CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated November 16, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the September 30, 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders of Franklin Custodian Funds, which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
San Francisco, California

November 30, 2009