1. A method for preparing a controlled device to re-commission itself in a home area network, the method comprising: communicating with a utility meter by an in-home display; determining, at the in-home display, an authentication key and encryption data for communicating with the utility meter; sending, from the in-home display, the authentication key and encryption data to a controlled device using a ZigBee Home Automation profile; determining, at the in-home display, a set of translation rules that translate an objective received in a message from the utility meter into directive control functions specific to the controlled device, wherein the objective comprises a request to reduce power consumption without specifying tasks to reduce the power consumption, and wherein the directive control functions comprise tasks that reduce the power consumption; sending, from the in-home display, the set of translation rules to the controlled device; determining new translation rules on the in-home display in response to a user preference on the controlled device being changed; receiving the message from the utility meter; translating the message into control instructions specific to the controlled device, wherein the control instructions cause the controlled device to comply with the message; and sending the control instructions to the controlled device.