A load control system, characterized in comprising: a control device (210, 250, 270, 600) configured to control an amount of power provided to an electrical load (212, 222, 616); and a hub device (280, 900), comprising: a communication circuit, wherein the communication circuit is configured to receive a message from the control device; and a control circuit configured to: determine, based on content of the message, that the control device has experienced a power removal event; determine that the power removal event is one of a local power removal event or a system power removal event, wherein a local power removal event is a result of user action and a system power removal event is a result of a power outage; and in response to the determination that the power removal event is the system power removal event, send, via the communication circuit, a first power removal event indication to the control device that indicates that the power removal event experienced by the control device is the system power removal event, wherein the control device (210, 250, 270, 600) is configured to, in response to receiving the first power removal event indication, adjust the power state of the control device to a prior power state, wherein the prior power state of the control device is the power state of the control device prior to the control device experiencing the system power removal event. a control device (210, 250, 270, 600) configured to control an amount of power provided to an electrical load (212, 222, 616); and a hub device (280, 900), comprising: a communication circuit, wherein the communication circuit is configured to receive a message from the control device; and a control circuit configured to: determine, based on content of the message, that the control device has experienced a power removal event; determine that the power removal event is one of a local power removal event or a system power removal event, wherein a local power removal event is a result of user action and a system power removal event is a result of a power outage; and in response to the determination that the power removal event is the system power removal event, send, via the communication circuit, a first power removal event indication to the control device that indicates that the power removal event experienced by the control device is the system power removal event, wherein the control device (210, 250, 270, 600) is configured to, in response to receiving the first power removal event indication, adjust the power state of the control device to a prior power state, wherein the prior power state of the control device is the power state of the control device prior to the control device experiencing the system power removal event. a communication circuit, wherein the communication circuit is configured to receive a message from the control device; and a control circuit configured to: determine, based on content of the message, that the control device has experienced a power removal event; determine that the power removal event is one of a local power removal event or a system power removal event, wherein a local power removal event is a result of user action and a system power removal event is a result of a power outage; and in response to the determination that the power removal event is the system power removal event, send, via the communication circuit, a first power removal event indication to the control device that indicates that the power removal event experienced by the control device is the system power removal event, wherein the control device (210, 250, 270, 600) is configured to, in response to receiving the first power removal event indication, adjust the power state of the control device to a prior power state, wherein the prior power state of the control device is the power state of the control device prior to the control device experiencing the system power removal event. determine, based on content of the message, that the control device has experienced a power removal event; determine that the power removal event is one of a local power removal event or a system power removal event, wherein a local power removal event is a result of user action and a system power removal event is a result of a power outage; and in response to the determination that the power removal event is the system power removal event, send, via the communication circuit, a first power removal event indication to the control device that indicates that the power removal event experienced by the control device is the system power removal event, wherein the control device (210, 250, 270, 600) is configured to, in response to receiving the first power removal event indication, adjust the power state of the control device to a prior power state, wherein the prior power state of the control device is the power state of the control device prior to the control device experiencing the system power removal event.