Samsung is proud to receive the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year -- Sustained Excellence Award for superior contributions to the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Program. This is Samsung's 12th Partner of the Year Recognition and 7th time achieving the Sustained Excellence Award status for environmental stewardship. For Samsung, ENERGY STAR is also a symbol of economic development and investment in the U.S. manufacturing base because every washer produced in Newberry, SC is ENERGY STAR-certified.