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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Ever seen water towers? Their goal is to put the water higher than where it will be used, this ensures that the pipes are under constant pressure.

Obviously the water has to be pumped up there in the first place, either by using fossil fuel energy or renewable energy.

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