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save MORE energy than if connected in parallel?

Yes.

Series connections share the same amperage of electricity (in,thru & out each light).

Parallel connects each pull their own amperage.

If three 30watt, 120volt lights are connected in series, they will share the amperage available( 30/120=.25amp).

If three 30watt, 120volt lights in connected in parallel, they will each pull the .25amp, consuming .75amperage, or 90watts.

The PARALLEL circuit will burn much brighter than the SERIES circuit.

[Added: to expand on that last point: The overall light level, but not individual lamps' intensities, will be higher with the parallel system. The series system would dim all the lamps hence reduce the overall light level. So while reducing electricity consumption, the series configuration would make the room very gloomy - or atmospheric, to taste!]

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