Have you heard enough about the green data center yet? It’s a topic that has dominated the space this year, as talk of energy efficiency and EPA studies has been plentiful. And that’s understating it.

Well, Symantec has some more statistics. According to a recent survey of hundreds of data center managers, the software company found that only one in seven data centers has started implementing a green data center. What is a “green data center?” The survey found that 85% of participants thought it meant improving energy efficiency, 63% said reducing hazardous and toxic materials, and 56% said reducing polluting energy sources (respondents could pick more than one answer). Some other findings:

• 68% said energy efficiency was a high or critical priority in the data center.
• Only 37% have a hot-aisle, cold-aisle configuration.
• Respondents said that virtualization, consolidation, and energy-efficient CPUs are the technologies that most contribute to data center energy efficiency.
• 72% said that energy efficiency is very important or somewhat important when it comes to picking a vendor.

If you’re not yet green in the face about the green data center, there’s more information in the Symantec press release.