How much energy gets to the lamp depends on how much current flows - more current means a brighter lamp. Let's look at this carefully:
The voltage across the lamp is 2 V. So for every 1 C of charge that goes into it, the lamp transfers 2 J of energy into heat and light. But we know (by understanding current) that every second, 0.5 C of charge moves through the lamp. Combining these two facts, we see that every second the lamp transfers 1 J of energy out of the circuit. So its power output is 1 J/s or 1 W.
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