My view is it might be better. But you're randomly adding a small amount of power to the grid in an originally unplanned location and doing so at a time when wholesale power is likely very cheap but pulling power back out when wholesale is very expensive and there is a good chance that gas turbines are being brought online to meet the peak load demands. This is likely shifting costs to lower socioeconomic class people. It's not meant as a bash against you, but against the system.

I do fine for myself. I make $400k to $500k per year, I work three days a week, and I have two heat pumps (no solar), etc. But I think the system of marked up electric prices, rebates, subsidies, etc is largely an inefficient wealth transfer program that disproportionately hurts the poorest in VT. I really think it stinks. Residential solar is pretty dumb in this geographic location (total costs per kwh, deaths per kwh, etc.). Nuclear, hydro, wind, and biomass are better contenders.