The Obama administration is scrambling to make Mexico by the end of the year a full-fledged member of a North American industry pact that works to defend the electric grid from cyberattacks.

The reason for the eleventh-hour move to include Mexico in the cybergroup is likely a result of the contentious presidential election and the administration’s goals of creating a North American clean energy grid. Such collaboration would be far less likely if Republican nominee Donald Trump gets into office with his walled-off vision for the U.S., said a senior industry official. But it would benefit Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who said at last week’s final debate that an integrated North American grid with Mexico would be a priority if she were elected.