Exhibit 3.1.9

                          CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
                   THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                        OF STRATUS SERVICES GROUP, INC.


To:   Secretary of State
      State of Delaware

      Pursuant to the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, Stratus Services Group, Inc., a corporation organized
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"Corporation"), executes this Certificate of Amendment to its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was
filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on March 11, 1997, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
March 31, 2000 and the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation was amended on July 31, 2002.

1.    Name of Corporation. The name of the Corporation is Stratus Services
      Group, Inc.

2.    Date of Adoption and Text of Amendments. The following amendments to the
      Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Amendments") were
      adopted by the Corporation's stockholders (the "Stockholders") at a
      meeting of stockholders duly held on March 28, 2002.

      (a)   Effective at 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2004 (i) each four (4) shares of
            the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock shall automatically and
            without any further action by the holder be combined into one (1)
            share of Common Stock, (ii) no fractional shares shall be issued;
            any stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a
            fractional share shall be entitled to receive a cash payment in lieu
            thereof; (iii) the par value per share shall be increased from at
            $.01 to $.04 per share and (iv) no changes will be made in the
            capital or surplus account of the Corporation.

      (b)   Section 4.1 of Article IV of the Restated Certificate of
            Incorporation of the Corporation is amended to provide in its
            entirety as follows:

            "Section 4.1. Total Number of Shares of Stock. The total number of
            shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation has the
            authority to issue is One Hundred Five Million (105,000,000) shares
            consisting of One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of Common
            Stock, $.04 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and Five
            Million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per
            share (the "Preferred Stock").

3.    Approval of Amendments. The foregoing Amendments were duly adopted in
      accordance with Section 242(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law on
      March 28, 2002.

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4.    Effective Date. This Certificate of Amendment and the Amendments shall
      become effective at 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2004.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been duly executed
by an authorized officer of the Corporation as of the 9th day of July, 2004.

                                    STRATUS SERVICES GROUP, INC.


                                 By: /s/ Joseph J. Raymond
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Joseph J. Raymond, President

                                    Attest:


                                 By: /s/ Michael A. Maltzman
                                    -----------------------------------
                                    Michael A. Maltzman,
                                    Senior Vice President and Treasurer


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