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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Clearway Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300LHAZ9HA9G3XC48</lei>
        <title>Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C</title>
        <cusip>18539C204</cusip>
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          <isin value="US18539C2044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="604396"/>
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        <balance>900000.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>19044000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.346130378646</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Evergy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300PGTHDQY6PSUI61</lei>
        <title>Evergy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>30034W106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US30034W1062"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="876117"/>
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        <balance>4150000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>210405000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.824173614745</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pinnacle West Capital Corp.</name>
        <lei>TWSEY0NEDUDCKS27AH81</lei>
        <title>Pinnacle West Capital Corp.</title>
        <cusip>723484101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7234841010"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="8144"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>950000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>69996000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.272198171800</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alliant Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493009ML300G373MZ12</lei>
        <title>Alliant Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>018802108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0188021085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="14101"/>
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        <balance>3700000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>179265000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.258194829244</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WEC Energy Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300IGLYTZUK3PVP70</lei>
        <title>WEC Energy Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92939U106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92939U1060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30501"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>900000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>72495000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.317618241966</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sempra</name>
        <lei>PBBKGKLRK5S5C0Y4T545</lei>
        <title>Sempra</title>
        <cusip>816851109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8168511090"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="36700"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3600000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>244908000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.451275928043</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Duke Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>I1BZKREC126H0VB1BL91</lei>
        <title>Duke Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>26441C204</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US26441C2044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="358486"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2700000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>238302000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.331209908229</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Essential Utilities, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300ILTEOF3E3QY357</lei>
        <title>Essential Utilities, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>29670G102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29670G1022"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="203752"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1500000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>51495000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.935936980068</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</name>
        <lei>549300M4TP89K77LG374</lei>
        <title>Institutional Fiduciary Trust - Money Market Portfolio</title>
        <cusip>457756500</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4577565009"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="170875"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>20140788.15100000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>20140788.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.366064830319</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>DT Midstream, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>DT Midstream, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>23345M107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US23345M1071"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1151878"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1500000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>79380000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.442755169974</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Dominion Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>ILUL7B6Z54MRYCF6H308</lei>
        <title>Dominion Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>25746U109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25746U1097"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="182154"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4000000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>178680000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.247562279806</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Entergy Corp.</name>
        <lei>4XM3TW50JULSLG8BNC79</lei>
        <title>Entergy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>29364G103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US29364G1031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="25229"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2400000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>222000000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.034916197207</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CenterPoint Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>21TPXMRRHFKOBHDC8J74</lei>
        <title>CenterPoint Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>15189T107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US15189T1079"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="226113"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6500000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>174525000.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.172043915845</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2023-10-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Custodian Funds</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
