A method of controlling a power output of a wind power plant (WPP) according to a predetermined power ramp rate limit, the WPP comprising a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs), the method comprising: receiving, from a first WTG of the plurality of WTGs, a first signal indicating that the first WTG is in a ready state to begin producing power; upon determining that, responsive to the received first signal, beginning power production of the first WTG at a predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit: controlling power production of the first WTG using at least one of: a first delay before instructing the first WTG to begin producing power, a power ramp rate reference less than the default power ramp rate of the first WTG, and a power reference less than a nominal power output of the first WTG, the method being characterized by further comprising: receiving, from the first WTG and before receiving the first signal, a second signal indicating that the rotor speed of the first WTG has reached a predetermined intermediate rotor speed value less than the nominal rotor speed value; determining, in response to the received second signal, whether continuing to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value to subsequently begin power production at the predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit; and transmitting, after a second delay, an instruction to the first WTG to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value. receiving, from a first WTG of the plurality of WTGs, a first signal indicating that the first WTG is in a ready state to begin producing power; upon determining that, responsive to the received first signal, beginning power production of the first WTG at a predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit: controlling power production of the first WTG using at least one of: a first delay before instructing the first WTG to begin producing power, a power ramp rate reference less than the default power ramp rate of the first WTG, and a power reference less than a nominal power output of the first WTG, the method being characterized by further comprising: receiving, from the first WTG and before receiving the first signal, a second signal indicating that the rotor speed of the first WTG has reached a predetermined intermediate rotor speed value less than the nominal rotor speed value; determining, in response to the received second signal, whether continuing to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value to subsequently begin power production at the predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit; and transmitting, after a second delay, an instruction to the first WTG to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value. receiving, from the first WTG and before receiving the first signal, a second signal indicating that the rotor speed of the first WTG has reached a predetermined intermediate rotor speed value less than the nominal rotor speed value; determining, in response to the received second signal, whether continuing to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value to subsequently begin power production at the predetermined default power ramp rate would cause the power output of the WPP to exceed the power ramp rate limit; and transmitting, after a second delay, an instruction to the first WTG to increase the rotor speed from the intermediate rotor speed value to the nominal rotor speed value. <EOS>