Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling events taking place at a facility participating in a power control program prior to a transfer of electrical power supply by the open transition transfer method. Neither notification nor time delays are currently available to facilities participating in power control programs of this sort. The apparatus is a controller that provides notification to the facility that the load-shedding event is about to occur by a system of alarms, and enables it to provide a time delay during which it may prepare for the transfer between its primary power source and its secondary power source. Such preparation may include the testing of its secondary power source located on site of the facility, usually a generator, and allows time during which it may be repaired if need be.