Is there a minimum length for power cords?


A cable manufacturer's website states the following:

"However, any length shorter than 1.8 meters (5.9 feet)will begin to degrade the effectiveness of the shielding and filtering capabilities; regardless of who is the manufacturer. Power cords are not like speaker cable and interconnects where shorter is better."

Does anyone have any thoughts or experience as to the validity of this statement?
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With respected manufacturer MIT there are plain and networked cables of 2 meters. My licensed electrician friend said that to say the shielding is not effective for a short length of power cable is ludicrous.
I bought longer than needed MIT Oracle PC's. I have been "so" grateful for the flexibility provided.The bit of extra length-on occasion-has "never" been even the least consequential--but it has been very revealing/informative/satisfying to be able to experiment due to having a bit of slack. Isn't that a common request.. to cut one some slack.