Do the following statements agree with the information in the reading passage?

Statement: Centralized electricity networks experience negligible energy dissipation during long-distance transmission.

Traditional centralized electricity grids, designed around massive fossil-fuel turbines transmitting alternating current over vast transmission distances, are increasingly proving vulnerable to severe weather anomalies and transmission line losses. In response, modern municipal engineers are implementing localized microgrids: autonomous energy networks that integrate renewable sources such as photovoltaic arrays and small wind turbines with distributed battery storage systems. A microgrid operates either in synchronization with the macroscopic utility grid or, during catastrophic grid failures, in 'islanded' mode. By generating and consuming power locally, communities minimize transmission friction and maintain emergency power resilience for critical infrastructure including hospitals and water treatment facilities.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. FALSE

  1. Step 1: Identify what the passage says regarding energy dissipation in centralized power transmission networks.
  2. Step 2: The text states in its opening sentence that centralized grids transmitting current over vast distances "are increasingly proving vulnerable to severe weather anomalies and transmission line losses." Because the passage directly confirms significant transmission losses rather than negligible dissipation, the statement is contradicted.
Answer
FALSE.

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