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Yes, but watts and amps are not the same value. What do you think is flowing thru your wires that cause your electric meter to spin?? It's not watts my friend. Amerape is the only thing that flows. Every time you double your voltage, your amperage falls in half. That's the reason industry runs on 480v. In fact, many of the larger motors I had to sometimes cut loose or hook back up ran on 4160v. It's all to save electricity. In Europe, everything is wired on 220v 3 phase. If you didn't save on electric, you had something else going on. It's simple.
So even tho a 1k light uses 1kwh per hour at 110 or 220 no matter what. Whether I'm drawing 5 amps or 10. I'm still charged for 1 kwh per hour. How does amperage change that?