Peter Neffenger, Vice Admiral, Former Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Positions:

Smartmatic USA Board Chairman

Biden Transition team, DHS, volunteer

Sources:

https://www.defense.gov/Our-Story/Biographies/Biography/Article/602746/

https://www.smartmatic.com/about/our-team/detail/peter-neffenger/

https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/

Possible meanings:

Going dark=radio silence.

Blackout=signal for attacks on electric grid/power plants/energy.

Energy is a primary resource, no society can survive without it.

Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKRvS-C04o