1. An energy management system comprising: a network device disposed at a residence; a wireless home energy network capable of establishing communication with the network device; a server disposed remotely from the residence and capable of generating a control action report to control the network devices; and a controller located at the residence and in communication with the server and configured to: establish the wireless home energy network; initiate a plurality of operating status requests of the network device; receive device data in response to at least one of the operating status requests; generate a site report including the device data; initiate a communication of the site report to the remote server; and detect an availability of the control action report at the remote server in conjunction with the communication of the site report.