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On Feb 4, 11:38 am, "Attila Iskander"
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Attila Iskander wrote:

And do they actually suck water from downstream to pump it back into
the dam ??

Yes. In California a few years ago, during one of their periods of energy
scarcity, several generating stations pumped water back into the resevoir
during off-peak hours (night). The California equivalent of a
perpetual-motion machine.

And where did they get the power to run those "pumps" ?

I would imagine it comes from some of the water flowing
through the generator, which would be the most logical source.

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No violation of thermodynamics involved.

It certainly is if you think you're doing this for a reason.