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as long as it rains, and water is stored at a higher elevation than the turbine or impeller shaft of a machine. The power is stored as potential energy and is converted to kinetic energy by the power generating station. This station may convert this potential energy into electricity, in the case of a electrical generator, or the power can be used to directly power a shaft that will run machinery.

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