A method of block loading at least one power plant after an electrical blackout of an electrical grid, the method comprising: providing a block loading system for coordinating block loading on the at least one power plant, wherein the at least one power plant comprises at least one gas turbine, at least one steam turbine, and at least one heat recovery steam generator; determining whether at least one block loading permissive of the block loading system is satisfied, the block loading permissive being a permissive to confirm that the plant and the grid are prepared for block loading; exporting power to the grid to load a first load block, wherein the power is generated by the at least one power plant; determining whether at least one stabilization permissive of the block loading system is satisfied, the stabilization permissive being a permissive used to confirm that the steam turbine is prepared for block loading; and automatically Zadjusting a gas turbine load control loop from a first gas turbine loading loop to a second gas turbine loading loop; automatically adjusting a steam turbine load control loop from a first steam turbine loading loop to a second steam turbine loading loop; wherein the second gas turbine loading loop and the second steam turbine loading loop allow for the at least one steam turbine to provide primary speed control of the at least one power plant, when the at least one steam turbine is in use; and wherein the block loading system allows for the at least one steam turbine to primarily control the frequency while exporting power to the grid; determining whether to load at least one additional block; automatically adjusting a gas turbine load control loop from the first gas turbine loading loop to the second gas turbine loading loop; and automatically adjusting the steam turbine load control loop from the first steam turbine loading loop to the second steam turbine loading loop; when at least one additional block of load is added; exporting power generated by from the at least one power plant to load the at least one additional block; and after each of the additional at least one block is loaded, adjusting the gas turbine load control loop from the second gas turbine loading loop to the first gas turbine loading loop adjusting the steam turbine load control loop from second steam turbine loading loop to the first steam turbine loading loop (360, 365). providing a block loading system for coordinating block loading on the at least one power plant, wherein the at least one power plant comprises at least one gas turbine, at least one steam turbine, and at least one heat recovery steam generator; determining whether at least one block loading permissive of the block loading system is satisfied, the block loading permissive being a permissive to confirm that the plant and the grid are prepared for block loading; exporting power to the grid to load a first load block, wherein the power is generated by the at least one power plant; determining whether at least one stabilization permissive of the block loading system is satisfied, the stabilization permissive being a permissive used to confirm that the steam turbine is prepared for block loading; and automatically Zadjusting a gas turbine load control loop from a first gas turbine loading loop to a second gas turbine loading loop; automatically adjusting a steam turbine load control loop from a first steam turbine loading loop to a second steam turbine loading loop; wherein the second gas turbine loading loop and the second steam turbine loading loop allow for the at least one steam turbine to provide primary speed control of the at least one power plant, when the at least one steam turbine is in use; and wherein the block loading system allows for the at least one steam turbine to primarily control the frequency while exporting power to the grid; determining whether to load at least one additional block; automatically adjusting a gas turbine load control loop from the first gas turbine loading loop to the second gas turbine loading loop; and automatically adjusting the steam turbine load control loop from the first steam turbine loading loop to the second steam turbine loading loop; when at least one additional block of load is added; exporting power generated by from the at least one power plant to load the at least one additional block; and after each of the additional at least one block is loaded, adjusting the gas turbine load control loop from the second gas turbine loading loop to the first gas turbine loading loop adjusting the steam turbine load control loop from second steam turbine loading loop to the first steam turbine loading loop (360, 365).