Yes, you are hurting your team. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, August 24, 2015, 18:18 (3476 days ago) @ BeardFade

If I'm a Sunsinger and don't use my super, even though it's charged, for a minute or two, am I penalizing the team?

Yes, I think you are punishing your team. Averaging more supers per match, especially successful ones, is clearly beneficial for a team. Not only is it more points, but the orbs enable other players to have supers faster. That's why they keep a stat for average supers per game.

Yes, but they key is using them at the right time. That time might be different in trials vs control, but if you use your super to kill one person, that's a waste. It's better to save it for a time when it can turn the tide, such as to take a control point in a key moment, deny heavy ammo to the other team, win a close round in trials, etc.