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Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) provide an ideal network topology for enabling the IoRT, but due to the remote location of these WSNs, the power and energy requirements for such systems must be accurately determined before deployment, as devices will be running on limited energy resources, such as long-life batteries or energy harvesting. Various sensor modules that are available on the consumer market are suitable for these applications; however, the exact power requirements and characteristics of the sensor are often not stated in datasheets, nor verified experimentally. This study details an experimental procedure where the energy requirements are measured for various sensor modules that are available for Arduino and other microcontroller units (MCUs). First, the static power consumption of continually powered sensors was measured. The impact of sensor warm-up time, associated with powering on the sensor and waiting for reliable measurements, is also explored. Finally, the opportunity to reduce power for sensors which have multiple outputs was investigated to see if there is any significant reduction in power consumption when obtaining readings from fewer outputs than all that are available. It was found that, generally, CO2 and soil moisture sensors have a large power requirement when compared with temperature, humidity and pressure sensors. Limiting multiple sensor outputs was shown not to reduce power consumption. The warm-up time for analog sensors and digital sensors was generally negligible and in the order of 10\u201350 ms. However, one CO2 sensor had a large overhead warm-up time of several seconds which added a significant energy burden. It was found that more, or as much, power could be consumed during warm-up as during the actual measurement phase. 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