eli5 If the pressure in water pipes can drive turbines etc, how do we generates this pressure?

Question

I’m assuming the answer is “massive pumps running off fossil fuels”

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Answer 1

I wonder: in the contract with your water supplier (for the water at home) would there be a part that you can not use the energy of the water? Like you only pay for the water itself but it’s forbidden to use the energy of the pressure of the water to generate electricity.