Home, Watertown

Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown

St. Lawrence University, Canton

Stature Electric, Inc., Watertown

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