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

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

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For the most part it’s gravity, IE modern plumping bringing you water. In some case you will simulate that pressure using fossil fuel, there has also been some pretty good tidal wave turbine generator that work in the same way as well.