A system, comprising: a turbine comprising a first controller configured to control one or more operations of the turbine; a generator configured to couple to the turbine, wherein the generator is configured to provide power to an electrical grid; an exciter configured to provide a direct current voltage and a DC current to a rotor of the generator, wherein the exciter comprises a second controller which is communicatively connected to the first controller via a communication network and is configured to: monitor a first set of electrical properties associated with the electrical grid; determine whether a transient event is present on the electrical grid based on the first set of electrical properties; determine a mechanical power present on a shaft of the generator based on a second set of electrical properties associated with the generator, the electrical grid, or both in response to the transient event being present, wherein the second set of electrical properties comprises an inertia on the shaft in the generator, an accelerating power associated with a rotor of the turbine, and a power output by the generator, and wherein the mechanical power comprises an indication of energy used to rotate the shaft; and send the determined mechanical power to the first controller via the communication network; wherein the first controller is configured to use the mechanical power received from the second controller to update a model based control program to be executed to control operations of the turbine and to adjust the one or more operations of the turbine to provide stability between the first set of electrical properties of the grid in view of the transient event and the rotation of the shaft, based on the received mechanical power. a turbine comprising a first controller configured to control one or more operations of the turbine; a generator configured to couple to the turbine, wherein the generator is configured to provide power to an electrical grid; an exciter configured to provide a direct current voltage and a DC current to a rotor of the generator, wherein the exciter comprises a second controller which is communicatively connected to the first controller via a communication network and is configured to: monitor a first set of electrical properties associated with the electrical grid; determine whether a transient event is present on the electrical grid based on the first set of electrical properties; determine a mechanical power present on a shaft of the generator based on a second set of electrical properties associated with the generator, the electrical grid, or both in response to the transient event being present, wherein the second set of electrical properties comprises an inertia on the shaft in the generator, an accelerating power associated with a rotor of the turbine, and a power output by the generator, and wherein the mechanical power comprises an indication of energy used to rotate the shaft; and send the determined mechanical power to the first controller via the communication network; monitor a first set of electrical properties associated with the electrical grid; determine whether a transient event is present on the electrical grid based on the first set of electrical properties; determine a mechanical power present on a shaft of the generator based on a second set of electrical properties associated with the generator, the electrical grid, or both in response to the transient event being present, wherein the second set of electrical properties comprises an inertia on the shaft in the generator, an accelerating power associated with a rotor of the turbine, and a power output by the generator, and wherein the mechanical power comprises an indication of energy used to rotate the shaft; and send the determined mechanical power to the first controller via the communication network; wherein the first controller is configured to use the mechanical power received from the second controller to update a model based control program to be executed to control operations of the turbine and to adjust the one or more operations of the turbine to provide stability between the first set of electrical properties of the grid in view of the transient event and the rotation of the shaft, based on the received mechanical power.