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    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
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        <filerCredentials>
          <cik>0001572979</cik>
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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001506307</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Kinder Morgan, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-35081</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000</com:street1>
        <com:city>Houston</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>X1</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>77002</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>713-369-9000</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Dax Sanders</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Class P Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>390 Madison Avenue - 6th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10017</com:zipCode>
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      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>30127</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>812826</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>2222077616</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>08/11/2025</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Class P Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>07/31/2025</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>RSU Vest</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>30127</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>07/31/2025</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The filing of this Form 144 should not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is an Affiliate of the Issuer.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>08/11/2025</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Dax Sanders</signature>
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